Warp is a highly respected independent film company, they are based in Sheffield and have spread to Melbourne, Australlia. The fact that they are based in London is convenient as it is local and easy to get to, therefore we would be able to keep close contact with them at all times. The fact that they manufacture low budget films is good, as our thriller is low budget, so therefore they would be more likely to help us.
Warp usually take on low budget films made by first time film directors as well as musicians. Despite having a smaller target audience they have still come out with some well known films such as Submarine.
They would get money from advertising our film in places such as small film festivals or at schools, therefore when it came out on DVD there would be a profit. Warp also have connections with film 4, therefore giving a bigger advertising opportunity and would enable us to premier the film on film 4 which would increase profits.
Warp does not specialise in genres such as comedy or romantic films, however the main genre they concentrate on is thrillers. Warp films appeal to all kinds of audiences which is good for us as we are trying to attract a wide audience including younger and older generations.
Warp is respected in the filming industry as they have grown but kept their independence. They keep an eye out for new british talent and support some of the well known british films which is why we think they would consider helping us with our thriller.
Warp specialise in british based films as their smaller audience can relate it more. This again helps us as our thriller is based in victorian england, therefore sticking to their usual setting as well as genre. Warp believe that people starting film making need help and are happy to help upcoming film makers. They also work with film 4 and lottery funding to co-produce and distribute films, this is important as we could work with film 4 could help find our target audience by giving our film an optimum release. Our film would probably be played to a smaller audience, perhaps being shown in art house cinemas.
Warp get money from the BFI to help support new young talent in the film industry. We are new talent so hopefully they will have money to spare on us as they help us with our film. If it had a small cinematic opening, the niche audience that watched it could create a word of mouth spread, therefore allowing more people to to hear about it and resulting in a bigger profit. However, if that did not happen there are other alternatives such as selling it to Vimeo or Youtube and making people pay to watch it, either that or selling it to amazon.
This is england was made by Warp films. It is a period drama that is set in the 80's, our thriller is also a period drama, how ever it is set int the 1980s, despite this we are hoping that this will make it more likely for them to help us. 'This is england' is a very british film that portrays british patriarchy. Our film deals with english history, which again is some more similarities, hopefully appealing to the same audience. Not only this, but they both involve violence which is typical of a thriller genre.
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