intro to british film industry

 Use our brilliant Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) to find Media Factsheet #132 on British Film. You can find it online here - you'll need to log in using your Greenford Google loginRead the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions:


1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British.
Location, protagonist is british, british production company
2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film?
Hollywood production context means that most films made by Hollywood studios have high budgets, a heavy reliance on celebrities. The British film production context does not have as many clearly defined characteristics.
3) When did the James Bond franchise start?
1960's
4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s?
The 1970s sees a rise in British Films of sexual content.
The 1980s see the rise of videos and the ‘video nasty’s scare where filmmaking was becoming more accessible and more extreme content was being created and finding its way to Britain.

5) What groups are often represented in British film? Give examples of films these groups feature in.
Working-class, immigrants, marginalised groups. (bend it like beckham, billy elliot, lock stock)
6) What does the Factsheet suggest might be the audience appeal of British film?
The audience is aligned with the white female protagonist who starts the film as a victim of youth crime but then becomes an alley and guide to the troubled teens.
Factsheet #100: British film industry

To complete our introduction to the British film industry, we need a little more background to the industries context.
Find Media Factsheet #100 on the British film industry. You can find it on the same link as aboveRead the whole of the Factsheet and answer the following questions:

1) What is the 'cultural test' to see if a film counts as British?
The film is set in the uk
Lead ccast is british
Film is based on a british matter
Original dialogue is english
2) Complete the task on the Factsheet - choose three of the films listed and research them to work out what they score on the cultural test: The Sweeney (2012), Attack The Block, The King's Speech, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Skyfall.
The sweeney- 4, 4, 4, 4
Attack the block-  4, 4, 4, 4
The king's speech- 4, 4, 4, 4
3) What is the main problem for the British film industry?

in order to get the film exhibited, the filmmakers have to sacrifice the
distribution rights by selling the film to a distribution company.

4) What are three of the strengths of the British film industry?
Makes 5% of world box-office takings
Outstanding creative skills of practitioners 
Outstanding facilities 

5) What are the two options for the future of the British film industry?

British filmmakers could choose to rely upon co-productions with American studios to keep the industry afloat.

Attempt to make low budget films targeted at a niche, British audience.

6) In your opinion, which of these two options would best safeguard the future of the British film industry?
In the context of making profit, relying on American studios would be a best bet for the British film industry because they can ensure a large audience therefore ensuring that they are making money from the film being made. However, they wouldn’t have full recognition on their products as it would be more see as an American film due to the help of American productions which decreases the publicity of the British film industry. 
On the other hand, targeting a more niche British audience would separate British studios from American studios but they probably wouldn’t make as much profit since it is a smaller audience being targeted. Not making enough money makes it difficult for studios to be able to produce more films.

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