Fidelity Screneplay

Case Study 2- Four Lions

Synopsis: A group of radicalised young British Muslims set out to become suicide bombers the film shows their journey to fulfilling their destiny by executing a suicide bombing, the film is a comedy as we see the journey the young males take to get to the final stage.

Produced by: Warp Studios

Budget: $2.5,000,000

Finance was provided by Film4productions  and Wild Bunch (Welcome to New York, Blood Father)

Uk Release date: 7th May 2010

Distributor: Studio Canal, Drafthouse films, Hollywood Pictures

Warp films is not a subsidiary it is privately owned. So there is no Horizontal or Vertical integration however Warp has a strong connection with Studiocanal who finance a lot of their films and help to distribute.

Box office earnings: $304,000,000

I would not think Ilkley Cinema would show Four Lions as it is a very politically incorrect film which would appeal mainly to the younger audiences. Ilkley has a majority population of elderly people who would not find the concept amusing or entertaining as most of the humour is very modern and controversial.

Film available online and in DVD and Blu-ray and is often re shown in private theatres.

Case Study 1- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Synopsis: A secret mission backfires leading to the shooting of an agent who was destined to find out secret information containing the name of a British agent who is feeding information to the Russian federation. The film shows the journey to uncover the traitor: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Production Budget:  $30,000,000

Production Company backing: Studio Canal

Studio Canal have also produced : Non-Stop, Terminator 2 and Our Kind of Traitor.

Uk First Release date: 16th September 2011

Distributor: Focus Features and Studio Canal

Working Title is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, Universal is owned by Comcast which have companies in various stages of production in through vertical integration, in addition they have a long term agreement with Disney's distribution companies. Working Title are only allowed to make films with a budget of $35,000,000 without consulting Universal.

Box office takings for the film:  $24,000,000

I would expect this film to be shown in my local cinema of Ilkley because its quite a sophisticated and complex film which would be suited towards the local community which is quite aged and upper class. the film has a very mature and elegant feel to it which would appeal to the older audiences which are very present in my local town of Ilkley

The film is available online and on DVD as well as this it is occasionally shown in independent cinemas such as Ilkley Cinema.

Props and SFX and costume for Fidelity opening

For my film it will not require many props or SFX as I want the scene to come across as quite raw and realistic.

Props

For my film I will need: a sports car for the character to drive into the scene and for the protagonists to leave the scene in concluding the opening. I will need an assortment of prop guns with the hero gun being a M9 pistol. For this I will use a replica airsoft gun to achieve maximum realism throughout this sequence. I will need an SUV car to act as a secondary car to help light the scene and present to the audience how the other characters arrived at the location of the scene. I will source both cars by using my family cars.

SFX

For the opening sequence I will only use basic SFX for when the gunshots occur, to do this I will overlay muzzle flashes in after effects overlaying gun sound effects. In addition I will mask around the area surrounding the gunshot and increase the exposure of that area during the muzzle flash to add to realism and add interaction with the environment.

BBFC rating for my film and final summary of target audience

My film I feel would be rated as a 15+ due to its violent nature and adult themes present from the opening I am going to create. I took this rating by looking at other crime films of similar violence levels and adult nature such as The Godfather and Goodfellas.

Primary Audience

My primary audience I have concluded from research looking at similar films and through polls conducted online. I have decided to tailor my film towards the 15-30 tear old male. My film appeals to this audience because the protagonist is male and I found the more violent crime films appeal towards a younger age group, the storyline of my opening is complex and uncivilised and set it modern era so this will also appeal towards a younger age group of males as in the opening of my film it lacks the maturity of a gang crime film that would appeal towards the elder male audience, such as complex phycological elements from films such as The Godfather. From research I also decided to aim my audience at the male gender as I found males to be by far the most interested in the crime genre. 

My film includes cutting edge technology including sports cars and fast abrupt fast paced action which i found would appeal more to a younger audience. The film would primarily feature modern cinema techniques and would not be considered a classic like The Godfather. 

Secondary Audience

My secondary audience would be the 30-50 male. This is based of the film as an entirety should it be produced fully as a feature film it would incorporate the mature elements which would be needed to attract an older audience interest. I based my Primary audience primarily off the opening of the film which is very much "gritty" and "raw" and lacks elegance which is similar to crime films I had looked into. I found most crime films will start off in a mystery location leaving the viewer perplexed and will then begin the story in a more civilised setting giving us as a viewer an insight into their real lifestyle before presenting them in a glamorous setting.

An older audience could be more interested in my opening as the opening still does include an element of elegance although subtle as I shall dress my actors in formal attire similar to a typical "gangster" film. Im also hoping to include an elegant car in my opening which would again appeal to the more mature older audience who would be interested in these elements.

Simillar film taret audience data

Data from the Godfather shows a more mature audience towards the mid life age range. The film is primarily watched by a male audience however the audience is not mostly male and there is still an established female audience showing films of the crime genre will still appeal to a female audience.

Pulpfiction



Pulpfiction primary audience is a younger audience than The Godfather, possibly because it has a less mature nature so because of this would appeal to a younger audience the gender is also primarily male which is a common trend for films in the crime thriller genre. You will also notice a recurring interest in David Attenborough which further implies a maturity to the crime thriller audience in contrast with another genre such as action films, this is most likely because crime films often have a complex logic and storyline to follow and will often be very psychological at times.

The Road to Perdition

 



Much like The Godfather  I noticed an older age audience once again primarily male, The Road to Perdition is a very mature film with a much deeper meaning designed to resignate with you after the film, it is a slower moving film which means it may not be as appealing towards younger people. The mood to this film is something I will try replicate in my film opening so I think I will try base my target audience around the older age group and use a primarily male target audience.

Goodfellas



Goodfellas being a more abrupt and action based crime thriller film seems to have a younger audience than Godfather and Road to Perdition due to the lack of complexity of the main plot. Once again the primary audience is male and the audience is similar to that of  pulp fiction.

Public Enemies



The main audience of Public Enemies is mostly male which is promenant in most crime films. The main audience of Public Enemies however is a middle age centred meaning the main audience is varied between young and old people creating a balanced age audience. This shows this film has elements which both appeal to both young and old viewers.

Transporter



The Transporter is a more action based crime film with a lot of high speed action and fight scenes so the audience is slightly younger because of this however you can see that the audience is once again more middle age showing the film appeals to both younger and older people and has quite a wide ranging audience. Once again the audience is primarily male which links to all the other crime films I have looked at.