- What % of global box office was the British film industry responsible for? %15
- What was this % in 2009? 6.8%
- What might this change indicate about British film? This could mean that British films are appealing to more people and gaining a wider audience
- What films have been responsible for this change? Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2, Skyfall and The Kings Speech
- What % of the British film industry makes a profit? 7%
- What % of Hollywood films make a profit? 17%
- How does that % differ between £2m and £10m budget British films? When films are made for £2 million they make a 4% profit whereas if they are made at £10 million they are likely to gain a 17% profit
- What might we infer from this difference? That there are certain maxims which you have to use to gain the right profit, as anything far over £10 million you will begin to decrease the chance of making a profit, so spending that much on a film is the perfect budget to gain a profile
- Which age group makes up the largest % of UK cinema goers? over 45's
- Why do you think this might be? I think this is due to the increase in films that appeal to an older audience such as The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which involves a-list stars like Dame Judy Dench and Dame Maggie Smith
- Which 'type' of film has seen an 18% drop in attendance? 3D
- Within that 'type' which genre has seen the biggest fall? Big Family Films have failed miserably, these are films like Madagascar 3 etc...
- What did Charles Grant put this decline down to?
- Who is Paul Greengrass?
- How did he describe the British film industry?
- What did a BFI spokesperson say was the point of less profitable low budget British films?
- What was the budget for Filth and how much money did it take?
- What advantage did James McEvoy feel £100m films have over low budget films?
- What is VOD?
- What % increase did VOD see last year?
- What impact might VOD have on distributers and Studios?
- What impact has it had on Blockbuster rental stores?
- What was unique about Ben Wheatleys 'A Field In England'?
- What does director of The Machine Caradog James think is the toughest part of film making?
- Why have rules been relaxed on what makes a film 'British'?
- How has the use of visual effects in films been encouraged?
- Name five of these rules and link them to The Kings Speech, Kill List, The World's End
- What rules has chancellor George Osbourne announced for tax on British films?
- What is the highest grossing film in UK box office history?
- How much has it taken and how many screens was it available on?
Tuesday 17 December 2013
The British Film Industry
Thursday 12 December 2013
Stereotypes
What is a 'stereotype?'
- A simplified representation which focuses on certain characteristics of a group and assumes these to be shared across all group members
- Inherent within a stereotype is a judgment on this character
Eg. 'All women are bad drivers'
'all millwall fans are gypsies'
'all tottenham fans are jewish'
'all muslims are terrorists'
How do the media use stereotypes?
- To communicate complex information about a character, time period, location etc. as quickly as possible
- They do this, as they do not simply create stereotypes, they reflect the stereotypes that have already been created in modern culture
- By using these stereotypes, the media can be said to be reinforcing the ideas behind the and consolidating the views they contain
- Often the media is criticised for creating stereotypes, but they are usually part of the audiences way of thinking bout the world anyway
- A simplified representation which focuses on certain characteristics of a group and assumes these to be shared across all group members
- Inherent within a stereotype is a judgment on this character
Eg. 'All women are bad drivers'
'all millwall fans are gypsies'
'all tottenham fans are jewish'
'all muslims are terrorists'
How do the media use stereotypes?
- To communicate complex information about a character, time period, location etc. as quickly as possible
- They do this, as they do not simply create stereotypes, they reflect the stereotypes that have already been created in modern culture
- By using these stereotypes, the media can be said to be reinforcing the ideas behind the and consolidating the views they contain
- Often the media is criticised for creating stereotypes, but they are usually part of the audiences way of thinking bout the world anyway
Tuesday 26 November 2013
The Kings Speech
The King's Speech is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech therapist played by Geoffrey Rush. The men become friends as they work together, and after his brother abdicates the throne, the new King relies on Logue to help him make his first wartime radio broadcast on Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1939
In the UK and Ireland, the film was the highest earning film on its opening weekend. It took in £3,510,000 from 395 cinemas. The Guardian said that it was one of the biggest takes in recent memory, and compared it to Slumdog Millionaire (2008), which, two years earlier, earned £1.5 million less. The King's Speech continued a "stunning three weeks" atop the UK Box office, and earned over £3 million for four consecutive weekends, the first film to do so since Toy Story 3 (2010). After five weeks on UK release, it was hailed as the most successful independent British film ever. The kings speech is about a cunt with a lisp who can suck my cock
Most people would define a ‘British’ film with reference to obvious cultural elements such
as: a setting in the UK or a focus on British people abroad; a predominantly British cast; a
storyline about some aspect of British life — past, present or future — or notably by, or based
on a work by, a British author. Recent examples include Billy Elliott, about a boy in North East
England, and Bend it Like Beckham, about a girl from West London, both portraying
particular social issues. The nationalities of scriptwriter, producer, director and, perhaps
especially, the ‘investment’ seem less obviously significant. However, both artistic and financial
considerations serve to complicate this issue.
