1 / 12

British Cinema

British Cinema .  To succeed in this section of the Key Media Concepts exam you need to develop a case study on a particular studio or production company.

chyna
Télécharger la présentation

British Cinema

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. British Cinema

  2.  To succeed in this section of the Key Media Concepts exam you need to develop a case study on a particular studio or production company.  This institution must be located in a contemporary film industry and it must produce and/or distribute films to the UK. The focus will be on how this institution relates to: • Production: making films • Distribution: promoting films and getting them into cinemas and out on DVD/UMD, as well as any spin offs/related media products • Consumption: people paying at the cinema, renting or buying DVDs/UMDs and downloading and purchasing related products.

  3. What does it mean to be British? What things do we associate with Britain? Put things under the following headings: Food and Drink Sports Culture (TV, Film, Music etc) Beliefs, Values and Attitudes Landmarks Language / Phrases

  4. What makes a film British?

  5. What do you expect from a British film?

  6. Defining British Film The British Film Institute divides films into the following categories: • Category A: films made with British money, personnel and resources • Category B: films co-funded with money from Britain and from foreign investment, but the majority of finance, cultural content & personnel are British

  7. Defining British Film • Category C: films with mostly foreign (but non-USA) investment and a small British input, either financially or creatively • Category D: films made in the UK with (usually) British cultural content, but financed fully or partly by American companies • Category E: American films with some British involvement

  8. How many British films can you think of?

  9. British film has always had its ups and downs

  10.  Unfortunately, the British film industry has never been capable of generating worldwide commercial success on its own.  This is partly down to the major power, success and control of…

  11.  The basic fact is that the British cinema market is too small for the British film industry to successfully produce Hollywood-style blockbusters over a sustained period Hollywood UK Film Industry

More Related