Budget-£3.5 Million Director- Danny Boyle Writer- Andrew MacDonald Producer- John Hodge Synopsis This is a film of Irvine Welsh's cult Scottish novel trainspotting a series of interlinked stories concentrating on heroin-hooked anti-hero Mark Renton. The rights to the screenplay If you translate a novel into a movie, the author has to get the screen rights. Red Dwarf stole the rights to Trainspotting from Danny Boyle so he wouldn't direct it as they wanted to co-produce it because they knew in the future it may be worth a lot of money. The film making threesome were badgered by Hollywood producer Scott Rudin who offered £250,00 to film whatever they desired. A deal for two per cent of the films budget was agreed for Danny Boyle to give Red Dwarf. This was as long as Noel Gay stepped back from his duties in exchange for a share of the profits and a name on the credits. One issue is that Boyle found it difficult to turn down the money offered because he wanted to sta...
Why is it important to break down TV audiences into groups? The media industry is very competitive, especially TV audiences, so it is important to segment the target market so you know exactly how to target your product at a certain group of people. Target Audience-Intended group of people that a media product is aimed at. Demographics- Age, Gender, Class, Race, Ethnicity. Psychographics- Opinions, Attitudes, Interest and Lifestyle. Primary, Secondary and Tertiary audiences NRS social grade- How to conduct research Speak to your customers Run surveys Examine your websites usage Run focus groups Request feedback Quantitive audience research Quantitive audience research is when companies gather large amounts of information from large groups of people, this is done by emails, phone calls, and face-to-face surveys to determine how best to make their product appeal to the target audience. For films and marketing this is done with questionnaires. A paper q...
Client Briefs Client briefs can be formal or informal. There are different types of client briefs that can be produced, these are: Contractual Negotiated Cooperative Brief Tender Competition Commission Formal Briefs are written documents with technical and specific language. They are focused and in lots of depth and the majority of briefs are formal rather than informal. Informal Briefs can be as straightforward as a chat over a meal or drink. There is no limited documentation supporting the chat and no contractual agreement. There are also no specific requirements outlined initially. These tend to be undertaken and then fleshed out at a later date. Contractual Briefs are formal tasks that are accepted under legal obligation. The clients desires and deadlines outlined must be met with both the client and the media producer abiding by the brief. Negotiated Briefs are formal with both the client and the media producer making the decisions. Through n...
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