The UK's mainstream media doesn't usually pay much attention to cinema box office, but a likely exception is the inspiring performance of The King's Speech, a plucky-underdog success story that's as headline-friendly as it gets. Even distributor Momentum Pictures's wildest expectations were exceeded with a £3.52m opening weekend, including modest previews of £227,000. A rousing true tale about an English monarc htriumphing over adversity that stars Colin Firth: clearly there are elements appealing to the older, upscale British heartland. But when you consider the opening grosses of Slumdog Millionaire (£1.83m), Calendar Girls (£1.88m), it's clear The King's Speech has taken a leap forward, even allowing for inflation.
The film lost some Saturday evening showtimes to the live streaming of the New York Met Opera's production of Puccini's La Fanciulla del West but seemed to feel no pain, grossing over £40,000 at London's Chelsea cinema, and breaking house records at the capital's Curzon Renoir and Richmond. The top six sites were all in London, led by Odeon Leicester Square (£106,000), Vue Westfield (£51,000) and Vue Islington (£45,000). Top regional site was Odeon Guildford, with £28,000.
Celebrations presumably took on an ironic aspect at investor the UK Film Council, which had already replaced the specific production fund that had backed it (thePremiere Fund) in advance of its own elimination by the coalition government. The UKFC, and the Premiere Fund in particular, always attracted criticism that it backed films that "would have been made anyway". That was hardly the case with The King's Speech, since both broadcasters – BBC Films and Film4 – passed on the project and no one was in a hurry to make a film about a shy prince who grew up in the shadow of his dashing, confident, controversial elder brother (the abdicating Edward VIII).
| Directed by | Tom Hooper |
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| Produced by |
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| Screenplay by | David Seidler |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Danny Cohen |
| Editing by | Tariq Anwar |
| Studio | |
| Distributed by | Momentum Pictures The Weinstein Company |
| Release date(s) |
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| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £8 million ($15 million) |
| Box office | $414,211,549 |
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Sunday 22 September 2013
Friday 20 September 2013
Monday 9 September 2013
Denotations and Connotations
Logos
Apple - Stands for the company who make computers, tablets, iPods etc. It's a well known logo because they make the best phones and tablets, also they were one of the first to make touch screen products. Most young and elderly people probably wouldn't recognise this because they don't use apple products.
Citroen - This logo stands for the french car company Citroen who are well known mostly to every age and gender except for every young people as they don't tend to take an interest in cars or be very observant when looking at them. To people who don't recognise the logo, it could also be read as parallel lines.
Male symbol - this symbol maybe isn't as well known as the other two above because it isn't seen in everyday life whereas the others we see on TV a lot.
McDonalds - This is a symbol that is known world wide as they are a multi national fast food chain, we see it on TV, busses etc nearly everyday.
Male and women toilets - We see this sign in most public toilets that we go to so many people who regularly stop at service stations, restaurants etc will know this sign
The Rolling Stones - Lots of people all over the world will know this logo because it was on the '40 Licks' album by the rolling stones who are one of the greatest bands in history. We see this logo on a lot of things such as magazines and T-shirts
Olympics - This symbol is also known world wide as the Olympics logo, people in Britain will especially know this due to us holding the Olympic games last summer
Union Jack - People all over the world should recognise this flag as it is the British flag and Britain is a very well known place across the world
Star of david - Judaism is one of the most popular religions in the world therefore many people recognise and associate The Star Of David with their faith.
McDonalds - This is a symbol that is known world wide as they are a multi national fast food chain, we see it on TV, busses etc nearly everyday.
