TKTKM Case Study Introduction

The Knife that Killed Me Case Study Introduction

Film genres: Thriller, Drama

Type of Production: Indie (independent feature film - low budget)

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Narrative: This film is about the struggles of an average teenage student who is torn between being friends with the school ‘freak’ Shane or the violent Roth. He gets sucked into rivalry and learns that there are social circles you belong to and ones you don’t. The narrative features peer pressure, bullying and the consequences that can occur. It involves strong themes of friendship, life and death, growing up and insecurities.

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Release Dates and Formats: 
Will be released around the 28^th October 2014 in the UK non-theatrically. Following the film’s multiplatform premiere, The Knife That Killed Me will be released in cinemas nationwide in selected venues in October. A major deal with Universal Pictures UK will see the film released on DVD and Video-On-Demand later.
There will be a screening at a Rome youth film festival, a Coventry literary screening (June 2014), and a charity event screening in Notting hill picture house (October 2014)

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Nationality: British

The film is made by Green Screen Productions (which is a company who produce their own films) in association with Pilot Theatre and Palace Pictures . It is distributed by Universal Pictures (UK) and Focus Features (US).

Gloucester Place and International Pictures provided subsidies.

The visual effects and post production was delivered by the University of York TFTV department. Students helped to edit the film.

The film was produced by Alan Latham and Thomas Mattinson (who were brought in to work with Green Screen Productions).

Everything was done with support and help from Universal Pictures.

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Production budget: £3 million
Film was also financed by Matador Pictures.

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It is based on the novel by Anthony McGowan, and was adapted and directed by Marcus Romer (Pilot Theatre) and Kit Monkman (KMA).

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Romer (actor, director and writer) is also known for This is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Rapper (2000) , Hillborough (1996), and Micky Love (1993). His production of ‘Lord of the Flies’ again for Pilot Theatre won several awards and ran between 1998 and 2008

Kit Monkman is a visual effects artist, director and writer. He has a reputation for working with indie films and is very experimental.

CAST INCLUDES Jack McMullen (who plays Paul Varderman the main protagonist), Reece Dinsdale, Jamie Shelton (who plays Roth), Oliver Lee (Shane), Haruka Abe (Serena)
The cast are mostly British and localised. They are not widely famous.


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Core audience: British teenagers

Secondary audience: British adults, fans of the directors, fans of the franchise

Tertiary markets: Teachers, parents, fans of similar stylistic films such as Sin City and 300