Yael Bradman Unit 2 Exam

Hollywood and TV put the squeeze on UK's low-budget film-makers •small filmmakers are struggling  •Hollywood doesn't like taking risks  •winners on Cannes is the few low-cost productions, cinemas  •a huge drop in UK/European filmmakers makers  •90% of revenues are taken by major film studios  •the entrance of Netflix, BBC, Amazon in the bug budget (13 reasons why, Narcos) •dramas tend to have $1 million per episode - $20 million per series/season • the film making finances are the lowest since 2007 •UK filmmakers are making TV shows as this is where the money is  •big-budget films on TV •it is the golden age of TV production - at it is peak

What financial options are there for you? -every product needs finance and this comes through streams of revue.  These come with risk, unpredictability and return  Things that affect the type of fence that can be used/attracted -->size of organisation -->commercial/government  Crowdfunding: is when a project is funded by a large number of people who contribute a relatively small amount which leads to a good income of money  Advantages: -its more efficient than traditional fundraising -it doubles are marketing as media exposure-great for our production company  -there is not a big loss for individuals if the project fais -generally online-helps geographically  -everyone is happy-crowd funders get a state in the project-they could end up getting more money than they gave in-if our short film does well-crowd funders could receive a lot of...

Key financial constraints: -staffing (paying for their national insurace as well as paying them the right amount and hours) -premises (when a company have an office) -location (when you are going to do your job) -legal costs (make sure no one else gets the video, copy right) -transport (make their way places) -resources (what they would need, camera, employees, sound gear)

Entertain: Gaining the attention of the audience so that they relax and enjoy the activity Educate/Inform: Providing facts about a topic or answering a question  Promote: Raising the awareness of a product in potential customers.  Trying to increase the popularity of a band and persuade customers to engage or purchase it  The importance of good planning -a lot more expensive to fix a mistake further down the line  development checklist: -the script speaks to the right audience -the scrip is published and approved -the budge meets the projects needs -the script has been storyboard logistics checklist: -the talent is in place -crew=all position are filled and aware of their schedule -all equipment is in place -a shot list is available the call sheet: -anyone can look at it and know what time and where they are meant to be (extreme timetable) -create a backup plan bonus checklist: -gear ready and in place -previsualsation wi...