Film Industry: Blinded By The Light case study

 Q1: It was inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and his love of the works of Bruce Springsteen. Manzoor co-wrote the script with Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. It is based on Manzoor's 2007 memoir Greetings from Bury

Q2:The fact that so many people around the world who have seen Blinded By the Light have responded with empathy to characters apparently very different from themselves offers some hope in what can feel like hopeless times. It suggests that stories can reach places that journalism cannot.

Q3: The Sundance Film Festival has been a vital part of the film industry since its inception in 1978. Founded by Robert Redford, the festival was created to provide a platform for independent filmmakers to showcase their talents to a wider audience

Q4: Blinded By The Light costs around $15m to make. Key points: Bend It Films developed the film with support from Levantine Films and Ingenious Media.

Q5: The famous Bend it Like Beckham sensation was the hit movie that broke world records and even streamed in North Korea an astonishing feat.

Q6:Robert Shaye founded New Line Cinema in 1967. The company began by distributing foreign, kitsch, and art house films to college campuses and eventually grew to distribute and produce films in the Hollywood industry.

Q7:Brexit actually inspired the director to create this film due to the uprising and sudden attraction of xenophobia and racism it inspired her to push this movie out and bring more awareness to the situation.

Q8:It did not win any prizes but was picked up by New Line Cinemas, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers that specializes in independent film for $15 million after it was chosen in an all-night bidding/auction war.

Q9: Warner subsidiaries were rumored to be bidding for the rights of BBTL but lost it showing how much the film industry relies on America and Hollywood to produce these middle-budget films.

Q10:What the allure was is how much influence and relatability the film had for a variety of audiences ones that were dealing with strict parents perhaps restricting their goals and dreams to not scare their parents it's all relatable for us no matter where we are from and that is alluring.

Q11: "With the reach of a studio and the flexibility of an indie, we share bold stories with audiences around the world" That is the mission of Eone Entertainment and their goal and objective.


Q12:The trailer suggests it's a very romantic and comedic film that runs throughout the film it brings happiness and excitement in the audience and that feel-good attitude that attracts audiences a lot.

Q13:Interviews bring more awareness to the film and perhaps a greater incite on what the film is about and what they were trying to achieve.

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Q15: They used Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter to push their film toward their audience or potential audience.

Q16: Trailers, posters, and interviews are all the way they have advertised their films to their audience.

Q17: She is a cultural individual who pushes more culture and mixes it with the new generation to create a synergized audience.

Q18: It made 19M at the box office and the reason as to why is the unfortunate timing of an extremely similar film that was released on the same day which caused a split in the audience.It might have been the repetitiveness of the film asian kid strict parents happy ending it all sounds the same and might have bored and scared off some people.

Q19:

domestic Box Office$11,901,145Details
International Box Office$7,628,769Details
Worldwide Box Office$19,529,914
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales$599,653Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales$551,394Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales$1,151,047

THESE ARE THE STATISTICS OF BLINDED BY THE LIGHT AND FIGURES.
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