How much money did the film take in its first year? Was it considered a commercial/ financial success?
Did it have 'legs', that is did it contue to run in the cinema for some time?
It must of had the legs to run in the cinema because when it come out on DVD not that many people bought it that means that they ever watched it in the cinema or it didnt appeal to them, it was in the cinimas a long amout of time and i thought it would of been a good film because they kept it in there that amount of time.
Carry out some primary research of your own to establish who in your age group has seen the film and the reasons why?
How old are you? 17
Have you seen the film the boat that rocked? If not why? Yes
Did you enjoy it? Yes
Who did you go with? Watched it for media. Would of watched it if i didn't.
Would you recommend it to someone? Yes because it was funny and it was easy to get in to.
How old are you? 16
Have you seen the film the boat that rocked? If not why? No, Because he hasnt thought about watching, you would watch it if it was there, because i have heard good stuff about the film.
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
The boat that rocked.
When was the film released; also where and on how many screens?
Was there a particulare strategy attached to increasing the number of prints and available?
Were there any other special restrictions placed on the exhibtion of the film?
What were the reactions of the critics to the film? Was it considered a critical success? has it been re-assessed since then?
This film had people thinking because, some people thought that it was too long ans that people would get bored by the end but however, some people thought that it was alright and they shouldnt of edited it, they edited after people said it was too long, down to a little shorter but however they thought that it was too long but that didnt bother them they still put this film out there and made a little money on it.
Find several good film reviews and make notes on common features consider the publics response to the film, read and make notes on fetures from reviews on amzon.
This has to go down as a missed opportunity for Richard Curtis. Because, for a man whose writing talents engendered some of the most beloved TV programmes and films of the last 20 years (Spitting Image, Blackadder, Notting Hill, Four Weddings...), The Ship That Rocked is surprisingly scant on laughs. There's the odd guffaw, granted, but for a film which has to rely on music to stay afloat, it doesn't say much about the quality of the gags.
Loosely based around pirate station and the original boat which rocked, Radio Caroline, TBTR is the story of a group of DJs sitting on a skiff in the North Sea broadcasting music and acting like rock stars. The BBC isn't playing any popular music so for much of the population of the UK (some 20 million or so souls) this boat music is their best bet for a daily fix of The Kinks et al.
Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Philip Seymour Hoffman keep the turn-tables turning and for a time all is good at sea. Every day is party time and they're loving it.
However the government is out to kill the DJs' fun, seeing them as anti-establishment and therefore dangerous and a plan is hatched between the evil Kenneth Branagh and his minion Jack Davenport (the English officer off Pirates of the Caribbean) to bring their broadcasting to an end.
Unfortunately, as sprightly and as enthusiastic as the cast of sailor-DJs are, Curtis stops short of providing any real belly laughs an it's a pity because the premise for the story seem perfectly suited to his canon of work. This time there's more of an emphasis on plot than laughs and in the end the humour is sacrificed to the greater good (or bad, as the case may be).
TBTR is ridiculous in a good way (crazed DJ groupies and dance scenes during on-shore leave) but with as much great music that we hear, the film ultimately overstays it's welcome by about half an hour. By the end you're half hoping the baddies will just torpedo the boat and put everyone out of their misery.
Yet more annoying because it's such a great idea, TBTR has plenty of great tunes but is leaky on the laughs.
I live in the US but ordered this from the UK site because the UK version puts back about 20-25 minutes of the film that are just priceless! They stupidly changed the title of the movie in the US to "Pirate Radio". The original title is quite obviously more clever and appropriate. I was born in 1964 (In N. Ireland!) and so all of this was happening while I was in diapers but the soundtrack is still sublime! The acting is brilliant - once again each actor perfectly cast as with Curtis' other films (Love Actually and 4 Weddings and a Funeral).
The deleted scenes are hilarious and almost constitute another mini movie unto itself! I hope one of these days Curtis just says to hell with time constraints and just throws everything into the main movie. His films are so good that no one would notice if they are 3 and half hours long.... you completely enjoy hanging out with his characters.
