Made In Dagenham Case Study Questions

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Project Development

 Identify three key elements of project development described by Stephen Woolley
- Producer, writers and research, in the case of this film

Finance

What factors do you think motivated the different organisations to contribute to the film’s financing?
- As it is similar to the successful film, 'Calander Girls', it could give hope to this film to follow in their footsteps, and therefore produce a reasonable income. Also, they may assume that audience would want to see a historical film, but with a humour as well which results in a 'heartwarming' feeling. 

Can you name the different funding bodies?
- BBC, Paramount (including Australian partners), Hanway (a sales company), The UK Film Council, Sony Pictures Classic (an America distribution company)

What impact does the fact that the film is set in the past have upon the cost of the film?
- The fact that the film was set in the 60's had a big financial effect on the film, as it means sets had to be created. This is because shooting on location would mean featuring modern cars, modern buses, modern road signs and modern features of a street, therefore meaning everything had to be created.

What other elements of film making impact on the budget?
- Having to use old footage of the time to save money hiring extras and sets

Casting

What qualities did the filmmakers want to highlight in the character of Rita?
- strong yet ordinary so the audience could emphasis with

How does Stephen Woolley describe Sally Hawkins’ star image as having an impact upon casting decisions?
- Her past role in 'Happy Go Lucky' showed Stephen Wolley how her warm hearted, generous personality shows through her roles, and therefore would help audiences warm and relate to Rita.

The Producer

Identify the key roles of a producer
- Find locations, find crew, find editor, find designer, director of photography, camera operators, contruction crew and work out the costs

What are the challenges faced by a producer?
- People are hesistant to make deals if the film has not began filming, so film making often satrts before deals are finalised