I, Daniel Blake: blog tasks

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

An independent film is much different to a hollywood film . Hollywood are much richer and have a loads of money to spend on films and are the biggest  film company in the world compared to independent films which are films from a country that are not very big in the film company and as said in the name are made independently . An example of a hollywood blockbuster is endgame which made over a staggering 2.7 billion dollars compared to one of the biggest independent films which made 12millionpounds which is more then 22x less than the hollywood films . Another big difference is that in hollywood their are higher executives that decide everything which also means they can make the director changes stories if they do not like the film whereas in independent films the director keeps what they want .

2) What is I, Daniel Blake about?

I , Daniel Blake is a film about a man who lost his job because of a heart attack and needed benefits but the government later stopped his benefits but he could not find a job .

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

Ken Louch , he is one of the biggest independent film directors .

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.

Director power , relating to the public and getting posted . The director is well known in independent films as a good director . The public could relate with the story . It was promoted by bigger companies in the media industry .



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

£2million ; £15million .



8) In your opinion, was I, Daniel Blake a success?

Yes, it made over a 70% profit which is great .





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