Poster to Waz!

This poster says a lot about the film. It shows that this women is a victim in a way because of the cuts on her face they are really noticeable because the red stands out on her face and the black background. We can also tell she can be a victim because of the tears in her eyes. She is very mysterious aswell because we only see half her face showing to use that she could be hiding the other half. But we can also differ that this is the main character because she is the only person on the poster showing she is important to the narrative of the movie. The movie title is in bold red to show blood and to attract the type of audience that like thrillers or horrors they generally use dark strong colours especially black and red to represent evil and death. The unique selling point is the mainly the red colour of the title of the movie to show it could be for people who is interested in either thrillers or horror movies. 

Spreading the word

The film was marketed by the trailer putting it on the TV and reviews in film magazines. There was a mixed review of the film some people said that it was a really good film and other people said it was really bad, because they thought it was just a movie like "Se7en" a movie made in america which has the same kind of feel to it.

DISTRIBUTION

Distribution

Vertigo Films (2007) (worldwide) (theatrical)

ARM Distribution (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)

Filmes Lusomundo (200?) (Portugal) (theatrical)

Lizard Cinema Trade (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)

Square One Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (theatrical) (film festivals)

Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)

Vértigo Films (2008) (Spain) (theatrical)

All Interactive Distribution (2007) (Australia) (DVD)

Canal Film (2009) (Norway) (TV)

Contender Entertainment Group (2008) (UK) (DVD)

Dimension Extreme (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)

Genius Products (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)

Weinstein Company, The (2008) (USA) (DVD)

This is taken from IMDB's website. 

Marketing:

This film wasn't made for the big mainstream cinema. It was made for the audience that liked thrillers and an independent films. A magazine called Total Film gave them a review, they chose to allow them to review the movie because it is one of the biggest film magazines out there, so people who like "Total film" will see the movie and might go and see it. They gave it 3 stars saying "A bit of a mish-mash then, shot in a murky half-light that suggests someone wiped the lens with an oily rag. Still, bring a strong stomach and you'll find more than enough to justify the ticket price." 

"Empire Film," also gave a review of the movie, for the same reason of "Total film" magazine the distributions of WAZ decided to get their film reviewed, so that more people can find out about the film watch it and buy it on DVD. The "Empire" gave WAZ 4 stars more than "Total film" and said that "If you've got the stomach for strong scenes of torture, and the heart to take part in an uncomfortable debate about human nature, this intelligent horror is well worth your time."

W Delta Z

Genre:

This is a psychological thriller. They have done horror movies such as The Children, Doghouse, Shrooms and Outpost. Which are similar to Waz but a different hybrid. It doesn't have a lot of horrors or thrillers but when they come out they do get a particular audience that comes to watch it. 

Production Issues continued:

Budget:

The estimated budget for this film was £5,000,000. This is a very small budget compared with the big blockbuster films that are made like the dark knight. They didn't use a lot of money because they had to make other films at a time. British Films don't need to have a lot of money unlike Hollywood films which are the biggest in the film industry. 

Locations:

Some of the filming was filmed in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and UK. Even though it was supposed to be set in New York he did a lot of filming in Ireland, this gave them more money to spend on other things such as the casting and the marketing of the film. Also because it would of taken a lot of money to get all the cameras to America and back again. 

Special Effects:

Used special effects for the fake blood, gore and dead bodies that come with the film because it is a psychological thriller. They budget went in with this, it didnt need a lot because there is not many scenes with blood and gore in it but they do have a lot of bodies that had to be made. They also used it for the guns because they are cops. 

w delta z by Vertigo Films

Director: Tom Shankland:

1. The Children (2008)

2. w Delta z (2007)

3. Marple: The Moving Finger (2006)

4."Jericho" (2005)

5."Family Business" (2004)

6. No Night is too Long (2002)

7."Clocking off" (2001)

8."Hearts and Bones" (2000)

9. Going Down (2000)

10. Bait (1999)

11. Bubbles (1998)

These are the movies that he has also directed. The Children is another Vertigo Film made.

Poster of "Football Factory"

This is a poster of the Football Factory made by Vertigo Films. There biggest movie to date.

Vertigo Films

Vertigo Films was set up in 2002 with the specific purpose of making two low-budget, commercial British movies: The Football Factory and It's all gone Pete Tong. The Football Factory was the most successful independent British Film from its DVD sales in History.

Vertigo Films was created by producers Allan Niblo (producer of Human Traffic and South West 9) and James Richardson (producer of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang). Director Nick Love (director of Goodbye Charlie Bright and The Football Factory), distributor Rupert Preston (distributor of Chopper, Chasing Amy and Bride of Chucky and other films) and entrepreneur Rob Morgan. Released Films:

1. The Football Factory (2004) Distributor
2. It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004) Production Company
3. A Good Woman (2004) Distributor
4. Pusher II (2004) Distributor
5. The Business (2005) Production Company
6. Clean (2005) Distributor
7. Pusher 3 (2005) Distributor
8. Stoned (2005) Distributor
9. Dirty Sanchez: The Movie (2006) Production Company
10. Shrooms (2006) Distributor
11. London to Brighton (2006) Distributor
12. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) Distributor
13. WΔZ (2007) Production Company; Distributor—worldwide theatrical
14. Shotgun Stories (2007) Distributor
15. Outlaw (2007) Production Company; Distributor
16. The Escapist (2007) Distributor—UK all media
17. Sparkle (2007) Distributor
18. Faintheart (2008)