If you've loved Curtis' other movies you'll love this one - and if you even remotely love the music from the 60's, the sampling in this movie is brilliant.
If you don't buy this, it will be a "spectacular mistake" - to quote Billy Nighy's character at the beginning.
By the way, for anyone worried about region coding - this disc played just fine in my region 1 player here in the US.
-Karl
Did the film creat a particular media debate, or create news headlines?
Was there a particulare strategy attached to increasing the number of prints and available?
Were there any other special restrictions placed on the exhibtion of the film?
What were the reactions of the critics to the film? Was it considered a critical success? has it been re-assessed since then?
This film had people thinking because, some people thought that it was too long ans that people would get bored by the end but however, some people thought that it was alright and they shouldnt of edited it, they edited after people said it was too long, down to a little shorter but however they thought that it was too long but that didnt bother them they still put this film out there and made a little money on it.
Find several good film reviews and make notes on common features consider the publics response to the film, read and make notes on fetures from reviews on amzon.
This has to go down as a missed opportunity for Richard Curtis. Because, for a man whose writing talents engendered some of the most beloved TV programmes and films of the last 20 years (Spitting Image, Blackadder, Notting Hill, Four Weddings...), The Ship That Rocked is surprisingly scant on laughs. There's the odd guffaw, granted, but for a film which has to rely on music to stay afloat, it doesn't say much about the quality of the gags.
Loosely based around pirate station and the original boat which rocked, Radio Caroline, TBTR is the story of a group of DJs sitting on a skiff in the North Sea broadcasting music and acting like rock stars. The BBC isn't playing any popular music so for much of the population of the UK (some 20 million or so souls) this boat music is their best bet for a daily fix of The Kinks et al.
Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Philip Seymour Hoffman keep the turn-tables turning and for a time all is good at sea. Every day is party time and they're loving it.
However the government is out to kill the DJs' fun, seeing them as anti-establishment and therefore dangerous and a plan is hatched between the evil Kenneth Branagh and his minion Jack Davenport (the English officer off Pirates of the Caribbean) to bring their broadcasting to an end.
Unfortunately, as sprightly and as enthusiastic as the cast of sailor-DJs are, Curtis stops short of providing any real belly laughs an it's a pity because the premise for the story seem perfectly suited to his canon of work. This time there's more of an emphasis on plot than laughs and in the end the humour is sacrificed to the greater good (or bad, as the case may be).
TBTR is ridiculous in a good way (crazed DJ groupies and dance scenes during on-shore leave) but with as much great music that we hear, the film ultimately overstays it's welcome by about half an hour. By the end you're half hoping the baddies will just torpedo the boat and put everyone out of their misery.
Yet more annoying because it's such a great idea, TBTR has plenty of great tunes but is leaky on the laughs.
I live in the US but ordered this from the UK site because the UK version puts back about 20-25 minutes of the film that are just priceless! They stupidly changed the title of the movie in the US to "Pirate Radio". The original title is quite obviously more clever and appropriate. I was born in 1964 (In N. Ireland!) and so all of this was happening while I was in diapers but the soundtrack is still sublime! The acting is brilliant - once again each actor perfectly cast as with Curtis' other films (Love Actually and 4 Weddings and a Funeral).
The deleted scenes are hilarious and almost constitute another mini movie unto itself! I hope one of these days Curtis just says to hell with time constraints and just throws everything into the main movie. His films are so good that no one would notice if they are 3 and half hours long.... you completely enjoy hanging out with his characters.
If you've loved Curtis' other movies you'll love this one - and if you even remotely love the music from the 60's, the sampling in this movie is brilliant.
If you don't buy this, it will be a "spectacular mistake" - to quote Billy Nighy's character at the beginning.
By the way, for anyone worried about region coding - this disc played just fine in my region 1 player here in the US.
-Karl
Did the film creat a particular media debate, or create news headlines?
The boat that rocked.
Find film poster and analyse them for how they reach thier audience targeting british audiences to see the film?
