Jungle Book Interview
Ella: Hello
I’m Ella and today Tom Snow, the producer of ‘Jungle Book’, has joined me for
an interview to discuss his newest film release.
Tom: Thank you for
having me…
Ella: As the
audience, we want to see what we can expect when the film is out in cinema.
Here’s a teaser trailer, let’s have a look.
Trailer
Ella: Firstly, how
did manage to retain realism of the animals whilst making them talking
characters?
Tom: We used the behaviour
of animals and mouth movements of real ones, not humans. The only actor was
used within the action was Mowgli, the young boy.
Ella: After seeing
some teaser clips previously to this interview I wanted to ask where were the
scenes filmed? And were any of the locations real?
Tom: None of them were real.
We used CGI effects to create the backgrounds and the whole of the film was
shot in LA.
Ella: Did you use
any ideas from other films and what skills did you learn from other projects
you had worked on, to help you make the Jungle Book?
Tom: I would say that the
production of Iron Man gave me the most experience in the film industry, in the
aspect of animation and effects.
Ella: What
challenges did you face when making the film? How did you overcome them?
Tom: One thing that was
difficult was trying to create the original Jungle Book, making it just as
successful if not more than the film produced in 1967.
We saw opportunities to
improve aspects of the original, to make it unique against other films, a
chance to access a wider audience. Today’s society and modern technology
enabled us to do this...
Risks were demonstrated
in the early stages of production, including CGI effects and making the animal
characters and scenes look realistic. Despite this being the case, it was worth
the risks.
Ella: How are you
aiming to attract a wide target audience, referring to the age, genre and
gender of the viewer?
Tom: The new release is
categorized as a family viewing film with aspects of action and adventure to
appeal to older people. The remake isn’t as child-like, however uses the same
songs from the previous Jungle Book in order to appeal to the people who had
watched the earlier one.
Ella: Final
question for you, I’ve seen some really good posters promoting the film before
it is released. Are there any other ways you will advertise the film before the
audience see it in cinema?
Tom: We use billboards
world-wide to advertise the films over transport vehicles or bus stop stations.
Merchandise and theme parks that feature the film will be made and sold to
customers to make more profit or the production company. Merchandise will
include things such as, toys, action figures, costumes, outfits etc.
Ella: Thank you for
coming today and answering some questions for us.
Tom: Thank you for having
me.
