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SIGHTSEERS
Where did the idea of the fi lm come from? A comedy sketch that
Alice and Steve Oram did at a show called Ealing Live. They
performed it l ive and it went well so they then wrote a short
taster fi lm with a view of getting TV interest. Edgar Wright saw
the taster on Youtube and saw a movie in it.
What is the genre? Black Comedy.
Chris is a caravan fan who takes his girlfriend Tina on a road trip
of his favourite destinations. Events soon conspire against the
couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a wrong turn.
Big Talk studios who are an English fi lm and television
production company produced the fi lm along with Studiocanal ,
Film4 (a British fi lm production company) and Rook Films.
PRODUCTION
Who else financed the film besides the studio? Film4 and the
BFI film fund.
What was the budget of the film? £9.3 million
Any noticeable stars/writers/directors/producers involved with
the film? It was produced by Edgar Wright who is known for his
three flavours Cornetto trilogy consisting of Hot Fuzz, Shaun of
the Dead and The Worlds End. Nina Park is also another
producer who founded Big Talk productions. Alice Lowe who co
wrote the film is known for her roles in the Garth Marenghi. Amy
Jump and Steve Oram also co wrote the film. It stars the writers
themselves Stever Oram and Alice Lowe. I was directed by Ben
Wheatly who is an English Director of feature films, TV comedy
shows, adverts,and internet viral ads.
Which company distributed the film? Studiocanal UK
When was the film released? November 30 th 2012
What kind of release did it have? Sightseers has an age certificate of 15. It was released in the UK and Republic of Ireland. It was shown on 100 screens in the UK.
What marketing strategies were used to release the film?
Film trailers
Posters
Film festivals such as the Puchon International film festival and Mar del Plata film festival.
DISTRIBUTION
How were web 2.0 technologies used?
Youtube was used to distribute the trailer to the audience.
Sightseers has its own Facebook page and Twitter page meaning it can attract a larger audience as a lot of people use both these sites.
Has the fi lm won any awards and how have these contributed to the success of the fi lm?
It won the British independent fi lm award for best screenplay.
Empire award in 2013 for Best British Film.
The Peter Sellers Award for comedy for director Edgar Wright at the Evening Standard British Film Awards
The ALFS award at The London Critics Circle Film Awards for Breakthrough British fi lmmaker.
At the Mar del Plata fi lm festival it won best screenplay.
NBR award for top ten independent fi lms
Alice Lowe won the award for best actress at the PuchonInternational Fantastic Film festival.
All these awards have contributed to the success of the fi lm as it shows the fi lm has been successful and so encourages people to go and watch it. The awards are also a form or marketing.
How much did the fi lm make at the UK box office? £66mill ion
How else could/can audiences consume the fi lm without going to the cinema?
DVD
Lovefilm
Netflix
Blu-ray
How else can audience consume the fi lm?
Reviews
IMDB
Youtube
Blogs
EXHIBITION AND EXCHANGE
