Production companies.

A production company is directly responsible for the production of a film. They are in charge of costs/budgeting, scheduling, scripting and hiring film crew and actors. They are the ‘big boss’ of the production, who the director reports to.

A distribution company is responsible for getting the film out into the public eye, getting it into cinemas or VOD (video on demand) services such as Netflix and iTunes. They are also responsible for the marketing/advertising of the film, they set the film up with different platforms and handle the press.

Warp films is an independent production company based in Sheffield. They are a relatively low budget producer. They have produced films such as ‘Dead man’s shoes’ (2004), ’This is England’ (2006), ’Four Lions’ (2010) and ‘Arctic Monkeys at the Apollo’ (2008). Their productions have won numerous awards –their debut film, Chris Morris’ My Wrongs #8245-8249 & 117, won award for best short film at the 2003 BAFTA awards, and their ‘This is England’ won many awards, including best film at the British Independent Film Awards and best British film at the BAFTAs (the companies third BAFTA). ‘Four Lions’ was nominated for two BAFTAs, winning one – the ‘Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer’. They have gone on to produce three sequel TV series’ of ‘This is England’ for Channel 4 and they are currently working with Channel 4, the BBC and Sky to bring television shows to these channels.