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Exam – Part 2British Film

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What does it mean to be British?

• What make a person a ‘Brit’?

• For example:

• Race

• Religion

• Region

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What is British Film?

• In your groups create a mindmap to show what you believe makes a film ‘British’.

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Which film is British?

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All of them!

• All of these films are considered British within the definition of the UK Film council as they are co-productions with other companies.

• In an audiences eyes they would not be considered ‘British’ in terms of content, cast, locations, setting or crew.

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British Film

• Defining what ‘British’ means is problematic due to the constant influx of other cultures it is impossible to state what is ‘typically’ British without resorting to crude stereotypes.

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DCMS & UKFC

• According to The Department of Media Culture & Sport (DCMS) and The UK Film Council (UKFC) the official definition of a BF (British Film) is based on where the economics:

• Where the funding came from• Who supplied production money• How many British cast & crew are employed

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BFI - British Film Institute

• BFI divides films into the following categories:• A – films made with British money, personnel &

resources• B – films co-funded with money from Britain• C – films with mostly foreign (but non-USA)

investment & a small British input• D – films made in UK but with USA finance• E – American films with some British

involvement

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Why are we learning this?

• For this section of the exam you will need to develop a case study on a particular production company.

• It must be contemporary and produce/distribute films to the UK.

• You will focus on this institution in 3 ways:

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• Production – making films• Distribution – promoting films and

getting them into cinemas, on DVD, spin offs and media related products

• Consumption – people paying at cinema, renting or buying DVDs, downloading and purchasing related products.

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Debate• How do we categorise British Film?• There are several things to consider,

is it made in UK, funded with UK money, starring UK actors, part financed by UK and so forth.

• How does British film have an advantage over European Film in appealing to an American audience?

• Language, Americans speak English so this gives our film industry an advantage.

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• How does America have an advantage over the British Film Industry?

• They have enormous amounts of capital.

• Do the British audience consume more British or American films?

• More American as the distribution of films into our shops is dominated by US companies who choose to fund their own products over others.