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
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Film was set in UK
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4/4
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Lead characters British or EEA residents
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Ava, Caleb and Nathan are British however Lily is not
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4/4
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Film based on British or EEA subject matter
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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.)
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4/4
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Original Dialogue recorded mainly in English
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Original dialogue was recorded in English
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6/6
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Demonstrates British heritage & diversity
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Film demonstrates British heritage – Turing test
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4/4
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50% of principal photography/SFX in UK
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Principal photography was in Norway’s Valldall Valley. Little filming
took place in the UK however Caleb’s workplace was filmed in London
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0/2
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50% of VFX in UK
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done in England - special effects
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2/2
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Music/Recording production
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Recording production mostly took part in Norway where the film was
shot
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0/2
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Director is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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Alex Garland – English director and scriptwriter
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1/1
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Scriptwriter is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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Alex Garland – English director and scriptwriter
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1/1
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Producer is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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Eli Bush – American television and film producer
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1/1
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Composer is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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Ben Sailsbury & Geoff Barrow – English music composers
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1/1
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Lead actors are UK citizens or EEA residents
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Domnhall Gleeson (irish actor), Alicia Vikander (sweedish actor), Oscar
Isaac (American actor)
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1/1
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Majority of cast UK citizens or EEA residents
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Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Domnhall Gleeson, Sonoya Mizuno, Corey
Jonhson, Tiffany Pisani, Elina Alminas, Claire Selby
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1/1
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Key staff are UK citizens or EEA residents
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1/1
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Most of crew UK citizens or EEA residents
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Alex Garland, Geoff Barrow, Ben Sailsbury, Andrew Macdonald, Scott
Rudin, Allon Reich, Mark Day, Tessa Ross, Sammy Sheldon, Francine Maisler
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1/1
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Total score: 28
The Avengers age of ultron score for culture
Film set in the UK or EEA
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Set in America
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0/4
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Lead characters British or EEA residents
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Iron man, Hulk, Captain America, Black Widdow, thor, Clint Barton, Loki (english), Nick Fury, Phil Coulson
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4/4
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Film based on British or EEA subject matter
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Based on American Comics
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0/4
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Original Dialogue recorded mainly in English
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Origional dialogue was recorded in english
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6/6
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Demonstrates British heritage & diversity
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doesnt demonstrate British Heritage
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0/4
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50% of principal photography/SFX in UK
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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
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50% of VFX in UK
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The film was edited in America
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0/2
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Music/Recording production
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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
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0/2
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Director is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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Joss Whedon - American Screenwriter, film and television director
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0/1
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Scriptwriter is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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Joss Whedon - American Screenwriter, film and television director
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0/1
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Producer is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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Kevin Faige - American film producer and president of Marvel Studios
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0/1
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Composer is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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Alan Silvestri - American composer and conductor who works primarily for film and television
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0/1
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Lead actors are UK citizens or EEA residents
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Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry, Patrick Newell, Ingrid Hafner, Julie Stevens, Arthur Hewlet
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0/1
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Majority of cast UK citizens or EEA residents
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Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry, Patrick Newell, Ingrid Hafner, Julie Stevens, Arthur Hewlet
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0/1
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Key staff are UK citizens or EEA residents
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Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry, Patrick Newell, Ingrid Hafner, Julie Stevens, Arthur Hewlet
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0/1
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Most of crew UK citizens or EEA residents
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Joss Whedon, Kevin Faige, Alan Silverstri,
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0/1
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Total Score: 12
Star Wars The Force awakens score for Culture
Film set in the UK or EEA
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Star Wars was set in space
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0/4
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Lead characters British or EEA residents
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Luke SkyWalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Kylo Ren, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2,
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4/4
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Film based on British or EEA subject matter
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Star wars is based on
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0/4
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Original Dialogue recorded mainly in English
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the Original Dialogue was recorded mainly in English
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6/6
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Demonstrates British heritage & diversity
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There is no British Heritage that is demonstrated
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0/4
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50% of principal photography/SFX in UK
| Star wars was filmed in Tunisia and Britain |
2/2
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50% of VFX in UK
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Editing was completed in England
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2/2
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Music/Recording production
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0/2
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Director is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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JJ Abrams - American film director
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0/1
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Scriptwriter is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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George Lucas - american Filmmaker
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0/1
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Producer is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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Kathleen Kennedy - American film producer
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0/1
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Composer is a UK citizen or EEA resident
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John Williams - American composer
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0/1
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Lead actors are UK citizens or EEA residents
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Harrisson Ford, Mark Famil, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley,
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1/1
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Majority of cast UK citizens or EEA residents
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Harrisson Ford, Mark Famil, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley,
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1/1
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Key staff are UK citizens or EEA residents
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JJ Abrams, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, John Williams
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1/1
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Most of crew UK citizens or EEA residents
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JJ Abrams, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, John Williams
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1/1
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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
