Production Team: The Boat That Rocked.

Director: Richard Curtis

Producers: Hillary Bevan Jones, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner

Executive Producer: Lisa Chasin

Co-Producer: Ronaldo Vasconcellos

Associate Producer: Emma Freud

Screenwriter: Richard Curtis

Production Manager: James Biddle

Production Accountant: Nathan Woods

Location Manager: Adam Richards

Director of Photography: Danny Cohen

Production Designer: Mark Tildesley

Costume Designer: Joanna Johnston

Editor: Emma Hickox

Sound Designer: Ian Voigt

SFX Supervisor: Richard Conway 

VFX Supervisor: Richard Briscoe 

Hair and Makeup Designer: Christine Blundell

Writer and Director Richard Curtis:

Distribution.

Originally, Universal Pictures were tipped to be in charge of the film's distribution, however, Focus Features took over and began working with Richard Curtis to produce a leaner version of the film in an attempt to ensure the film succeeds overseas. 

Before the U.S release date, Focus Features decided to edit the 129 minute movie to make it shorter. The Boat That Rocked was originally supposed to open in  U.S. theatres on August 28 2009 (in accordance with Universal Pictures' plans), but the date was pushed back to November. President of Focus Features, James Schamus said: “It will be a shorter, leaner version…We think it is a real crowd-pleaser. We love a challenge, and we love working with Working Title.”

Varying film posters for The Boat That Rocked, the last one is a poster from the US which shows the title change in distribution.

Production & Distribution Details - The Boat That Rocked.

Release Dates:

Film: April 1, 2009 (UK)

Running Time:

135 minutes

Distributor:

Focus Features

Production Company:

• Working Title Films

Box Office Total:

$2,869,000

Production Budget:

$50,000,000 (Estimated)

Filming Locations:

London, England                                                                             

Analysis.

The Boat that Rocked - Analysis of Film Poster 

Narrative: 

Series of images suggest there is no one main character.

Facial expressions show personalities of characters e.g. Bill Nighy presented as cool/laid back, Kenneth Brannagh shown as boring and stern.

Clothing is representative of the decade in which the film is set - bright glasses/high collars/ ascots etc.

Images of the Key Settings and the main characters:

The title of the film ‘The Boat That Rocked’ - shown clearly.

Bold, prominent font used to draw in viewers, font also linked to the era.

The film consists of well known British and American actors e.g. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Rhys Ifans.

They use Philip Seymour Hoffman to appeal to an american audience.

The stars names are placed above the title of the film. 

The key images of the poster consist of the main characters each pulling an expression that links to their characteristics. 

A large array of colours to represent their large and differing personalities e.g. Kenneth Brannagh has a grey background (boring/conservative) whereas Nick Frost has a yellow background (fun/bubbly/warm). 

The film appears to link to music, shown by use of the word ‘rock’ and the fact that it is about DJs in the 60s. 

The target audience could be a number of demographics because of the era in which it is set. Whereas the obvious rebellious nature of the film would appeal to a younger audience.