Attack The Block Research

   Attack The Block is a british film written and directed by Joe Cornish. It is set in South London and is about a gang of teenagers that attempt to save their home from an alien invsion.

   It was produced by a variety of companies such as Studio Canal - that finances films such as Bridget Jones's Diary, the UK Film Council - which had funded The Kings Speech and Nowhere Boy, Big Talk Productions - which makes films such as Paul and Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World,  and Film4 - which is most famous for making Slumdog Millionaire. 
  
   Attack The Block  was inspired by the directors experience of being mugged near his home in London, which is portrayed in the first scene where Sam is attacked by the gang. He began to research into the lives of teenagers in gangs and wanted to make a movie featuring the young culture of South London but with the added sci-fi element to it.

   The main problem that arose during the film was the budgetary constraints. This resulted in 15 pages of the script having to be removed.

   The producers of the film did tried to save money by using the bare minimum of CGI so they showed the aliens when absolutely necessary and they used people in constumes for the aliens in some of the shots, which apparently made it more realistic for the actors. The actors themselves were reasonable unknown - the biggest person in it was Nick Frost. This would have saved a lot more money than if they used big, well known stars. The main bulk of the film was filmed in 67 days which would also add to the savings, resulting in lower costs for things such as hiring out sets and equipment.

   The film is rated 15 due to profanity, drugs, violence, and scenes which some viewers may find disturbing.

   The film was promoted in a variety of ways, such as
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   Attack The Block had an original soundtrack that was composed by Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton, from the electronic music group Basement Jaxx, and Steven Price.