Why do we need a british film industry?

British Film Industry

Main British production companies
Film 4
12 years a slave
Ex Machina
Slumdog Millionaire
Four weddings and a funeral

Momentum Pictures
The woman in black
Sinister
The babymaker
Chalet girl

Pathe
chicken run
LOL
James and the giant peach
The descent

Working title
Drop dead Fred
Love actually
Bridget Jones Diary
Nanny Mcphee and the Big bang

Film Network
Saving Mr banks
Man on wire
Conspiracy
The boy in the striped Pajamas

Ex Machina score for culture

Film set in the UK or EEA	Film was set in UK	4/4
Lead characters British or EEA residents	Ava, Caleb and Nathan are British however Lily is not	4/4
Film based on British or EEA subject matter	Based on the Turing test. (a test for intelligence in a computer, requiring that a human being should be unable to distinguish the machine from another human being by using the replies to questions put to both.)	4/4
Original Dialogue recorded mainly in English	Original dialogue was recorded in English	6/6
Demonstrates British heritage & diversity	Film demonstrates British heritage – Turing test	4/4
50% of principal photography/SFX in UK	Principal photography was in Norway’s Valldall Valley. Little filming took place in the UK however Caleb’s workplace was filmed in London	0/2
50% of VFX in UK	done in England - special effects	2/2
Music/Recording production	Recording production mostly took part in Norway where the film was shot	0/2
Director is a UK citizen or EEA resident	Alex Garland – English director and scriptwriter	1/1
Scriptwriter is a UK citizen or EEA resident	Alex Garland – English director and scriptwriter	1/1
Producer is a UK citizen or EEA resident	Eli Bush – American television and film producer	1/1
Composer is a UK citizen or EEA resident	Ben Sailsbury & Geoff Barrow – English music composers	1/1
Lead actors are UK citizens or EEA residents	Domnhall Gleeson (irish actor), Alicia Vikander (sweedish actor), Oscar Isaac (American actor)	1/1
Majority of cast UK citizens or EEA residents	Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Domnhall Gleeson, Sonoya Mizuno, Corey Jonhson, Tiffany Pisani, Elina Alminas, Claire Selby	1/1
Key staff are UK citizens or EEA residents		1/1
Most of crew UK citizens or EEA residents	Alex Garland, Geoff Barrow, Ben Sailsbury, Andrew Macdonald, Scott Rudin, Allon Reich, Mark Day, Tessa Ross, Sammy Sheldon, Francine Maisler	1/1

Total score: 28

The Avengers age of ultron score for culture

Film set in the UK or EEA	Set in America	0/4
Lead characters British or EEA residents	Iron man, Hulk, Captain America, Black Widdow, thor, Clint Barton, Loki (english), Nick Fury, Phil Coulson	4/4
Film based on British or EEA subject matter	Based on American Comics	0/4
Original Dialogue recorded mainly in English	Origional dialogue was recorded in english	6/6
Demonstrates British heritage & diversity	doesnt demonstrate British Heritage	0/4
50% of principal photography/SFX in UK	The Avengers was filmed in, Mexico, New York, Ohio, Albuquerque, England, The avengers was filmed in diverse locations found in the UK including Shepperton Studios, Surrey's Royal Holloway College, Kent;s Dover Castle Tunnels and Surreys Bourne Wood. Production was supported by the UK's film-friendly infrastrucutre. The BFC also offered extensive location advise along with additional production support	2/2
50% of VFX in UK	The film was edited in America	0/2
Music/Recording production	The film also took advantage of the UK's production talent who have extensive experience of working on major international features including; Ben Davis and Charles Wood who worked on 2014 blockbuster; Guardians of the Galaxy	0/2
Director is a UK citizen or EEA resident	Joss Whedon - American Screenwriter, film and television director	0/1
Scriptwriter is a UK citizen or EEA resident	Joss Whedon - American Screenwriter, film and television director	0/1
Producer is a UK citizen or EEA resident	Kevin Faige - American film producer and president of Marvel Studios	0/1
Composer is a UK citizen or EEA resident	Alan Silvestri - American composer and conductor who works primarily for film and television	0/1
Lead actors are UK citizens or EEA residents	Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry, Patrick Newell, Ingrid Hafner, Julie Stevens, Arthur Hewlet	0/1
Majority of cast UK citizens or EEA residents	Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry, Patrick Newell, Ingrid Hafner, Julie Stevens, Arthur Hewlet	0/1
Key staff are UK citizens or EEA residents	Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry, Patrick Newell, Ingrid Hafner, Julie Stevens, Arthur Hewlet	0/1
Most of crew UK citizens or EEA residents	Joss Whedon, Kevin Faige, Alan Silverstri,	0/1

