Tuesday 11 March 2014

Research on How I Live: Task 1 the film


Task 1: The Film

Find out the following information about this film:

·         What is the synopsis?
The film is based on the bestselling book ‘How I Live Now’ written by Meg Rossoff. The movie is based on a fifteen year old girl who visits her family in England as a holidy. She moves in with her Aunt Penn and her children Osbert, Isaac, Edmond and Piper in the country side. She later on falls in love with the eldest son Edmond, they live in a barn as a family while England breaks out in nuclear war. Soon after they are found by soldiers and are then separated. The boys Edmond and Isaac are taken with the soldiers while the girls Daisy and Piper are taken to another home where they have to work on a field all day. After seeing horrific scenes of violence Daisy decides to take Piper and run away from the home they were allocated at in order to go back home where Edmund and Isaac where.

·         Who was the director and what other films have they made/directed?
Kevin Macdonald – The Last King of Scotland (2006) State of Play (2009) The Eagle (20011) currently directing Black Sea

·         How much was the budget?
It was a low budget film.

·         Which companies made the film?
BFI Film Fund
Cowboy Films
Film 4
Passion Pictures
Prospect Entertainment
Protagonist Pictures
UK Film Council

·         Where was it filmed?
Wales

·         What camera was used for the cinematography? What were the benefits of using this camera?
Arri Alexa M
Arri Alexa Plus
Arricam LT
Arriflex 435
Canon EOS C300

·         Who are the main actors and what else have they been in?
Daisy – Saoirse Ronan – Hanna (2011) The Lovely Bones (2009)
Isaac – Tom Holland – The Impossible (2012) Locke (2013)
Eddie – George Mackay – Peter Pan (2003) Defiance (2008)
Piper – Harley Bird – Peppa Pig (2010-12)

·         Which company did the visual effects for the film?  What type of effects did they create?
Union Visual Effects
Plowman Craven & Associates

·         Which studio/s distributed the film in the UK, USA and Europe?
UK: Momentum Pictures
USA: Magnolia Pictures, Alliance Films, Magnolia Home ENtertainment
European: Golden Village Pictures, MVP Entertainment, PARLUX Entertainment, TF1 International, UGC Distribution, Videorama, Carmen, Filmax, Impuls Home Entertainment, Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais

·         Where was it distributed? (Which countries has it been released in?)
Singapore
USA
Hungary
France
Greece
Canada
Russia
Spain
United Arab Emirates
Switzerland
Australia
UK
Portugal

·         What country is the film from? (explain your answer)
The film is a British movie as the majority of the characters are British. As well as that the movie setting is in Wales.

·         Which film festival’s has appeared in?
Toronto International Film Festival
Dubai International Film Festival
British Film Festival
Adelaide Film Festival

·         What awards has it received (if any)?
They have been nominated for Best Actress, Most Promising New Comer in the British Independence Film Award. They were also nominated twice for Young British Performer of The Year in the ALSF Award.

·         In what formats is it available to watch now?
Online
Blue Ray
DVD