Male and women toilets - We see this sign in most public toilets that we go to so many people who regularly stop at service stations, restaurants etc will know this sign
The Rolling Stones - Lots of people all over the world will know this logo because it was on the '40 Licks' album by the rolling stones who are one of the greatest bands in history. We see this logo on a lot of things such as magazines and T-shirts
Olympics - This symbol is also known world wide as the Olympics logo, people in Britain will especially know this due to us holding the Olympic games last summer
Union Jack - People all over the world should recognise this flag as it is the British flag and Britain is a very well known place across the world
Star of david - Judaism is one of the most popular religions in the world therefore many people recognise and associate The Star Of David with their faith.
Thursday 5 September 2013
Institution & Audience
Films
The Internship -
I went to see this film because i saw adverts that made me laugh and comedy is one of my favorite genres of film, also the story line looked interesting (an internship at google) so i was intrigued to find out what happened
I liked the film because it was very funny and i liked the idea of a modern technological world which was inside this building. At the start of the film, the interns that the main characters meet are 'workoholics' and never go out or enjoy themselves but in the end the main characters show them that they can have fun aswell as work which i like because i'm someone who can't sit and work without going out every now and then.
Quadrophenia -
I saw this DVD a couple weeks ago and it is now one of my favorite films, this is because i enjoy films with action and fight scenes E.g. green street, it's about the mods and rockers of the 70's period and a young 'mod' called Jim who stands for what he believes in and wants to be different from everyone else but the drugs and lifestyle eventually caused him to kill himself. another reason i enjoy this film is because of the track list consisting of mainly The Who (hence it's name quadrophenia) and The Who are one of my favourite bands.
5 Bands -
Rancid - i enjoy this band because they are punky which is one of my favourite music genre's
The Rolling Stones - I was brought up with this band constantly being played by my dad therefore they're music's played a huge part in my life
Oasis - This band are in my opinion one of the greatest bands of all time not only for their iconic songs but the fact that they brought back rock and roll in the 90's after a music drought
Blur - I really enjoy this band because they are completely different from anything i've ever heard before, they don't take themselves too seriously unlike many bands around today
Kasabian - In my opinion Kasabian are the best band of this generation, they combine rock and roll with dance music to make incredible, new sounds
5 Songs -
Start me up - The Rolling Stones This is my favorite song of all time mainly because of the riff and the lyrics which are great to sing along to
Have a nice day - Stereophonics This song has been in my top 5 songs of all time since i was about 6 because it's one of them songs which make you less sad after you've listened to it than you were before hand
Slide Away - Oasis I really enjoy this song because the guitar just flows and the lyrics fit perfectly with the music
Wraith - Peace This is a new song by a band who i've recently come to love, they're debut album 'in love' has come to be one of my favorite albums of all time
If Ever I stray I like this song because the lyrics are great to sing to live and they mean so much to the artist who wrote them
5 Films -
Green Street - I like this film because it's mainly about the football club I support (West Ham United) also i like films with fight scenes
Quadrophenia - This film is great because i'm interested in the history between mods and rockers in the 70's and it sums up what it was all about in this film
Role Models - This is one of my favourite films because it's extremely funny and the 'fight' scene at the end is brilliant
School of Rock - Music plays a massive part of my life and this film shows that anyone can be in a band no matter what age or their background
No Distance Left To Run - A documentary on the band Blur from their beginning to their end and when they got back together in 2008
5 Books -
Percy Jackson and the lightning thief - This book is one of the first proper books I read and it forced me to read the next books in the series
Noel Gallagher The Biography - Noel Gallagher is my favourite song writer and this book tells me all about his life
The Pioneers of West Ham United - I'm a big West Ham fan so i really enjoyed this book because it showed me the history of the club from before i was born
Mr Moon Has Left The Stadium - An auto biography of the announcer at Upton Park
Blink 182 Tales from beneath your mom - Blink are one of my favourite bands so I like to learn about their history and how they started up
5 TV Shows -
Match Of The Day - It's great to wake up to on a sunday morning especially when my team win
Friends - I think this show is the funniest programme on TV
Gillette Soccer Saturday - It keeps me updated instantly with all the football that happens on a saturday afternoon
SoccerAM - I love watching this on saturday mornings it brings out the funny side of football and often has bands and ex footballers on their who i'm a fan of
The Inbetweeners - Every episode is absolutely brilliant I watch it every time it's being shown on TV
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