Institution Research

Ill Manors: Funding and production budget

1. The estimated budget for Ill Manors was £100,000 
2.  Ill Manors was supported and funded by 3 different organisations: Film London, Microwave Films and BBC Films
3. Skyfalls budget was £140,9082/2 million dollars

A Field In England: Funding and production budget

1. The estimated budget for A Field in England is £316,000
2.  A Field In England managed to secure a higher budget than Ill Manors because Ben Wheatley is a renowned arthouse film director therefore he has a larger following in the British film industry whereas Plan B is an amateur director. Despite this Ill Manors was still a success. 
3.  A Field In England was funded by Film4 therefore this is where they got their money from 

Film London and Microwave Film
Ill Manors was created partly thanks to Film London and Microwave Film. Revise the key details from your MEST2 research by answering the following questions:

1. Film London is an organistation that owns nine of the regional screen agencies throughout the UK, and has the aims of sustaining and developing the London film industry
2. The purpose of microwave film is to fund film makers through their funding scheme. However they also give development and mentoring support to all of the shortlisted projects, as well as production finance and distribution support to the final commissioned films.
3. There are several similarities between Shifty and Ill Manors such as their target audience, their story line in terms of drugs and the fact that they are both based on a social issue. However there also are some differences such as the fact that they both have different certifications, and that Ill Manors has a more serious tone while Shifty is quite humorous despite its storyline.

Vertigo Films and Warp Films

1. Some of the most successful films Vertigo Films has been involved in include: Streetdance 3D, Spring Breakers, Pudsey the Dog: The Movie, 
2. These films have been successful with their audience as the films that Vertigo have been involved in are quite diverse in terms of their concepts therefore they are more appealing to different target audiences
3.  Some of the film genres that Vertigo Films have worked with include drama and sports-drama, comedy, and crime. 
4.  Warp Films originally started off as an electric music record label
5. Some of the most successful films produced by warp films include This is England, 71',  and The Last Panthers 
6.  Warp Films has helped to develop new talent in the film industry because they look out for amateur film directors to fund and help out
7.  A film that is similar to Ill Manors could be The Sweeney as it has elements of violence and action such as Ill Manors, the audience of both films are also 18 and the location of both films is in the UK. However, there are some differences in terms of the concepts as Ill Manors is a social realism film whereas Sweeney is more of an entertainment film 

Certification: BBFC

1.  The certification process work at the BBFC  takes place through a process where examiners watch a film at a BBFC cinema. The examiners are specialised in certain cases i.e. if it is a foreign film. Examiners log details of what they watch, including:
   • general context - plot, characters, outline of individual scenes
   • timings of key moments, including camera angles, type of shots, on- and off-screen moments
   • bad language, sex and drug references and so on
2.  The guidelines for a 15 certificate is that no theme is prohibited, provided that it is appropriate for 15 year olds. The content of a 15 certificate of film may include any of the following:

• strong violence
• frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
• portrayals of sexual activity
• strong verbal references to sex
• sexual nudity
• brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
• discriminatory language or behavior
• drug taking

Whereas for a 18 certificate the rules are more relaxed, No theme is prohibited at 18. Adults are free to choose their own entertainment provided the material is not illegal or potentially harmful, so it is possible some themes tackled at 18 may be offensive even to some adult viewers. 18 works are for adults and can contain strong issues such as:

• very strong violence
• frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***') and / or very strong language (e.g. ‘c***’)
• strong portrayals of sexual activity
• scenes of sexual violence
• strong horror
• strong blood and gore
• real sex (in some circumstances)
• discriminatory language and behaviour

When compared, it is quite clear that an 18 certificate is more relaxed than a 15 certificate, and that a 15 certificate has more limitations however strong language and violence as allowed to only a certain extent. 

1. According to the BBFC Ill Manors got an 18 certificate because "The film contains over 25 uses of very strong language, many of which are delivered with aggression or accompanied by violence. This exceeds the terms of the BBFC's Guidelines at '15' which state 'Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable'" This may have an effect on the Ill Manors commercial success because a majority of their target audience (15-24 year olds) wouldn't be able to watch it.
2. According to the BBFC A Field In England got an 18 certificate because "There are over 30 uses of strong language ('f**k'), as well as a single use of very strong language ('c**t').The film contains scenes of fighting, including shootings with historical pistols. The film also contains scenes depicting the hallucinatory experiences of characters who have eaten 'magic' mushrooms. There are also some crude sex references and male genital nudity in a non-sexual and comic context"
3.  An advantage of an 18 certificate film is that a younger audience won't be as exposed to violence and profanity, which can have an effect on them especially if they are pre-teens. However, a disadvantage of an 18 certificate could be the fact that the target audience of the film wouldn't be able to watch it. This can be shown through the issue of Ill Manors having a 15-24 target audience yet those who are 15-17 are unable to go to the cinema to watch it because they will be denied entrance. It could be argued that a 15-17 year old is maturer therefore portrayals of violence shouldn't have such a negative effect on them as it would on a 12 year old.