The British film industry: blog tasks
Factsheet #132: British Film 1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. A british film is a film which reflects british values and culture or is funded and or cast with british money and actors. 2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film? The difference between Hollywood production context and British production context is that Hollywood is funded much more hevaly and uses big sets and budgets and telling stories using celebrities whereas British films are much more independently funded where the plots are more based on real people and issues which is spread using word and mouth and advertising. 3) When did the James Bond franchise start? The James Bond franchise started in the 1960s. 4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s? In the 1970s censorship was a dominant subject which lead to the video nasties banning in 1980. 5) What grou...