Warp Films: fact sheet Jess Pardoe

Warp films are less recognisable than ‘Working Title films’ partly because
they don’t advertise their name on their films or productions, however they
do try to make their films ‘challenging’ and ‘original’. This makes their work
Major releases - eye catching in a different way, instead of advertising their name. They’re
Four Lions (2010) most well-known for ‘This is England’ as it’s appealing to teenagers and
Le Donk and Scor-zay-zee (2009) adults of mixed ages. As they’re a small company they find their funding
Donkey Punch (2008) themselves because they don’t have a company ruling over them, this
This is England (2006) means they are an independent company. The low-cost methods they use
Scummy Man (Music Video - 2006) mean that they don’t use well-known actors and they would most probably
Dead Man’s Shoes (2004) base their films in England as it’s the cheapest area to film a British
My Wrongs (2003) production film in. Their aim is to create fresh, innovative ideas for TV and
film which causes their work to be memorable.

-Warp films also have a company

alongside them called Warp Records,
this explains the ‘Arctic Monkeys -
Scummy Man (Music Video)’ released in
2006. Warp Records are like a sister
company to Warp Films and there are
similarities between the works of both
companies.
-Warp Films target audience would be
mainly adults as some of their films are
thrillers which are not suitable for
children to watch, none of the films listed
above are rating PG or U which means
no child under the age of at least 15
should be watching any of those titles.
-Warp Films receive their funding from
an umbrella-style company called
NESTA, this is because they are an
independent company and have to find
their funding from various other
companies, for example they could be
funded by the National Lottery.

This is England ’86 is Warp Films most recognisable release in the UK, as
there has been a recent re-release of the series on channel 4 and e4 the
name ‘This is England’ should be a household name across the country.
However the age restriction on the programme should cause it not to be
suitable for children as the viewing time is on after the watershed.
Another well known film by Warp Films is ‘Four Lions’ this is because it has
been released this year and is still fresh in people’s minds. This is also given
the age restriction of 15, therefore no child under the age of 15 should be
viewing this film, there will be scenes of violence proving this within it. Warp
Films always label their films with the correct age restrictions, partly because
their styles of film are more likely to be aimed at adults.