Film Industry Research (The Inbetweeners 2)

British film industry has a more difficulty in funding; this is due to the small audience they get after producing a film. They find this difficult as they must look for a distributor and promoters so that they get some audience for the film. This must be at a price that is small as the film funding is limited. On overage, British films are only £100,000+ in which is relatively a small budget compared to a big blockbuster movie such as the ones in Hollywood which consists of an average of $100,000,000 for their budget, this means that American films are more richer and better than British films as they have a larger budget to use in which they could spend on better actors, facilities and equipment.

The Inbetweeners 2 is probably the best comedian British made that have ever been created as it gained the most money and awards. The story of the film appealed to the audience all over the world which lead to the success of the film. The plot of the film involves four school friends who meet up again for a holiday in Australia, and stars Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison. This story appealed as it was a sign of hope, entertainment and relaxing which appeals to a wider audience. Comparing its naturally small budget of $15,000,000 in which is still small comparing to Hollywood films. They were funded by Film4 which gave them a funding of £5,000,000. They also took the film to Christopher Young who is the producer for the film, The Inbetweeners 2. Some producers work outside of the major studies. Often British productions are made by smaller outfits like Warp Films, working with Film4 or the BBC to try to secure extra funding and help with distribution. As the film is a British comedy, the plot is set in Australia, this signifies that the film would appeal to the audience in Australia which was probably their primary audience. This allowed the company to gain audiences from Australia and from the audiences who are already fans with the four school friends. Approximately, six months later, before making the film, both Film4 and the director Damon Beesley and Iain Morris offered the film to Christopher Young, a famous producer who had experience in the British films and also read the concept of the film and accepted to produce the film.

The development of the film started on the 21^st of August 2012 where it was announced that a sequel was in early stages of pre-production. On the 8^th November, it was announced by series creators Morris and Beesley that a script was being written and it was the “version 0.5”. Later on, on the 1^st of May 2013, the creators of the TV series Morris and Beesley has announced that, although nothing has been signed, a sequel was in the planning stage and possibly set in Australia and to be released later in 2014. On 2^nd of August 2013, the sequel was officially confirmed for release in August 2014. The series’ Facebook page revealed on the 15^th of March 2014 that the sequel would be released on 6 August 2014. On 9 May 2014, a teaser trailer was released where the characters drive through the Outback and call a person a “fire wanker”. A second trailer was released in full length on the official ‘The Inbetweeners’ Facebook page on the 18^th of June, letting their target audiences know a bit more about the storyline and get a better understanding on how it is going to entertain the audiences as it is a comedy film.

The filming of ‘The Inbetweeners 2’ began in Australia on the 7^th of December 2013, even though the film had scenes in the UK. The directors and the producer flew to the South of Australia where part of the film was shot and the places there has no mobile receptions or internet which signifies that it was really difficult for the director and the producers to make the scenes come out well and appeal fabulously to the audiences. Morris, the director of ‘The Inbetweeners 2, had considered filming the Australia scenes in South Africa due to the comparatively high costs in Australia which despites that they would need a higher budget in order to borrow the equipment they would be needing for the shots.

The film premiered at the Leicester Square, London, on the 5^th of August. In attendance were guests were invited to the show. In Australia, the film was distributed by Roadshow Entertainment and released on the 21^st of August 2014. Roadshow Entertainment, a company who distributed the film, also took the film to New Zealand a week later for a wider audience. This made the film successful because the film had a big turn out when their box office got £62, 724, 372 even though their budget was £3,500,000. This signifies that they have made a lot of profit.