Handmade films are a British film production and distribution company. One of their biggest and most successful releases was ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ which is a film we have been influenced by whilst making our production. After finding out that they were affiliated with the film we did some research into the company to see if they would be a suitable distribution company for our production. They have also released films such as Monty Python's Life of Brian
which shows that they are a diverse company with a very varied back catalogue. This would make it suitable for our film because it has the seriousness of ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ and other similar “gangsterish”/crime genre connotations but it is also quite unique in the way that it is modern and involves modern issues and modern day teenage characters. This is a selling point which I believe would interest a diverse label. They also released ‘127
hours’ which is based on a true story, this could relate to the real life, imaginable situation of Callum in our production.
In July 2010, Handmade was purchased for $6.1 million by a syndicate of Jersey based businessmen David Francis. This relatively low price for an entire company suggests that it is quite independent and it shows it isn’t as big as Warner Brothers or Miramax. For example, Disney tried to buy Miramax in 2010 for $700 million which shows just how big and powerful it is. However this is another factor that appeals to us and it would also appeal to a company investing in a film with no background as they would be unsure whether they would make any
money.
which shows that they are a diverse company with a very varied back catalogue. This would make it suitable for our film because it has the seriousness of ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ and other similar “gangsterish”/crime genre connotations but it is also quite unique in the way that it is modern and involves modern issues and modern day teenage characters. This is a selling point which I believe would interest a diverse label. They also released ‘127
hours’ which is based on a true story, this could relate to the real life, imaginable situation of Callum in our production.
In July 2010, Handmade was purchased for $6.1 million by a syndicate of Jersey based businessmen David Francis. This relatively low price for an entire company suggests that it is quite independent and it shows it isn’t as big as Warner Brothers or Miramax. For example, Disney tried to buy Miramax in 2010 for $700 million which shows just how big and powerful it is. However this is another factor that appeals to us and it would also appeal to a company investing in a film with no background as they would be unsure whether they would make any
money.
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