Wednesday 14 October 2009

'London To Brighton', Red Road' and 'This is England' Research

'London To Brighton' - "Innocence has nowhere to hide!"
General Information
- 'London to Brighton' was released in the United Kingdom on the 1st December 2006.
- The film was directed by Paul Andrew Williams.
- The genre is crime/thriller/drama.
- The plot of the film is a young girl, (Georgia Groome) who is homeless and finds herself in the centre of child prostitution thanks to a pimp, 'Derek'. This hinders her lifestyle even more than before, and she struggles to cope. Whilst Kelly is looking over her, who is a prostitute.

Production Companies
- Steel Mill Pictures
- Wellington Films
- LTB Films Limited

Distributors
There are over 15 distributors for 'London to Brighton' so I will only name a few.
- Seven Films
- Vertigo Films
- Koch Entertainment
- Paradiso Home Entertainment

Awards
This film won six awards, and nominated for two.

'Red Road'
General Information
- Released on the 27th October 2006

- Directed by Andrea Arnold
- The genre is drama/thriller

- The plot is about a woman who works as a CCTV operator for Glasgow city council. One day a man appears on her moniters that she thought she'd never see again.

Production Companies
- Advanced Party Scheme
- BBC Films
- Glasgow Film Office
- Scottish Screen
- Sigma Films


Distributors
- A-Film Distribution
- Eclipse Pictures
- Frenetic Films
- Tartan
- Verve Pictures


Awards
- 2006 Cannes Jury Prize
- 5 BAFTAS in 2006
- London Film Festival 2006


'This is England'
General Information
- Directed by Shane Meadows
- Released on the 27th April 2007 in the U.K
- The genre is drama

- The plot is about a troubled boy growing up in England in 1983. It shows the problems he faces, and the friends he meets.

Production Companies
- Big Arty Productions
- EM Media
- Film 4
- Optimum Releasing
- Screen Yorkshire


Distributors
- A-Film Distribution
- Arthaus
- IFC Films
- King Record Company
- NonStop Entertainment


Awards
- A BAFTA
- 7 wins, and 14 nominations.




1 comment:

  1. Well done for posting. You need to add information about the other two films even though you may not have researched them personally.

    To show understanding of how the films were made you need to add information about the companies involved in the production. What did they contribute? Try to find out through newspaper and magazine articles what impact winning Awards contributed to the publicity machine.

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