Total Score: 12

 Star Wars The Force awakens score for Culture 

Film set in the UK or EEA	Star Wars was set in space	0/4
Lead characters British or EEA residents	Luke SkyWalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Kylo Ren, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2,	4/4
Film based on British or EEA subject matter	Star wars is based on	0/4
Original Dialogue recorded mainly in English	the Original Dialogue was recorded mainly in English	6/6
Demonstrates British heritage & diversity	There is no British Heritage that is demonstrated	0/4
50% of principal photography/SFX in UK	Star wars was filmed in Tunisia and Britain	2/2
50% of VFX in UK	Editing was completed in England	2/2
Music/Recording production		0/2
Director is a UK citizen or EEA resident	JJ Abrams - American film director	0/1
Scriptwriter is a UK citizen or EEA resident	George Lucas - american Filmmaker	0/1
Producer is a UK citizen or EEA resident	Kathleen Kennedy - American film producer	0/1
Composer is a UK citizen or EEA resident	John Williams - American composer	0/1
Lead actors are UK citizens or EEA residents	Harrisson Ford, Mark Famil, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley,	1/1
Majority of cast UK citizens or EEA residents	Harrisson Ford, Mark Famil, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley,	1/1
Key staff are UK citizens or EEA residents	JJ Abrams, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, John Williams	1/1
Most of crew UK citizens or EEA residents	JJ Abrams, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, John Williams	1/1

Main Score: 18

How do British films attract audiences? 
British made films can attract local or global audiences. Different factors can impact whether the audience is going to be Global or local. Pre-production and production of the film largely contribute to the audience that the film will be distributed to. The cast playing main characters in a film will affect what kind of audience is attracted to the film. Most often, accredited Hollywood actors will attract a Global audience as they are so well known wheras a local audience may be attracted if the cast are mostly from that area. For example, British people like to see British actors in British films because they can easily relate to them and it makes them feel proud of their country. The director of a film similarly helps to determine whether a Global or local audience is attracted. Similarly, well known accredited directors (e.g Steven Speilburg) will attract a larger Global audience whilst smaller more local directors (Ridley Scott) will attract a local audience. The idea and content of a film also contributes to the audience that it will attract. The idea may be something that people from a variety of cultures may understand or it may be something that people only from a specific culture will relate to.

Film Examples - Love actually and the Wolf of Wall Street
Love Actually is a British produced film that was made in 2003. The main characters were played by English actors (Colin Firth, Kiera Knightley, Joanna Paige, Emma Thompson, Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson, Andrew Lincoln, Martin Freeman) The film was directed by Richard Curtis who is an English screenwriter, director and producer. Love actually featured an idea that is easily relatable to British people and contained British Humour.
The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 film that was produced by American director, Martin Scorsese. The Wolf of Wall Street featured American actors who played the parts of the main characters. (Leonardo DiCaprio, Margott Robbie, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Joanna Lumley) The Wolf of Wall street proposed an idea that was set in Americas Wall Street.
The two films also had different audiences. Love actually attracted a local British audience due to the production being easily relatable for a British audience. The Wolf of Wall street attracted a Global audience because it featured Hollywood actors, a well known director and an idea that was understood by a variety of different cultures.

Why have a British film industry?  
I believe that there are multiple reasons for having a British film industry.

• A Film industry within Britain promotes and shares British heritage and culture
• The British film industry creates jobs therefore boosting the economy
• having a British film industry (media) allows Britain to build bridges with other countries as British films can be distributed in other countries
• The British film industry generates money 
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