This was the DVD cover of the boat that rocked, i thought it was good because it has all the main people in the film in there and the boat. I think it looks like the characters are going down in the lickness of them, it looks good because the sky blends in with the see and the contrast between the blues, i tink that the red works well with it because it stands out and it will jump out into people faces.
What outlets were used for advertising?
Were TV spots used?
Nope no TV spots were used
Were there any merchandsing tie-ins?
There was no merchandsing for this film because it was such a fail, and it got so many bad reviews.
Was any additional publicity gained and if so, how?
How did the disturbutors market the film bu utilizing 'the talent' to appear on TV and radio shows?
What kinds of press stories were released as and before the film came out?
Before this film come out it was looked at to be a good film but when it come out it was a epic fail but it still become a made as much money as they wanted to be.
This was the DVD cover of the boat that rocked, i thought it was good because it has all the main people in the film in there and the boat. I think it looks like the characters are going down in the lickness of them, it looks good because the sky blends in with the see and the contrast between the blues, i tink that the red works well with it because it stands out and it will jump out into people faces.
What outlets were used for advertising?
Were TV spots used?
Nope no TV spots were used
Were there any merchandsing tie-ins?
There was no merchandsing for this film because it was such a fail, and it got so many bad reviews.
Was any additional publicity gained and if so, how?
How did the disturbutors market the film bu utilizing 'the talent' to appear on TV and radio shows?
What kinds of press stories were released as and before the film came out?
Before this film come out it was looked at to be a good film but when it come out it was a epic fail but it still become a made as much money as they wanted to be.
The boat that rocked.
Who were the distributions? How well known is/was the company? what is their track record as distributors? (other films they have distributed)
Who was the target audience for this film? How do you know?
I couldn't find anything on the boat that rocked target audience but however, i think that it would be all different kind of people because of the music that was used in this and the kind of people that were in here, because if it was full of teenagers and no old people, it would be for teenagers but however this film has got more of a mixture of people in the film.
How did the film makers decide where to release the film and when? What was the eventual
release patter nationally and locally?
What deals were made for distribution abroad? How easily were these deals secured?
Why did they at any stage change their planes for the release pattern, and if so, why?
I think that they changed there planes because they didn't expected it to get bad reviews.
What was the marketing and advertising strategy for the film?
There marketing and advertising strategy, was to send the movie abroad and have them look at it and promote it out there because they didn't think it would be big out in this country, but they thought it would be in others.
Was there a premiere and if so where?
Yes there was a premiere and it was in Leistear square
Was your film distributed to digital cinemas?
Yes the film was out in digital cinemas, like ciniworld and odeon.
When did it go to DVD, HD- DVD and what are the sales figures?
It come out all at the same time on these and it was 07 sep 2009
How important are Internet downloads and YouTube?
Yes the Internet downloads were important because it would give them more ratings and it would look better if more people were downloading and watching it that's why they will still be making money.
How dose the official film website market the film? Are there any official and blogs ect?
There is no certain websites for this film but however there is a lot of articles on blogs and information on sites that is useful for this research.
The distributors for this film was workingtitle, this company if well known for distribution of films like this because of there reputation. They have got the rights to distribute 'Nanny McPhee' 'Green Zone' these are two of the big films that are coming out soon.
Who was the target audience for this film? How do you know?
I couldn't find anything on the boat that rocked target audience but however, i think that it would be all different kind of people because of the music that was used in this and the kind of people that were in here, because if it was full of teenagers and no old people, it would be for teenagers but however this film has got more of a mixture of people in the film.
How did the film makers decide where to release the film and when? What was the eventual
release patter nationally and locally?
What deals were made for distribution abroad? How easily were these deals secured?
Why did they at any stage change their planes for the release pattern, and if so, why?
I think that they changed there planes because they didn't expected it to get bad reviews.
What was the marketing and advertising strategy for the film?
There marketing and advertising strategy, was to send the movie abroad and have them look at it and promote it out there because they didn't think it would be big out in this country, but they thought it would be in others.
