Potential Production Companies

I am going to analyse the most used production companies for domestic drama films and start to think about which ones would be more suitable for my film trailer.

1) BBC Films

BBC Films is the feature film-making arm of the BBC, founded on 18 June 1990 and produced/co-produced some of the most successful British films e.g. Brooklyn, Jane Eyre and Saving Mr. Banks. It co-produces around eight fikms a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors.

2) Film4 Productions

Film4 Productions is a British film production company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The company has been responsible for backing a large number of films made in the UK. It is especially known gritty, kitchen-sink style films and period drama.

3) British Film Institute (BFI)
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in UK.

4) Optimum Releasing
Optimum Releasing is a theatrical and home entertainment distributor, founded in 1999 and currently owned by StudioCanal. Since 2006 the company operates as a StudioCanal's releasing subsidiary in UK.

5) Warp Films
Warp Films is an independent film and television production company based in Sheffield & London with a further affiliated company Warp Films Australia based in Melbourne.

7. Tomboy films
Tomboy Films is a long established advertising production company that specialises in producing commercials, digital content and films. The company is run by Glynis Murray and Barnaby Spurrier. Tomboy Boast a roster of world-class, award winning directors, a team of dedicated producers, in-house editors and a line up of writers and digital specialists.

8. Moonspun films
Established by Tracy O'Riordan in 2008, Moonspun films is an award-winning documentary and feature film production company

Domestic Drama Tagline's

I am going to be looking at different tag lines from a variety of domestic drama films to see if there are common themes within them that come up.



1) London to Brighton

2) Fish Tank

I found that tag lines were not a very dominant conventions of domestic dramas and many didn't have any so they were hard to find, I will therefore not be using tag lines in my film but will instead focus on including reviews

Domestic Drama Trailer Analysis Conclusion

• Often bad relationships between characters e.g. parents and children or romantic partners
• sad music is often used
• dull colours
• poverty
• lots of reviews and awards that have been won
• independent film institutions

These were the main conventions that stood out so I will aim to incoporate them into my film.

Domestic Drama Teaser Trailer Genre Convention - Fish Tank

I analaysed the teaser trailer for Fish Tank to establish what conventions for the genre of a Domestic Drama are typically found.






I have embedded the trailer for Fish Tank

Here is a list of the genre conventions I found in this trailer:

• Estates, high rise towers
• working class family
• clothing, accents and behaviour all typical behaviours of low social class 
• Conflict/dispute
• Dull colours
• Messy/dirty house
• Alcohol
• trying to escape from something
• music used to create suspense and heightens when characters are running

Domestic Drama Teaser Trailer Genre Convention - The Selfish Giant

I analysed the Teaser Trailer for The Selfish Giant to establish what genre conventions are found in domestic dramas.





Below is a list of all the genre conventions i found for this trailer:

• slow/sad music
• conflict
• disobedient/troublesome children
• dull colours
• poor housing

Domestic Drama Poster Genre Conventions - Ratcatcher

Below is the poster for 'Rat catcher'

• Central dominant image - character looks unhappy and has a lot on his mind
• the colours are dull and dimmed suggesting sadness and setting the mood of the film
• The font is not very dominant/bold possibly reflecting character

Domestic Drama Teaser Trailer Genre Convention - London to Brighton

I analysed the Teaser Trailer for London to Brighton to establish what genre conventions are found in domestic dramas.

Below is a list of the genre conventions I found:

• Trying to runaway/escape
• young child
• innappropriate relationship with older men
• sad music then changes to more upbeat
• worried parent
• conflict
• crime
• violence