Monday, 5 January 2026

I, Daniel Blake

 1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters?

Independent films have much smaller budgets, and are often supported financially by public service broadcasters, film institutions and charity funding. They are also distributed by smaller companies. Hollywood blockbusters use big stars and they have a big budget 

2) What is I, Daniel Blake about?
I, Daniel Blake is a powerful British film (and stage adaptation) abouta 59-year-old joiner from Newcastle who, after a heart attack, clashes with the dehumanizing, bureaucratic welfare system while trying to claim benefits, forming a bond with a struggling single mother and her children caught in similar traps

3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important?
ken loach

4) How was I, Daniel Blake promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign and how they targeted their audience.
 organise free (pay what you can), premiered in Newcastle projected on the house of parliament 

5) What unusual or creative marketing methods were used to get audiences talking about the film?
they projected on the house of parliament

6) What was the estimated production budget for I, Daniel Blake and how much did it make at the box office?
$2million and made £11million 

7) What were some of the companies involved in funding or producing I, Daniel Blake? 
UK/French co-production, funded by public bodies and produced by several independent film companies. 

8) What is the name of the film regulator in the UK and what was the age rating for I, Daniel Blake?
BBFC
9) What aspects of the film contributed to the film's age rating?
how much violence there is  

10) Finally, considering everything you have learned about I, Daniel Blake, do you think the film was a success? Explain your answer in a well developed paragraph. Try and compare it to Black Widow if you can.
I think it was a success because it took them £2million to make the film and they made £11mollion back form it were as it took them $200million to make black widow and they only made $379 million and they made I, Daniel Blake did not care about the money they only wanted to tell us that there was a massage behind it.

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