Was there a premiere and if so where?
Yes there was a premiere and it was in Leistear square
Was your film distributed to digital cinemas?
Yes the film was out in digital cinemas, like ciniworld and odeon.
When did it go to DVD, HD- DVD and what are the sales figures?
It come out all at the same time on these and it was 07 sep 2009
How important are Internet downloads and YouTube?
Yes the Internet downloads were important because it would give them more ratings and it would look better if more people were downloading and watching it that's why they will still be making money.
How dose the official film website market the film? Are there any official and blogs ect?
There is no certain websites for this film but however there is a lot of articles on blogs and information on sites that is useful for this research.
The boat that rocked.
How important was new technology such as CGI, blue or green screen, ect. Important for the film and it audiences?
How important is digital technology for the disturbution of the film?
How important is digital technology for the disturbution of the film?
Monday, 26 April 2010
The boat the Rocked..
Was it an easy shoot? If there were difficulties what were they?
The shoot for the boat that rocked was a easy shoot, but when you think about it you have to think about the weather and the was the boat was rocking because you wanted the right continuity there but they didn't want to make the shoot difficult. Richard Curtis had to re edite this film because people said that it was too long but even after editing they still said it was too long.
Were there tensions between any of the creative personnel, often known as the talent?
There couldn't of been any tension between any of the creative personal, because Richard Curtis was the only one that had to argue with himself, he could of had arguments with himself but then that means he doesn't trust himself, but the atmosphere on the boat most of been good because there was so many people on the boat and they all was friends because they had to be cause they was out there for a long time shooting, it would of been putting stress on Richard because he was on his own but i think that the team would of helped him get through them times.
Was any part of the film shot on location? If so where? why were some locations chosen over others? Were cost factors?
Most of this film was shot on one location, and that was the boat, it was cheaper to keep all the shots on the boat because then they don't have to keep moving about all they would have to pay for is keeping the boat out there. The other location was the London streets they would of had to pay for, but they kept them theme all the way through the film because the street was like a 50's street and it looked good.
Where there any difficulties with casting or with acquiring the starts/actors the producer wanted?
No there was no difficulties getting the actors because, when they was writing the film they wrote certain roles for certain actors.
How significant was casting to reach specific audiences?
There was a range of casting in this film, i thought that this was a good idea because then it would make many different people watch the film and that means it results in many more people watching it then they thought that means that they will be spending more money to go and see it and then that means that there making more money for this film.
What did the studio film cost to make? How much did the stars get? Where did the budget go? Was the film shot within budget? Was it ever in danger of going over budget?
The Budgeting for this film was £30 million, that seems a lot of money but it really wasn't because they had to pay for costumes, locations, and all the equipment, but the stars that was in this film got the most money, witch i thought was good.
Were there any changes to the scripted during the production? How many changes or Re-writes? Did the same scriptwriters stay on bored all the time, or were they replaced?
There wasn't any changes in the script majourly, but they just had to make the film shorter because people thought it was too long.
List some of the key people who made contributions to the production and highlight some of their individual contributions?
- Richard Curtis- Screen Writter.
- Hilary beavon jones- Producer.
- Adam Richards- Location manager.
- Mark tildesly- Production designer.
- Eric Fellner - Production.
- Ema frenel -2nd unit Director
- James biddle - Productioin manager.
- Emma Hickox- Editor.
- Danny cohen - Cinematography.
What were the technological issues for the studio for producing and distributing the film?
The boat that rocked..
Whose idea was the film? Did the idea start with the writer, or were writers brought in to develop a preconceived?
Richard Curtis had the idea for the film, he was also the writer and the producer of this film, he had 5 to 6 ideas at the start but he decided that the boat was the best.
What are the issues with the genre of the film?
The genre of this film was a hard one to decide on what it actually was because it was a mixture between comedy, drama, music, romance, i would of said that it was more of a comedy then a dram because it had you laughing all the way through.
