Confetti
Confetti is a 2006 British mockumentary romantic comedy film released on 5 May 2006. It was conceived and directed by Debbie Isitt and stars many acclaimed British comedians, including Jessica Stevenson, Jimmy Carr, Martin Freeman, Mark Heap, Julia Davis, Robert Webb and Olivia Colman. It follows a bridal magazine competition for the most original wedding, the ultimate prize being a house, and the three couples who are chosen to compete. The film follows the contestants in a fly-on-the-wall documentary style, akin to The Office. The script was entirely improvised. The film was a box office success, grossing $4.9 million on a budget of $2 million.
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| Cinematography | Dewald Aukema
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| Edited by | Nicky Ager
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| Running time | 100 minutes
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Language | English
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| Box office | $4,903,131
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- One of the deleted scenes was an alternate ending, where the house that Matt and Sam receive as their prize is a log-cabin in North-western Canada, and that Sam's mother was soon to join them. In consideration that the scenes were improvised, you can see Martin Freeman's look of surprise at the end of the scene.
- On the DVD, one of the special features is 'Choose Your Own Winner', where you get to watch a scene with your preferred winner.
- The film was acted out as an improvisation and was shot entirely in chronological order. The actors were not even given call-sheets in order to increase the film's sense of unknowing and the improvisational style. Director of photography, Dewald Aukema explains that "The film is very versatile, as there is no strict script, it is interesting that anything could happen in a particular take, and it could be used effectively in production, it's really up to the actors how they develop the scene and their characters."
- According to Robert Webb in an interview with Graham Norton, they (himself and Olivia Colman) were told that they would be pixelated in the nude scenes (they play a naturist couples), and the first time they found out they weren't was at a screening on the film. Webb recalled a moment when Jessica Hynes turned round and said "Oh-ho-ho" at him. Both Webb and Colman have since spoken negatively about their experiences of the film and dissatisfaction with the end product.
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