SUBMARINE

LIST OF CREDITS IN
ORDER(BEFORE FILM
BEGINS)
Film4
UK Film Council
Film4 and UK Film Council Presents
In association with the Wales Creative IP Fund and the film agency Wales
In association with Optimum releasing and Protagonist pictures
In association with Red Hour Films
A warp films production
Title Submarine

LIST OF CREDITS IN
ORDER(DURING FILM)
Prologue
Part 1
Jordana Bevan
Part 2
Graham Purvis
Part 3
Show Down
Epilogue

LIST OF CREDITS IN
ORDER(AFTER THE FILM)
VIDEO:

THE TYPE OR CATEGORY

OF TITLE SEQUENCE
The credits run over a blank screen of a solid colour (dark blue).
The beginning credits were interrupted with moving image and some
establishing scenes.

WHO IS THE PRODUCER?

The film was produced by Mark Herbert and Andy Stabbing.
The producer was Mary Burke.

Interview with the producers of Submarine:

How did the project come about?

Mary: My assistant at Warp at the time [2006], Ally Gipps told me about his friend, Joe [Dunthorne], who was a
writer. He gave me Joes dissertation [a shortened version of novel] which he was writing for his degree at East
Anglia University.

I read it and thought, oh my god, this is good, and I asked him to send it to me when he had expanded it into a
book, which he did, at the same time as he was sending it to publishers. I showed it to Mark and we optioned the
book. Then Joe won the Curtis Brown award for the book and everyone was talking about this kid. So it was lucky
that I got in early.

Why did you think it would make a good film?

Mary: I always read books with a film in mind, and when I read it I just thought it was really funny. As an American,
I thought it had an American sensibility in terms of the humour, it felt a lot like Rushmore and was really punchy,
but also that the story is obviously very British, so I thought it would work well in both markets. Plus there was just
something really appealing about the type of fresh young comedy voice in the writing.

Did you immediately think of Richard to direct it?

Mark: We had been working with Richard for a while on his Arctic Monkeys videos and we were big fans of Garth
Marenghi, so we had wanted to work with him for a while, even before This Is England.

Mary: I had been looking for a project for Richard for quite sometime, he had done some script editing on Bunny
And The Bull, so I knew the kind of writing he could produce and I thought he would be a great person to adapt it.

So I gave it to him and said, although youre not as sadistic, the character [played by Craig Roberts] reminds me of
you in some ways.

You were taking a risk with a first time feature director. Did he live up to your expectations?

INTERVIEW
WITH
PRODUCER
S:

PRODUCTION
The film was produced by Warp Films and Film4 Productions. Principal
photography began on 26 October 2009 and filming finished in December
2009. Andrew Hewitt composed the score and musician Alex Turner of Arctic
Monkeys contributed five songs.

It was a British film produced by smaller media conglomerates. However, it

proved successful. The film premiered at the 35th Toronto International Film
Festival in September 2010. Following a generally positive reception it was
picked up by The Weinstein Company for a North American release. The film
also played at the 54th London Film Festival in October 2010 and was
played out of competition at the 27th Sundance Film Festival in January
2011.It was also screened along with 400 other films at the 61st Berlin
International Film Festival the next month.

BOX OFFICE

The film grossed $467,602 in the USA, plus $3,407,282 outside the USA, for
a combined gross of $3,874,884.

STORYLINES AND PLOTS

INTRODUCED AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE FILM
Who am I? Self Discovery
Romance between Oliver and Jordana.

When Jordana invites Oliver to meet secretly after school, she takes pictures
of them kissing, hoping to make her ex-boyfriend jealous. The plan backfires,
but Jordana soon becomes his girlfriend.

WHO ARE THE MAIN

CHARACTERS?
Oliver Tate 15 year old schoolboy in uniform played
by Craig Roberts. He is well known for his role in Tracy
Beaker as Rio.
Jordana Bevran schoolgirl in uniform played by
Yasmin Paige
She is also known for her role in the Sarah Jane
Adventures.

SOCIAL GROUPS WE ARE

INTRODUCED TO
Biggest group within film students. There are also groups within the
student group.
We are introduced to a stereotypical bully and a target for the bully.

The character of Oliver subverts the teenage stereotype as he is very

intelligent.

INTERACTION WITH ADULTS.

Oliver shows little intimacy with parents; their conversations are very limited.
There is a lack of respect you look good for your age.
Almost no conversation with Father.

CAMERA
A lot of close ups of main character.
Focuses attention on their emotional state and their character as they are the
ones we see develop throughout the film.

Wide Shots are used to establish setting. Eg. school grounds or the beach.

EDITING
Red Filter/glow

Kaleidoscope effect -

SOUND
Alex Turner contributed 5 songs to the movie lead singer from the Arctic
Monkeys.

An Oliver Tate voiceover over many scenes of the film

Were given insight into his thoughts.

MISE EN SCENE
Lighting techniques were used:
Dark scenes reflect depression and sadness of characters and events in
their lives
Red filter/glow colour represents love/danger could foreshadow
upcoming events.

MISE EN SCENE
Key locations and settings:
Empty/bland corridor of hospital
Mesh bridge over waterfall Olivers dream
Construction site Jordana didnt like romantic places shows the
personalities of characters.

MISE EN SCENE
Props/symbols:
Roses a symbol for romance
Olivers briefcase hints his intelligence.

MY THOUGHTS:
I really liked the film and I thought it was quite a unique comedy as it was
subtly funny.
I think its a good example of a teen film because it covers the major themes
that teen films cover e.g.. Love and relationship with parents.
However, I do think it was unique as the main characters were not
stereotypical teenagers. They represented a different side to teenagers.