TKTM Case Study Introduction

1. Film genre and type of production?

• Teen drama/thriller
• British independent feature film
• Low budget
• Shot on green screen
• Certified 15

Yorkshire Evening Post Article

2. What's the film about?

The film is a 'British drama about teenage gang conflict and the pressures faced when starting at a new school.' A bully makes Paul deliver a message to a rival gang which starts a fued.

Themes:

• Gangs
• Belonging
• Change
• Knife Crime
• Bullying
• Friendship
• Life and death
• Growing up

                                    BBFC

3. Global and UK release dates? Where and what formats?

UK Release Date: 15th July 2014 on a multiplatform premiere; National Media Museum (Bradford), Museum of Science and Industry (Manchester), Franks Cafe (London)

Kickstarter launch: 19th May 2014

No global or theatrical release however there will be a DVD and VOD release.

Release Schedule

4. Nationality of the film?

• British crew,setting and audience
• Cast are mostly from British TV or just general British youth
• National
• Small
• Localised to one region
• British slang

Official Facebook Page

5. Institutions behind the film's production and distribution? Where are they based?

Production:

• Gloucester Place Films                   
• Green Screen Productions (York)
• International Pictures Three        
• Knife That Killed Me
• Premiere Picture                   

Distributors:

• Universal Pictures UK 
• Stealth Media Group (Brighton)

Mild Concern review

6. What's the film's production budget? What's the source of finance?

• Approx. £3 million
• Funded on Kickstarter, reaching £20 094 of their goal of £20 000
• Gloucester Palace Films, International Pictures Three and Premiere Picture all aided with budget

Matador Pictures

7. Any connection with other films?

Production connections:

• 300 (Green screen style)
• Sin City (Green screen style)
• The Adventures of Tin-Tin (Green screen style)
• Novel of same name
• Dementamania (Another project completed by Green Screen Productions)

8. Who's the director? Reputation?

• Marcus Romer - won three M.E.N awards, works as a British actor, director, playwright and actor as well as graduating with a BChD in dentistry
• Kit Monkman - an experimental British artist and film-maker, he has built an international reputation for developing a new genre of interactive work with long term collaborator Tom Wexler under the banner KMA

9. How has the film been cast? Who's in it?

'A casting call for the role of Paul was posted on October 26 2011 and another for 'Yorkshire-based teenagers' was posted on January 9 2012' - BBFC entry

Casting Director: Jeremy Zimmermann
Starring:

• Jack McMullen as Paul (best known from Waterloo Road)
• Reece Dinsdale as Paul's dad
• Jamie Shelton as Roth
• Haruka Abe as Serena
• Oliver Lee as Shane

10. Core audience? Secondary/tertiary markets?


The core audience is British teenagers and young adults, specifically those based in Yorkshire.
The secondary/tertiary markets are teenagers and young adults from the rest of the world. Also parents of these teenagers, residents of Yorkshire, fans of indie films, fans of the book.

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