The British film industry: institutional context
1) Find Media Factsheet #100 on the British film industry. Save it to USB or email it to yourself so you have access to the Factsheet for homework. You can find the Factsheet on the Media Shared drive - M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets.
2) Read the whole of Factsheet #100 British film industry
3) What is the 'cultural test' to see if a film counts as British?
4) Complete the task on the Factsheet, researching the films listed and finding out what they score on the cultural test: Sweeney, Attack The Block, The King's Speech, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Skyfall.
5) What is the main problem for the British film industry?
6) What are three of the strengths of the British film industry?
7) What are the two options for the future of the British film industry?
8) In your opinion, which of these two options would best safeguard the future of the British film industry?
3) What is the 'cultural test' to see if a film counts as British?
4) Complete the task on the Factsheet, researching the films listed and finding out what they score on the cultural test: Sweeney, Attack The Block, The King's Speech, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Skyfall.
5) What is the main problem for the British film industry?
6) What are three of the strengths of the British film industry?
7) What are the two options for the future of the British film industry?
8) In your opinion, which of these two options would best safeguard the future of the British film industry?
3) The cultural test includes an examination of the film split into four sections: Cultural Context, Cultural Contribution, Cultural Hubs and Cultural Practitioners. The film has to score 16 out of 31 to be classified as a British film.
4)
The Sweeny
Financing: £3 Million
Cultural Test:
Attack The Block
Financing: £8 million
Cultural Test:
The King's Speech
Financing: $ 414.2 million
Cultural Test:
We Need To Talk About Kevin
Financing: $7 million
Cultural Test:
Skyfall
Financing: $200 million
Cultural Test:
5) The main problem for The British Film industry is that it has been production led rather than distribution led. This means that many UK films are made but,
in order to get the film exhibited, the filmmakers have to sacrifice the
distribution rights by selling the film to a distribution company.
6) Three strengths of the British Film industry is that there are outstanding creative skills of practitioners, outstanding facilities - British studios, camera companies and digital post-production houses all attract investment from filmmakers around the world, especially the USA.
7) The two options for the future of the British film industry are that British filmmakers could choose to rely upon co-productions with American studios to keep the industry afloat and to attempt to make low budget films targeted at a niche, British audience.
8) In my opinion, the best option would be to rely upon co-productions with American studios. This is because British films could make more potential revenue as it will appeal to a wider target audience which will keep the business afloat.
6) Three strengths of the British Film industry is that there are outstanding creative skills of practitioners, outstanding facilities - British studios, camera companies and digital post-production houses all attract investment from filmmakers around the world, especially the USA.
7) The two options for the future of the British film industry are that British filmmakers could choose to rely upon co-productions with American studios to keep the industry afloat and to attempt to make low budget films targeted at a niche, British audience.
8) In my opinion, the best option would be to rely upon co-productions with American studios. This is because British films could make more potential revenue as it will appeal to a wider target audience which will keep the business afloat.
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