Film Industry Questions

1. What % of global box office was the British film industry

responsible for? 

15%

2. What was this % in 2009? 

6.8%

3. What might this change indicate about British film?

That the british film industry has got more popular

4. What films have been responsible for this change?

Skyfall, harry potter deathly hallows part 2 and the kings

speech

5.What % of the British film industry makes a profit?

7%

6.What % of Hollywood films make a profit?

17%

7.How does that % differ between £2m and £10m budget British

films? 

4%

8.What might we infer from this difference?

That the more money put in to the film the more profit you will get

out of it because of the quality 

9.Which age group makes up the largest % of UK cinema goers?

18-24 year olds are the biggest 

10.Why do you think this might be?

Because they are teenagers so they will be wanting to go to the

cinema with there friends to hang out and will be able to drive

them self there also. 

11.Which 'type' of film has seen an 18% drop in attendance?

3D movies have mad a 18% drop

12. Within that 'type' which genre has seen the biggest fall?

Big family films

13. What did Charles Grant put this decline down to?

He thinks they are to expensive

14.Who is Paul Green grass?

A director from England

15.How did he describe the British film industry?

He says that it has changed from what it use to be

16.What did a BFI spokesperson say was the point of less 

profitable low budget British films?

"Tiny budget films, while commercial success is always hoped

for, are successful and beneficial to the industry for other

reasons like skills and training development and for artistic

cultural importance"

17.What was the budget for Filth and how much money did it take?

The budget for Filth was $5,000,000 and it took in $8,280,558

18.What advantage did James McEvoy feel £100m films have over

low budget films?

"He said $100m movies that "sometimes aren't very good" had an

advantage over smaller films because they had a massive budget

to sell the film"

19.What is VOD?

VOD means video on demand

20.What % increase did VOD see last year?

50%

21.What impact might VOD have on distributors and Studios?

It may make the distributors and studios less important and

could also out sell them 

22.What impact has it had on Blockbuster rental stores?

It has forced it to close down stores and become a smaller

business and its is now making less profit because VOD is easier

and more convenient

23.What was unique about Ben Wheatley's 'A Field In England'?

IT was the first film ever to be released simultaneously in

cinemas ,DVD, on the television and through VOD. 

24.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? Its events and individuals who champion

independent cinema that give us a profile and any chance of a

mass audience"

25.Why have rules been relaxed on what makes a film 'British'?

The rules have been relaxed to help encourage more investment in

the uk film industry.

26.How has the use of visual effects in films been encouraged

Visual Effects are being encouraged more in the making of films

because they make the film more interesting and different for

the audience which encourages them to watch there productions

which will then boost the ratings and the amount off profit they

make.

27.Name five of these rules and link them to The Kings Speech,

Kill List, The World's End?

-Film Based on British Subject matter or underlying material -

All three films are based in the UK

-Lead characters british citizens or residents - All lead

characters in all three films are british (Colin Firth - The

Kings Speech, Simon Pegg - The Worlds End, Neil Maskell - Kill

list)  

-British Director - All three films have british directors

-Film based on British Subject matter or underlying martial -The

worlds end is based on traditional english pubs in English towns

with a twist. Kill list is about to hit men in the north with a

births twist to it. The kings speech is about the English

monarchy.

-Original dialogue recorded mainly in english - All three of the

films where recorded in english 

28.What rules has chancellor George Osbourne announced for tax on British films?

"George Osborne also announced tax relief would be increased from

20% to 25% on the first £20m of qualifying production expenditure.

Productions will also only have to spend 10% of their budgets on UK

expenditure to qualify - down from 25% - to help more independent

production companies and make the UK a more attractive co-production

partner. Mr Osborne will also announced a £5m investment in the

National Film and Television School's Digital Village, to create a

training centre for the UK's digital and creative industries."

29.What is the highest grossing film in UK box office history?

Skyfall

How much has it taken and how many screens was it available on?

It made £94.3m in  the UK and it was shown on 587 screens across the UK and Ireland