I, Daniel Blake

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 1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters?

Independent films have much smaller budgets, and are often supported financially by public service broadcasters

2) What is I, Daniel Blake about?

The main character, Daniel Blake, who has worked as a joiner most of his life in the North East of England needs help from the State for the first time ever following an illness. 


3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important?

Ken Loach- he directs social realism I, Daniel Blake etc 


4) How was I, Daniel Blake promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and how they targeted their audience.


 BBC Question Time to talk, Organise free (or ‘pay what you can’) screenings and talks in community centres, Film was premiered not in London, but Newcastle (where the film is set) to gain local support. 


5) What unusual or creative marketing methods were used to get audiences talking about the film?

They projected it onto the house of parliament 


6) What was the estimated production budget for I, Daniel Blake and how much did it make at the box office? 

£2 million but it made £11 million

7) What were some of the companies involved in funding or producing I, Daniel Blake? 

Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions and Wild Bunch

8) What is the name of the film regulator in the UK and what was the age rating for I, Daniel Blake?

 British Board of Film Classifications (BBFC)


9) What aspects of the film contributed to the film's age rating?

Foul language and emotional scenes 


10) Finally, considering everything you have learned about I, Daniel Blake, do you think the film was a success? Explain your answer in a well developed paragraph. Try and compare it to Black Widow if you can.

Yes I think that the I, Daniel Blake film was success because the percentage of the profit they made was then the profit made by the black widow and also the main reason the I, Daniel Blake film was made was to send the main message of government corruption.




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