I, Daniel Blake

 1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters?

Independent cinema is made outside of the conventional Hollywood film studio system with smaller budgets while Hollywood blockbusters have a high budget and make a lot of money with popular actors in them.

2) What is I, Daniel Blake about?

A 59 year old carpenter who gets a heart attack facing poverty along side another woman who is a struggling single mother

3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important?

It is directed by Ken Loach who is a award winning independent director for these low budget films

4) How was I, Daniel Blake promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and how they targeted their audience.

They organised watching it for free or paying what they can. It was premiered in Newcastle and London's East End .The event was targeted to first time voters.

5) What unusual or creative marketing methods were used to get audiences talking about the film?

The film was projected onto the houses of Parliament which got people talking about it and recognising the message from it

6) What was the estimated production budget for I, Daniel Blake and how much did it make at the box office?

They estimated around 2-3.5million but they actually made 11 million at the box office

7) What were some of the companies involved in funding or producing I, Daniel Blake? 

The BFI funded £300k

8) What is the name of the film regulator in the UK and what was the age rating for I, Daniel Blake?

The first film regulator was the BBFC and they gave a 15+ age rating because this age or older slowly start to care about politics and jobs and what is wrong and right

9) What aspects of the film contributed to the film's age rating?

The bad language and intense scenes

10) Finally, considering everything you have learned about I, Daniel Blake, do you think the film was a success? Explain your answer in a well developed paragraph. Try and compare it to Black Widow if you can.

I believe the film was a success because they had targeted to earn £2-3 million from it however they did so well they earned £11M from the box office which is quite big for a independent film