I: Hello and welcome to BBC Radio 2. Today I am joined by Rhiannon Ingham, producer of the new hit film Caught Red Handed, to talk about the film and the industry. Welcome, Rhiannon.
R: Hello I, thank you for inviting me on the show.
I: So, your film is produced in association with Owl Entertainment, I hear this new production company is set to expand in the upcoming months.
R: Yes that's right. Owl Entertainment started very small with very little funding, but we've been given sponsors to enable us to reach larger films and collaborate with bigger companies such as Universal Studios.
I: How did you manage to fund your film, and how do films like yours get their finance?
R: Some companies can get government grants, where a council may finance the film if all or part of the film was shot in that area. There are also tax incentives and shelters. With a British Tax Shelter, which aims to minimise tax costs of the film. These can be applied if that part of the film is shot in Britain and the majority of cast and crew are British. There are other ways, such as having private investors looking to show more risk-taking opportunities on their record. Pre-sales are another way of financing a film by selling the rights to it before the film is made.
I: Where did the name, Owl Entertainment, come from?
R: It's not a very interesting story, I knew I wanted to create a production company and I was stuck for names. The name came to me when I was at the zoo looking at an owl enclosure. I thought that Entertainment would fit well with it and it has a good ring to it. Owl Entertainment, it just flows.
I: I totally agree, so I'm guessing the logo came about the same way?
R: Yeah, the logo is an owl in flight. When I was making the ident, I was playing around with Photoshop. I erased the background of the pictures of the owl, took away the colour and made it look a bit like it's from a comic book. The logo itself is a still from the ident with Owl Entertainment spelled under it's wing.
I: So, we know the production companies are involved in making films, but what do they actually do?
R: A production company is the company responsible for the actual production of film or television from script writing, casting, filming, post-production, distribution and marketing. We're responsible for funding and selling the products to studios and cinemas.
I: You mention distributing, what is a film distributor and what do they do?
R: Okay, so a film distributor is a person or a company who are responsible for marketing the film. They can set the release dates of films and decide how they are marketed like DVD, in the cinema, etc. They're also in control of posters, TV commercials, newspaper and magazine adverts and many other types of advertisements.
I: Why are some people mentioned in the titles?
R: In the title sequence I included all the people who had worked on the film. There are a range of people to fit each job.
I: What are the jobs that appear in the titles?
R: We have a number of jobs included in the opening sequence. We have the producer, editor and director, actors, camera operating, costume design, hair and make up and the music producer. They appear in the order of the most popular above the line talent to the least.
I: How has your film been released?
R: We decided to release the film simultaneously on all areas of media such as Cinema, VOD, DVD and television broadcast as it is quite a low budget film and would have made the biggest profit from this route. A film that has been released in a similar way is A Field In England, which was a low budget British film released simultaneously. It was the first film to be released this way.
I: That's all we have time for today I'm afraid. Thank you, Rhiannon, for taking the time to be here to discuss the film industry and how it works. If you want to see Rhiannon star in the new film Caught Red Handed, it's in cinemas near you now.
R: Thank you, it's been a pleasure.
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