PRODUCTION ISSUES - for The King's Speech

Genre – is it a hybrid? Explain why

The genre of the kings's sppech is a historical drama and its a hybird becuase it has two or more genre's. the film will be popular in the uk epsecially because its a monarachy and brisitish poepl are more sutied to watch these type of films.

Who are the target audiences?

the target audince for this is older people such as 40+ or peolpe who are interested in history and the royal fmaily

Play the opening of the film. What important institutional information are you given in the opening credits? Who are the significant personnel? Why?

Was it niche or mainstream film? Did this change?

it was niche. it started out as a small low key film and they didnt relese it would become as big as it did. this chnaged becasue everybody started talking about it and started to go watch it and gave it great reviews and it gained a lot of popularity this film.

Director

the director of the king's speech is called tom hooper. he has directed eastenders, byker grove , les misberable and others. i think that the initstution choose tom hooper as a director because has  alot of experince but hasnt done anythign big. he as won may awards. Hooper uses camera styles "that encode the DNA of the storytelling in some way" and will reuse and develop filming styles in successive productions. he has had alot of experince and background for this type of film.

Casting? Decisions, reasons for audiences, budget, genres, etc.

the cast memebers they have used in the film are popluar and famous and are good for acting in this types of film such as coiln firth, geofrey rush and Helena Bonham Carter. The genre of the kings speech is accoited with these actors because ethis what they do best it ad what they are well known for and many people loved that.

 

Budget? How much did it make?  How much of a risk was this film

On a budget of GB£8 million, it earned over US$400 million internationally (£250 million).

 

Music?  Cost of tracks?  Record Companies?

Symphony no. 7 in A Major: Allegretto", Heard as George VI delivers his first wartime speech. This significant to the film because eit was akey momnet in the film and needed a famonus track to back it up.

 

Was it a joint production?  How and Why? For the King's Speech there are TWO production companies and synergies would have arisen from such a production. What were they?

Special Effects? Technology – cameras? Producer? Scriptwriter?      Anything else?