Where did the idea come from? Was it the original idea, or perhaps a book first, or tv series, comic strip and some other sources?
The film was a unique idea because it wasn't produced from any other idea, there was 5 to 6 ideas for this film as i said before but they though that this would be the best one to chose, All the idea for this film come from Richard Curtis.
Who wrote the original script? Did other people become involved in writing as the project progressed?
Richard Curtis was the original source where this come from, he wrote the script and that but before he produced the final film, the producers gave him a little bit of a hand with it and did little bit of editing but not a lot because he done a good job and the beginning
How easy was it to arrange the financial backing to make the film? who were the financial backers? why?
Finical backing for this film come from working title production they gave Richard the money that he needed to pay for everything that they got for that film, with Richard becoming the producer and the writer the working title films just when through and helped him along.
Casting- who were the cast in the main roles and why? what other films featured the stars?
What were the associations they bought with them?
Who was the producer? Who was the director? How did he or she become involved?
Richard curtis was the producer, he was involved from the start because he was the script writter and the producer at the same time, he was also the director of the film i think they done this because they wanted to keep the cost down of the film.
Who composed the film music and why was he or she chosen? Consider the sales of the CDs on amazon. ETC. Seek out reviews.
The sound mix was done buy, dolby digital, SDDS, DTS. These compaines have done a big sound mix for some really big and new films like dolby digital done the sound mix for kick ass witch is a brand new fim, SDDS done the sound mix for kick ass also and avetor, with lookign at these three it looks like they work together i think that is good because they no each other well and then you will get the best mix for your film. In this film as well there was some well i known trackes that were played all the way through and 'Stay with me baby' was one of them and it was performed by duffy.
Richard Curtis had the idea for the film, he was also the writer and the producer of this film, he had 5 to 6 ideas at the start but he decided that the boat was the best.
What are the issues with the genre of the film?
The genre of this film was a hard one to decide on what it actually was because it was a mixture between comedy, drama, music, romance, i would of said that it was more of a comedy then a dram because it had you laughing all the way through.
Where did the idea come from? Was it the original idea, or perhaps a book first, or tv series, comic strip and some other sources?
The film was a unique idea because it wasn't produced from any other idea, there was 5 to 6 ideas for this film as i said before but they though that this would be the best one to chose, All the idea for this film come from Richard Curtis.
Who wrote the original script? Did other people become involved in writing as the project progressed?
Richard Curtis was the original source where this come from, he wrote the script and that but before he produced the final film, the producers gave him a little bit of a hand with it and did little bit of editing but not a lot because he done a good job and the beginning
How easy was it to arrange the financial backing to make the film? who were the financial backers? why?
Finical backing for this film come from working title production they gave Richard the money that he needed to pay for everything that they got for that film, with Richard becoming the producer and the writer the working title films just when through and helped him along.
Casting- who were the cast in the main roles and why? what other films featured the stars?
- Micheal Hadley- Mr roberts- Ashes to Ashes.
- Charlie Rowe - James- Nut cracker and the rat king.
- Lucy Flemming- Mrs Roberts- Kingdome.
- Philip Seymour hoffman- The count-Jack goes boating.
- Tom Surridge- Little carl- Waiting for forever.
What were the associations they bought with them?
Who was the producer? Who was the director? How did he or she become involved?
Richard curtis was the producer, he was involved from the start because he was the script writter and the producer at the same time, he was also the director of the film i think they done this because they wanted to keep the cost down of the film.
Who composed the film music and why was he or she chosen? Consider the sales of the CDs on amazon. ETC. Seek out reviews.
The sound mix was done buy, dolby digital, SDDS, DTS. These compaines have done a big sound mix for some really big and new films like dolby digital done the sound mix for kick ass witch is a brand new fim, SDDS done the sound mix for kick ass also and avetor, with lookign at these three it looks like they work together i think that is good because they no each other well and then you will get the best mix for your film. In this film as well there was some well i known trackes that were played all the way through and 'Stay with me baby' was one of them and it was performed by duffy.
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