The British Film Industry and America's Influence



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 The British Film Industry
  1. What % of global box office was the British film industry responsible for?
  2. What was this % in 2009?
  3. What might this change indicate about British film?
  4. What films have been responsible for this change?
  5. What % of the British film industry makes a profit?
  6. What % of Hollywood films make a profit?
  7. How does that % differ between £2m and £10m budget British films?
  8. What might we infer from this difference?
  9. Which age group makes up the largest % of UK cinema goers?
  10. Why do you think this might be?
  11. Which 'type' of film has seen an 18% drop in attendance?
  12. Within that 'type' which genre has seen the biggest fall?
  13. What did Charles Grant put this decline down to?
  14. Who is Paul Greengrass?
  15. How did he describe the British film industry?
  16. What did a BFI spokesperson say was the point of less profitable low budget British films?
  17. What was the budget for Filth and how much money did it take?
  18. What advantage did James McEvoy feel £100m films have over low budget films?
  19. What is VOD?
  20. What % increase did VOD see last year?
  21. What impact might VOD have on distributers and Studios?
  22. What impact has it had on Blockbuster rental stores?
  23. What was unique about Ben Wheatleys 'A Field In England'?
  24. What does director of The Machine Caradog James think is the toughest part of film making?
  25. Why have rules been relaxed on what makes a film 'British'?
  26. How has the use of visual effects in films been encouraged?
  27. Name five of these rules and link them to The Kings Speech, Kill List, The World's End
  28. What rules has chancellor George Osbourne announced for tax on British films?
  29. What is the highest grossing film in UK box office history?
  30. How much has it taken and how many screens was it available on?
American Influence - Variety links
  1. Why has Sony opened a Digital Motion Picture Centre at Pinewood studios?
  2. What benefit might this have for the British film industry?
  3. Where else have they opened facilities like this?
  4. How many films have been produced using the F65 camera?
  5. What has been the consequence of Blockbusters to US film production?
  6. How big a loss to Sony expect to post?
  7. Which films are responsible for this?
  8. How is Lionsgate different to Sony?
  9. Why is "the new mandate to avoid niche products'?

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