I surprising enjoyed this film however i did find it difficult to follow at the begining but soon picked it up as the ending sumed everything up. By using Sam Rockwell as the main character him, himself as an actor attracts the typical science 'geeks' to the flm who would enjoy it not only because he is in it but, also because the genre relates to what they like. He is in many science films and therefore is well known uopon them fans of that particular genre, by including him he would also bring viewers to the film.
The main audience of the film would be the quadrant men over 25 as relating to the sci-fi audience genre. They tried by adding a bit of romance attract a different audience steriotypically women, however the story line was based on the science side too much and in my view the romance theme was chucked in. By trying to attract other viewers from other quadrants it would then cost them more money, which they could not afford. Also i dont think the advertising was very beneficial as it was below the line, the poster above it plain with no particular structure which catches my eye.
As it isn't my usual genre of film i watch i dont think otherwise i would of picked it up to watch it, however sitting down with the class being made to watch it i found out that in the end i quite liked it, however thats the problem name, poster, front cover and actors dont attract my attention. This is based on the problem of money and their low budget.
A decent post Paige. Try and expand on your point about Budget. How key do you think money and budget is to making a film a success?
ReplyDeleteDoes a 'good' film necessarily make a lot of money (even if they have little money to advertise the film) or can 'bad' films make more money because they have a lot of money to throw at promotional material etc?
What do you think is more important, an all star cast or special effects?