A Quiz

[anonlytwin]

i am being incredibly lazy here. This laziness is rendered even worse by the fact i haven't logged on in ages... but hey, i'll risk abuse and proceed with my laziness anyway:

(1)Anyone roughly know what the budgets were for each of Shanes's feature films- 'small time' through to 'This is England'?

(2) also what films were shot on digital and what films were shot with proper film stock (much kudos to anyone who knows the specifics of these film stocks)?

any feedback will be warmly appreciated

[fattaxi]

This Is England is estiamated at being 2.5 million!

[RydCook]

I know Dead Man's Shoes had a planned budget of £75,000 but ended up costing £1 million, not much at all.

Bit hazy on this but arn't all Shane's Features shot on film? I'm not sure about Smalltime though.

[Dave]

This Is England was shot on Super16mm

That's the best I can do! ;D

[anonlytwin]

i am sure dead mans shoes was shot on digital?! maybe not... shane may have merely commented round the time of dead mans release that digital meant no aspiring film director had an excuse to not make films anymore... fully expected dave to fire back every single answer within the hour!! bit worried now that this info is harder to come by than i first anticipated!? HELP

[RydCook]

DMS:

Film negative format (mm/video inches)
16 mm

Cinematographic process
Super 16

Printed film format
35 mm (blow-up)

Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1

www.imdb.com/title/tt0419677/technical

OUATIM:

Film negative format (mm/video inches)
35 mm (Kodak)

Cinematographic process
Super 35

Printed film format
35 mm (anamorphic)

Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1

www.imdb.com/title/tt0301684/technical


Obtained from IMDb. Doesn't have the info for Shane's other films.

"shane may have merely commented round the time of dead mans release that digital meant no aspiring film director had an excuse to not make films anymore..."

Yeah I remember him saying this, was probably related to his shorts, as he has shot most of them on DV.

[anonlytwin]

thanks RYD22- thats brilliant! its quite difficult information to track down isn't it? you did a much better job than me

[RydCook]

No worries mate. Yeah it is a bit, I suppose its not the most popular information if you get me, most people arn't bothered unless their film-makers or something, can i ask why you needed to know?

[anonlytwin]

course you can... part of the thesis i'm writing is trying to argue that shane's production process (working with relatively small budgets, working within his own locale, working with friends and a closely knit crews, working with stories and subject matter that he has first hand experience of... and so on... any other suggestions appreciated successfully departs from a lot of the restrictions that are conventionally associated with the creation of most feature films and this allows for a creative process that embraces a form of improvisation that has the capabilities to achieve a form of realism that we don't get to see to often in British cinema... or something like that.... early days... cheers for all your help RYD22

[RydCook]

ahh cool, well glad i could help. I remember the whole reason i ended up on these forums was because I needed info for a Research project i was doing on Shane Meadows and Dead Man's Shoes I think i got some help? Can't really remember, but that was back when the forum was simply a list of topics! My post was called "Concept to consumption" Ha ha Anyway i'll stop being all nostalgic and shut up.

[anonlytwin]

i can't find budget details anywhere! i have read the letters n/a about twenty times today... can anyone help?

[anonlytwin]

also, i keep on reading that once upon a time only made 350,000 quid at the box office- can this be accurate? mind you, these sources also claim it was only screened at 17 cinemas so it may well be right?! help!

[Dave]

Doesn't IMDB Pro have such info? Not sure though.

You can sign up for a free trial.

[anonlytwin]

ta dave, already checked that one out- been fairly well informed that it does, but the rule of thumb is that if you can't find it elsewhere then you won't find it there.. i.e. you'll get the details of how much the titanic cost to make but probably not smalltime- it facilitates an easy way to find info thats already out there basically... dead mans was the info i really really needed though so i'm happy... just to confirm- it was intended to cost £75,000?? (and not £750,000... or was that a typo) a million is still a magnificent achievement

[RydCook]

Yes I read it in a book when researching for my project. Hmm.. now what book was it.. I can't for the life of me remember. But it was obviously written before the making of DMS and spoke of the plans to make the film with only £75,000, by having a limited crew etc. I wish i could remember what the book was for you mate.. It might have been some shooting people book? But it was just like one sentance. Must have been published in 2003/4. I'll try remember.