The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Tracking

One of many stories from NME.com about new TV spots for The Hobbit.

Facebook Page for The Hobbit promoting lots about the new film.

Sneak Peek of Desolation of Smaug released on Warner Bros Youtube 4th November.

 

The Hobbit website targets fans of the franchise who choose to go to the website themselves. It includes many interactive features

 

 

The Hobbit TV spot; channel 4, Sunday 2:25pm (during The Simpsons)

Different TV Spot; 4Music, Tuesday 11:11pm (during Derren Brown) 

 

 The Hobbit advert on 34 bus on way to school (it drove away...) targeting wide range of Londoners from Walthamstow to Barnet, maybe school children as the bus route is taken by many school children

Massive billboard on the North Circular near Angel Corner, Edmonton 

 

Hobbit posters at Cineworld, Enfield

Kill Your Darlings Tracking

Daniel Radcliffe appeared on The One Show on 13/11/2013 to promote the film.
They also showed a preview of the film.

Article for Kill Your Darlings which was shown at Sundance Film Festival 2013.
This is targeting American film fans who are often fans of independent films.

 Article on Daniel Radcliffe playing a homosexual character, taking a light hearted approach for its less educated/arty audience. This enables the film to become known within a different group of people, widening the audience.

Facebook page for Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings advert before 4OD video on Youtube

Kill Your Darlings- 10 Quick Questions

1.Uk release date?
6th December 2013

2.Institutions behind the film's production and distribution?

Production;

Killer Films
Benaroya Pictures (presents)
Outpost Studios (post-production)

Distributors;

Future Film (2013) (Finland) (theatrical)
Lumière (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Sony Pictures Classics (2013) (USA) (theatrical)
Sony Pictures Releasing (2013) (Australia) (theatrical)
Works UK Distribution, The (2013) (UK) (theatrical)
Paris Filmes (2014) (Brazil) (all media)

 

3.What's the film's production budget?

around $2 million

 

4.Nationality of the film?

American

 

5.What kind of production is it?

Low budget indie

 

6.Any connection with other films?

No

 

7.Who's the director?

John Krokidas

 

8.Any star names in the cast?
Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsburg
Dane DeHaan as Lucien Carr
Jack Huston as Jack Kerouac
Michael C. Hall as David Kammerer
Elizabeth Olsen as Edie Parker

9.What's the film about?
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

10.Who will the film appeal to?
People who like drama, thriller, romance or biographical films as well as Daniel Radcliffe fans and those interested in literature and poetry.

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug- 10 Quick Questions

1.UK release date?
13 December 2013
 
2.Institutions behind the film's production and distribution?
Production;

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

New Line Cinema
WingNut Films
Distribution;
Cocinsa
Forum Hungary
Warner Bros. Entertainment

3.What's the film's production budget?
around $250million

4.Nationality of the film?
American

5.What kind of production is it?
Hollywood Block Buster

6.Any connection with other films?
It is the second installment of a three-part film series based on J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, beginning with An Unexpected Journey (2012) and set to conclude with There and Back Again (2014).

 

7.Who's the director?

Peter Jackson

8.Any star names in the cast?
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey
Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug
Orlando Bloom as Legolas
Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield
Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
Christopher Lee as Saruman
Stephen Fry as Master of Laketown
Andy Serkis as Gollum

9.What's the film about?
The hobbit Bilbo Baggins, along with the wizard Gandalf and the dwarf Thorin Oakenshield and his twelve companions, leave the Carrock after the events of the previous film. They continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.

10.Who will the film appeal to?
Fans of fantasy/adventure films as well as fans of the previous film and The Lord of The Rings franchise in general

Papadopoulos & Sons- Director's Q & A

From the question and answer session with Marcus Markou, I learned various things about production and distribution of independent films.
Some of the most interesting facts I learned were:

• The locations used for filming the chip shop and kebab shop were two shops in Morden which Marcus took the lease on. Therefore, they could transform the shops exactly the way they liked them, and the crew didn't have to travel far for different set-ups.
• Marcus based the film on himself and his own life story in that he had become very British, ashamed of his Greek background, until he learned to appreciate this and be proud of it.
• Marcus first offered the part of Harry to Stephen Dillane however he was supposedly too busy filming Game of Thrones at the time. Despite this, when Marcus gave the part of James to Frank Dillane (Stephen's son), Stephen changed his schedule in order to take advantage of this one-off opportunity to act with his son.
• When writing the film, Marcus didn't have a specific audience in mind; he intended for the film to be enjoyed by many generations. However, when marketing and distributing the film, Marcus specifically targeted the Greek community.
• Marcus wanted to have a sense of equality and community between all of the cast and crew when filming Papadopoulos and Sons. Therefore, he created a friendly and positive atmosphere on set. For example, he would queue up for lunch with everyone else, rather than taking advantage of his role as Director.

Papadopoulos & Sons- Research

'Following his ruin in the latest banking crisis, a self-made millionaire reluctantly re-unites with his estranged freewheeling brother to re-open the abandoned fish and chip shop they shared in their youth.'

Synopsis
Papadopoulos & Sons tells the story of a wealthy Greek man, Harry, and his family in London. When they hit a financial crisis Harry is forced to re-open the chip shop his brothers and he once owned in order to regain his wealth; accompanied my his typically Greek brother Spiros. Through the journey of opening the chip shop, Harry is reminded of his background and the important things in life rather than wealth.

Information
Papadopoulos & Sons is an independently made full
length feature film by Double M Films written and directed by Marcus Markou.The budget for the film was £850,000. Although the film was only meant to run for one week in a limited number of screens across the UK, the run was extended and expanded to more venues due to unprecedented audience demand. The film received 82% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 on IMDb.

Cast

Stephen Dillane as Harry Papadopoulos

Georges Corraface as Uncle Spiros

Georgia Groome as Katie Papadopoulos

Frank Dillane as James Papadopoulos

Ed Stoppard as Rob

Selina Cadell as Mrs Parrington

Marcus Markou as News Reporter

Richard Durden as Father Jimmy

George Savvides as Hassan Ali

Cesare Taurasi as Mehmet Ali

Alexander Hanson as Lars

Distribution
Papadopoulos & Sons was distributed independently by Marcus Markou himself. Rather than focusing on the wide audience of the film, Marcus targeted the Greek community in the UK and Greece. In order to do this, he used conventional methods such as social media, predominantly Twitter and Facebook, as well as making a Youtube trailer and a poster. In addition, Marcus took to less conventional methods for example handing out fliers at Cineworld and approaching well-known figures in the Greek community like Greek orthodox Priests. He also took the film to several film festivals in order to gain maximum exposure, which lead to the film being released in Germany earlier this year.

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