Darren King

Hot Fuzz

budget - £8 million

Dead Man's Shoes

budget - £723,000

The company ‘Warp Films’ is run by the director Shane Meadows, in the clip that we have watched Shane discusses what is better in about making a low budget film like ‘Dead Man’s Shoes’.

In the clip that we watched Shane Meadows mentioned that there was a system in the low budget films, this means that they have a list of what they need to do and they then follow that list to keep the costs down.

Then Shane Meadows mentioned that in the film ‘This is England’ they had to look for a residential area that looked the most like a 70’s residential area, so that they didn’t have to make any scenes because they couldn’t afford to make anything, then they found a residential are in Newcastle which wasn’t modernised since the 70’s, this then saved they lots of money and it kept the cost down. Then also in the film ’This is England’ Shane mentioned that he had to rent out lots of old cars for the set and he then said that they were becoming too expensive to rent out, so he then bought some cars off of eBay around for £200 and they then used them in the scenes, also they repaired some because the cars didn’t work when they bought them.

Later on into the clip Shane Meadows then said that he got to know the actors more better because the crew (camera men ect...) were later to arrive than the actors and Shane, this meant that they would rehearse the scenes before the crew went to film the movie and that Shane Meadows would get to know the actors and this would also reduce the actors making errors whilst the cameras were still rolling, this also cuts the cost. Shane then went on to talk about it is not about the actors in the film, he said that if you have a well known actor in the film they may not suite the description of the character in the story, so he would employ actors that may not be well known, but they fit the description of the character perfectly, this is also lowering the cost.

Shane then mentioned that he preferred low budget films because there is less of a risk when making the film and when the film is in the movies, this is because if the audience do not like the film then it won’t be as big of a loss as a middle priced film.

Finally Shane mentioned that he used standard lights that are found in houses rather than studio spot lights, this was because they are cheaper and that they give the film a more realistic effect and it is like the audience are in that room with the actors because of the lighting.

1. Who are Working Title
Working title is a company that creates films, posters and trailers of films such as:
· Johnny English
· My little eye
· Hot fuzz
· Shaun of the dead
Who are Warp Films
Warp films is a company that makes films, music videos, film trailers and posters such as:
· China moo-young- lullaby
· Scummy man
Are they independent or part of a conglomerate?
working title is owend by universal studios and warp films is independant
2. How does the ownership of the company affect the budgets for film?
The ownership of the company affects the budget of the film by allowing the company to spend more money as they have not got a rental fee to pay every month so they have more money
3. Create a list of films that both institutions have produced.
Working title films
About a Boy (film)
Ali G Indahouse
Atonement (film)
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Barton Fink
Bean (film)
The Big Lebowski
Billy Elliot
The Boat That Rocked
Bob Roberts
The Borrowers (1997 film)
Bridget Jones's Diary (film)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)
Burn After Reading
The Calcium Kid
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (film)
Catch a Fire (film)
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
Hot fuzz

Warp films
My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117
Dead Man's Shoes
Rubber Johnny
Scummy Man
This Is England
Grow Your Own
Dog Altogether
4. Choose one from each list and compare the budgets for these films and how much they made.
Hot fuzz £8 million
Dead man’s shoes £723,000
5. Now choose a Hollywood Blockbuster and research the budget.
Godzilla $130,000,000 us dollars
6. Where do Working Title and Warp Films get their funding from?
Warp film – there is a film council that gives them grants
Working titles – universal studios
7. In the case of Warp Films, how does the budget affect the genre they use?
The budget affects the films by making dramas
8. What is the main appeal of this genre? Give examples.
Relate to the characters +positions (American Beauty)
9. Who are the target audience for Working Title and Warp Films?
Young old, men / women
10. What is the main genre of the films Working Title produce?
Action or comedy

I have been set the task to make a film including a series of shots, however I did not follow the criteria because I did not include a shot reverse shot in the film and this was part of the criteria. I have asked some people to star in my film and they have acted out all of the dialog and I have shot all but one of the many shots that were required, I have included a close up, shot both sides of the door opening and closing, I have then done an over shoulder shot, then an aerial shot and then another over shoulder shot. When I filmed the shots I then uploaded them onto the computer and I finally edited it on the computer, then I finished off by uploading it onto my blogger.


In the film that I have made there are a few mistakes that I have made in the film, one of them mistakes is that I have left the tripod in the scene (this is visible when the video is on 0.13 to 0.16 seconds in the film)




I then made another mistake and this was that I did not follow the criteria, I did this by not including a shot reverse shot into my film. If I could improve this film I would correct these two mistakes that I have done and I would do this by checking that there is no equipment in the scene and then I would double check that I have applied all of different shots that are required in the film.


There are many shots that are used in film today and I have applied some of them shots in my film and all of them are in this order:
· Close up
· Master shot
· Pan
· Over shoulder
· Pan
· Over shoulder
· Aerial shot
· Mid shout


In total there are 8 different camera shots that are in my film and they are in the order shown, the close up shot is a close up of the door handle, then the master shot was showing the audience the location of the film, then the pan followed the person walking into the room, walking across the room, then the over shoulder shot was following the person into the other room showing his point of view with him in the picture, then there was another pan shot with the person entering another room where someone else is waiting and it follows him until he sits down, then there is an over shoulder shot with two people and they then start to talk, then there is an aerial shot of the two people talking and finally there is a mid shot of one of the people talking. I then uploaded the film onto the computer and then edited all of the scenes cutting all of the unnecessary bits of the scenes, finally I then uploaded it onto YouTube and then I pasted the video onto my blog.


The mise en scene in the film that I have made is all to do with school, I have used all of the things in the film to link with the fact that the two people are students in a lesson, I have used the tables in the room to relate to the idea of a class room also I have used a desk in that room for the teacher also the rooms are very plain and there are notices on the walls, there is a notice board, a fire bell, a fire exit, there is a poster diagram on the wall and there are a lot of chairs that are always in schools, all of these props are included to convince the audience that the tow people are in a school and are waiting for the teacher. I have then used a dark room on the outside of the class rooms and then there is a classroom with the light on and finally the end classroom is quite dark with the light from outside shining through the window, this backs the idea of the two students are waiting for the teacher to come into the lesson.