I, Daniel Blake: blog tasks

1)Independent cinema is a cinema that produced outside of big studios with a small to medium budget.This is different to Hollywood as it is the complete opposite of what Hollywood cinema is as in Hollywood cinema studios are given massive budgets.

2)It is bout a 59 year old man who must rely on welfare after a heart attack which left him unable to work despite doctors saying his is fit for work.The film shows Daniel Blake work his way appealing for benefits and gains a strong bond with a single mother throughout the film.

3) The director of I, Daniel Blake is Ken Loach. This is important as Ken Loach has a strong thought of social issues as I, Daniel Blake depicts in the film.

4) One way I, Daniel Black was promoted was the hashtag that trended which was "We are all Daniel Blake" Another way the film was promoted was merchandise as they sold T shirts with the hashtag "We are all Daniel Blake"The third way was through the trinity mirror as they advertised the film which would increase potential viewers.

5) Secret cinema youth cinema which was aimed at first time voters before the 2017 elections there was also a food bank set up.

6)The estimated budget for I, Daniel Blake was £2 million. In total the filmed grossed £11 million.

7) Independent films like I, Daniel Blake could compete with Hollywood films like Doctor strange by thinking outside the box and create films that targets a niche audience and slowly build upon it but the targets could be niche audience with high amount of viewers such as an example Boyz in the hood this targets black Americans in the hood but has an overall moral to the story and shows the truth of what actually happens.

8) Overall i think I, Daniel Blake was a successful film as it an overall moral and shows the harsh reality that some people live in and the film made a massive profit compared to the budget it was given.