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

Firstly, how did manage to retain realism of the animals whilst making them talking characters?

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.

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?

None of them were real. We used CGI effects to create the backgrounds and the whole of the film was shot in LA.

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?

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.

What challenges did you face when making the film? How did you overcome them?

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.

How are you aiming to attract a wide target audience, referring to the age, genre and gender of the viewer?

The new release is categorised 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.

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?

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.

Thank you for coming today and answering some questions for us.

Thank you for having me.