Institutional research

Ill Manors: Funding and production budget

1. What was the estimated budget for Ill Manors?
2. Where did the money come from? List the different organisations and companies that contributed funding to Ill Manors.
3. How did the Ill Manors budget compare to a Hollywood blockbuster such as Skyfall?

1- £100,000

2- uk distribution company revolver entertainment distributed ill manors. it also had a filmaking arm, Gubnslinger, that helped produce ill manors as well as similar Urban films.  

3. The budget for the film Skyfall is estimated to be around $200,000,000 which is a lot larger than the budget for the film iLL Manors when comparing both of these films together.

A Field In England: Funding and production budget

1. What was the estimated budget for A Field In England?
2. Why did A Field In England manage to secure a higher budget than Ill Manors?
3. Where did the money come from?  

1. The estimated budget for the film A Field In England is around £316,000.

2. A Field In England received more money than iLL Manors did due to it having P&A support from the BFI.

3. Shifty is another film which is similar to the film iLL Manors, they are both based in run down urban areas and the common theme which seems to appear is drugs and violence. The main character of the film Shifty is also in iLL Manors. The main difference between both of these films is that with iLL Manors there is more of a individual and his life whereas with Shifty the film is to do with two friends and the storyline is based on both of them.

Film London and Microwave Film

1. What is Film London and why does it exist?
2. What is the purpose of Microwave Film?
3. Choose one film funded by Microwave film and explain how it compares to Ill Manors (similarities and differences)

1. Film London is a non profitable association which is supported by the national and regional government. It's aim is to support those who are making low budget films.

2. Microwave Films is there to help talented film makers who are staring to make a name for themselves and supporting them.

3. One film that is also funded by Microwave Films is Shifty, it is similar to the film iLL Manors as both films are drug related and the main character for the film Shifty also plays the leading role in iLL Manors. The main difference between the two films is that iLL Manors is more to do with the life of one main character whereas Shifty is a film based on two friends who take on an adventure which happens to have the involvement of drugs.