Film4 Productions is a British film production company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The company has been responsible for backing a large number of films made in the United Kingdom. The company's first production was Walter, directed by Stephen Frears, which was released in 1982.
Prior to 1998, the company was identified as Channel Four Films or FilmFour International. Later, the outfit was re-branded as FilmFour, to coincide with the launch of a new Digital TV channel of the same name. The company cut its budget and staff significantly in 2002, due to mounting losses, and was re-integrated into the drama department of Channel 4.
In 2004, Tessa Ross became head of both Film4 and Channel 4 drama. The name "Film4 Productions" was introduced in 2006 to tie in with the relaunch of the FilmFour broadcast channel as Film4.
TRANCE
Trance is a 2013 British psychological thriller film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Joe Ahearne and John Hodge. The film stars James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, and Rosario Dawson. The world premiere of the film was held in London on 19 March 2013. Washington Post writer Michael O'Sullivan describes Boyle as "playing fast and loose with reality.
| Directed by | Danny Boyle |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Danny Boyle Christian Colson |
| Written by | Joe Ahearne John Hodge |
| Starring | James McAvoy Vincent Cassel Rosario Dawson |
| Music by | Rick Smith |
| Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle |
| Editing by | Jon Harris |
| Studio | Cloud Eight Films Pathé International Film4 Productions Indian Paintbrush |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English French |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $24,252,013 |
Cast
- James McAvoy as Simon
- Vincent Cassel as Franck
- Rosario Dawson as Elizabeth
- Danny Sapani as Nate
- Matt Cross as Dominic
- Wahab Sheikh as Riz
- Mark Poltimore as Francis Lemaitre
- Tuppence Middleton as Young Woman in Red Car
- Simon Kunz as Surgeon
- Michael Shaeffer as Security Guard #1
- Tony Jayawardena as Security Guard #2
- Vincent Montuel ... Handsome Waiter
- Jai Rajani as Car Park Attendant
- Spencer Wilding as 60's Robber
- Gursharan Chaggar as Postman
- Edward Rising as 60's Auctioneer
Production
Development
After director Danny Boyle filmed Shallow Grave in 1994, Joe Ahearne sent the director his screenplay for Trance,
seeking Boyle's encouragement. Boyle thought that the project would be
"quite difficult" for a beginning screenwriter. Ahearne later turned the
script into a 2001 television movie.
Boyle never forgot it, and almost two decades after their original
conversation he contacted Ahearne about turning it into a feature film. Partially based on Ahearne's 2001 British television film of the same name, Trance underwent script doctoring by screenwriter John Hodge – marking the fifth motion picture collaboration between Hodge and Boyle.
Casting
In May 2011, Michael Fassbender was cast as Franck but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Colin Firth was considered for the part before Cassel was cast. Scarlett Johansson, Melanie Thierry, and Zoe Saldana were considered for the role that went to Dawson.
McAvoy, who accepted the role in 2011, said that he almost turned
down the part, while reading the script, because Simon seemed to be a
victim, which didn't interest him. He told NPR's reporter Laura Sullivan,
"And then I got about 15 or 20 pages in, and I started to sense that
something else was coming in the character. And then something else did
come. And then about every 10 pages, something else came. Until at the
end, I was hunching at the bit, as we say in Scotland... It just means I
was desperate...I was hungry to play this part.".Filming
Principal photography began in September 2011. After filming wrapped up, the film was placed on hold in order for Boyle to work on the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Post-production was then picked up again in August 2012.Boyle said that this is "the first time I put a woman at the heart of a movie." He also said that he originally intended to set the movie in New York City, but it was filmed in London and in Kent instead, as Boyle's Olympic ceremony duties meant he had to stay in the UK.
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