I Daniel Blake

 

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

 is a movie theater which screens independent, art house, foreign, or other non-mainstream films.

2) What is I, Daniel Blake about?

he main character, Daniel Blake, 59, who has worked as a joiner most of his life in the North East of England needs help from the State for the first time ever following an illness.

He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one roomed homeless hostel in London is to accept a flat some 300 miles away.

Daniel  stands up and fights for his dignity, leading a one-man crusade for compassion that will transform the lives of a struggling single mother (Katie) and her two children.   It is a drama that has a strong political message about Britain in an age of government austerity.

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

KEN LOACH

He’s never had Hollywood success, mainly because he’s never wanted it. Loach’s style is social realism – telling stories that represent the lives of ordinary working-class people and the social issues they face, for example unemployment, poverty and addiction. His films also have political themes. Rather than create films for entertainment or money, his goal is to expose and educate people to the issues that many people in society face.

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

projected onto the Houses of Parliament ('guerrilla marketing')

Loach appeared on BBC Question Time to talk on issue giving the film extra credibility

Organise free (or ‘pay what you can’) screenings and talks in community centres across the UK to build local enthusiasm for the film’s message.

5) What unusual or creative marketing methods were used to get audiences talking about the film?

There not what other producer would normally do to market there films

6) What was the estimated production budget for I, Daniel Blake and how much did it make at the box office?

Estimated production budget was 2 million usd and the Box office: 15.8 million USD

7) How can independent films like I, Daniel Blake compete with Hollywood blockbusters like Black Widow?

In my opinion they can but i dont know how.

8) In your opinion, was I, Daniel Blake a success?

Yes