Institutions External Internal External Institutional Constraints Libel Selfregulatory
Institutions • External • Internal
External Institutional Constraints • Libel • Self-regulatory codes of practice – BBFC • Type and size of market, taste, competition
Libel • A tenuous link perhaps, but could become an issue if any of the figures can be identified from film (if they are clearly based on someone else).
BBFC guidance • http: //www. bbfc. co. uk/sites/default/files/atta chments/BBFC%20 Classification%20 Guideline s%202014_3. pdf • (link available on blog) • http: //www. bbfc. co. uk/releases/burn-afterreading-2008
Market constraints • Type and size of market – link to audience • Taste – use of language, adult themes • Competition – who is film in competition with? How does it offer something different/unique?
Task • Write a mini-essay (about 1 side of A 4) which summarises how external institutional constraints affect ‘Burn After Reading’. • Use specific examples from the film to back up your points.
Internal constraints • Role of ownership • Finance/production • Quality of staff • Reputation
Finance and production • Budget - $37 m – medium budget • Worldwide gross - $163, 720, 069
Finance and production • Relativity Media (US) – mini-major – larger company, smaller than major, compete directly with the majors (e. g. Universal) • Studio Canal (France) – First formed to focus on European productions 0 moved to strategic American productions • Working Title (UK) – Owned by Universal. Funded a lot of other Coen Brother films. Allowed to produce films with a budget > $35 m
Ownership Media owners can exert certain controls. This can be at odds with ‘creatives’ involved in the project. • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=4 Zqwxa W 1 nz 8 • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=8 Z 5 icpa GJJk
Auteur theory in a nutshell • Director as creative force – they create the film. • This relies on the director having creative control with little production company interference. • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=4 vg. W 35 6 i 4 Dg
Quality of staff/Reputation • Production staff – use of same cinematographer (not in BAR), writing/directing credits • Star quality • Link to reputation – making something that may well be different from previous productions but lives up to expectations.
Task • Write a mini-essay (about 1 side of A 4) which summarises how internal institutional constraints affect ‘Burn After Reading’. • Use specific examples from the film to back up your points.
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