The British Film Industry (30 Questions) What % of global box office was the British film industry

responsible for? The British film industry claims 15% of the global box office figures

What % was this in 2009? 7%

What might this indicate about British film? Either films in the UK are getting better, or people are encourage to see the films because they can relate to some aspects within the film.

What films have been responsible for this change? Skyfall, The Woman In Black, Slumdog Millionaire and The Kings Speech.

What part of the British film industry makes a profit? Just 7% of films produced in the UK make a profit.

What % of Hollywood films make a profit? Hollywood make a profit of 17% of the films they produce.

How does it differ between 2 million and 10 million budget films? Lower budget films would look poor on screen in comparison to films with a higher budget. This is because producers of the film have considerably more money to invest in the films visual effects as well as enlisting popular actors to star in the film that they know would appeal to a audience. On the other hand a lower budget film (2m) would look poor on screen as the films producer would not have enough money to invest on the films visuals, by having a lower budget and also unknown actors it would most likely gather poor reviews and as a result only a limited amount of people would go and see the film

What might we infer from this difference? The lower the budget of a film the more likely it is for a low reception of people to see the film.

Which age group makes the largest percentage of cinema go-ers? 18-24 year olds make the largest population of people how visit the cinema.

Why do you think this might be? The age group that is listed above has a lot more freedom in the choice of film that they wish to see. Currently there is no age certificate that is higher than a '18+' this means that people at this age or higher have no restrictions on the film that they see. In addition many people at this age will also have methods of transport to visit the cinema at any time, as well as having the money to visit it numbers of times.

Which type of film has seen a 18% drop in attendance? 3D

What type of genre of time has seen the biggest drop? Big family films such a Madagascar 3 and Disney's Brave have seen a significant decline in viewings.

What did Charles Grant put this decline down to? Grant claimed that this decline was because the price of 3D tickets had increased to such a high price that it became unaffordable for families to see the film, and as a result viewed the film in 2D instead.

Who is Paul Greengrass Greengrass is a English film director, screenwriter and former journalist. He is known for his use of hand held camera's and also dramatizing real life events.

How does he describe the British film industry? 'It is very exiting by where we are, its transformed from where we were 25 years ago'

What did a BFI spokesperson say was the point of less profitable low budget UK films? Tiny budget films that, while commercial success is always hoped fro, are successful and befincial to the industry for other things like skill and training development.

What was the budget for Filth and how much money did it take? The budget of the film was just under 2m while the film made under 4m.

What advantage did James McEvoy feel 100m have over low budget films? What is VOD? Video On Demand

What increase did VOD last year? Increased by 15% last year.

What impact has it had on rental DVD sales? This has meant that the amount of people renting DVD's have lowed significantly. People have the oppeunity to stream films from the comfort of their own homes while paying cheaper prices to view the film.

What was unique about Ben Wheatleys 'A Field In England' 'A Field In England' was the first film to be released on different platforms simultaneously.

What does director of The Machine Caradog James think is the toughest part of film making? "The toughest thing is you make a good film but can you get it to reach an audience? It's events like this and individuals who champion independent cinema that give us a profile and any chance of a mass audience."

Why have rules been relaxed on what makes a film British? Help to encourage more people to produce British films.

Why have visual effects in films been encouraged? The cultural test - This test requires them to score a score of 18 out of 31, but they are given extra points if they are using British visual and effects.

Name 5 of these rules and link them to The Kings Speech, Kill List and The Worlds End? The Kings Speech -

Film set in the UK - Set in London. Lead characters British citizens or residents - Colin Firth & Helena Bonham Carter. Film based on British subject matter or underlying material - Historical monarch. Original dialogue recorded mainly in English language - All English speaking actors. Represents/reflects diverse British culture, heritage or creativity Aspects of the UKs historical background, main focus on previous monarchy. Studio/location shooting, visual and special Effects Music recording, audio post production, picture post production British director, scriptwriter, producer, composer, key staff, crew Tom Hooper British lead actor/majority of cast - Colin Firth & Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffery Rush Kill List

Film set in the UK - Set in London. Lead characters British citizens or residents Film based on British subject matter or underlying material - Killing, death. Original dialogue recorded mainly in English language - All English speaking actors. Represents/reflects diverse British culture, heritage or creativity Studio/location shooting, visual and special Effects Music recording, audio post production, picture post production British director, scriptwriter, producer, composer, key staff, crew Ben Wheatley British lead actor/majority of cast -

 The Worlds End Film set in the UK - Set/ filmed in Newton Haven. Lead characters British citizens or residents - Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Consadine. Film based on British subject matter or underlying material - Drinking, death, killing, sci fi. Original dialogue recorded mainly in English language - All English speaking actors. Represents/reflects diverse British culture, heritage or creativity - Drinking Studio/location shooting, visual and special Effects CGI Music recording, audio post production, picture post production British director, scriptwriter, producer, composer, key staff, crew Edgar Wright British lead actor/majority of cast - Simon Pegg, Nick Frost What rules has chancellor George Osborne announced on British tax films? He has announced that there would be a increase from 20% to 25% on the first 20m of qualifying spenditure.

Highest grossing film in the box office? Skyfall had the Budget for $150-200M and the Box Office was 1,108,561,013.