PAPADOPOLOUS AND SONS: THE INTERVIEW
From the interview, I learnt many things about Marcus and the production of the film:
1) In order to balance costs, the art department and location manager were paid according to the amount of work needed to be done on each set, i.e. the location manager found two shops for Double M Films to use, which needed a little bit of work from the art department, so the location manager would have been paid more.
2) That Marcus's view of being independent as a film-maker is to be using your own money to fund your film, and is how he and his brother made Papadopolous and sons
3) Self-distribution was used for the UK as no reputable/recognisable distributors could be found, so Marcus handed out flyers at the Cineworld locations, made the poster and trailer, in order to raise awareness about his film
4) They looked up areas where the most Greeks were in the UK, in order to decide where they were going to screen the film
5) Some Hollywood films released around that time did not make nearly as much profit as Papadopolous and Sons
6) The film was inspired by Marcus's own experiences of questioning who he was and losing his heritage
7) Prior to making the film, Marcus studied at the Met Film school on a film making course. He had not made films previous to Papadopolous and Sons.
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