The Film Industry Part 3

Q. What films have recently addressed these two growing film markets?
A. Red 2 and Fast & Furious 6

Q. What might explain the long term decline of cinema admissions since the end of the Second World War? And why has it picked up since the 80s?

A. The decline of cinema admissions may be explained by there being less films made at the time, and also cinemas not affording to put on films so the number of people going to th cinema declined.  I think it picked up as people noticed there was a gap in the cinema companies where money could be made, so more films were produced and going to the cinema became a more regular thing.

Q.Animation is now our favourite genre. Why might that be?

A. Animation is popular obviously to children but some are also popular to adults, showing that even though the whole film is all in animation, it is still popular.  This may be because of the unrealistic plots making them seem more entertaining, but also through animation you are able to make the scenery more interesting.

Q.Why has the total box office for 3D films flat-lined in the last 2 years?

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Q. If DVD/Blu-ray continues to decline and VOD grew but not for films, how can you explain the increase in the VOD market? What might be holding back the VOD market?

A. The increase in the VOD market can be explained because now if you have missed a show on tv, fro example, you can watch it on your laptop and this also means you are able to watch more shows on most of your devices, so you can now also watch VOD on the move.  But VOD means you need a particular device like an iPhone or  watch VOD so only is accessible to certain people.

Q. Show me the money. What do these figures suggest about the health of the British Film Industry?

A.  They show that the BFI is weakening and as from the figures it shows most of our films released in the Uk were from USA or produced by an american studio

Q. What does this suggest about the audience for films in the UK?

A.  It suggests that more films from outside the UK and USA are becoming popular in cinemas in the UK, suggesting these are becoming preferred by the Uk audience.

Q. Where do you think these films end up being shown?

A. On pirate websites which show films online illegal, or on DVD as they weren't shown in cinema, meaning they get as much notice.

Q. Why do you think there are more people going to the cinema mid-week? Who are more likely to attend the cinema outside of opening weekends?

A. People may go to the cinema mid week to see new films that are just released as it is less busy than on weekends, so more likely they will get a ticket.

Again the people who are more likely to attend the cinema outside of opening weekends are people who want to go when it isn't so buys, or also people who aren't huge fans of the film, so dont keep up with the release dates

Q.Why do you think there has been a decline in DVD/Blu-ray sales in the last few years?

A.Films and tv shows are so easily accessible on VOD sites such as netflix, swell as them being on pirate websites that there leaves no reason to go out and buy a dvd as also you need a dvd player, when all you need to do is open your laptop, or turn on your tv.

Q. How does film production in the UK seem to be very different from the Hollywood model of large, powerful studios?

A. Film production in the Uk seems to use much less special effects and focusses more on the simple filming, with the scenery just being places untouched in London. 

Q. What is the benefit to a film producer of their film being branded as British? What is it about ‘Britishness’ that is attractive to investors from outside the UK? What is it about ‘Britishness’ that makes it easy for Hollywood studios to dominate our film market?

A. If a film is branded a British, the audience gets an idea of what the film entails, and also could be more appealing to people who are a fan of a certain type of film.  As 'British' films have a certain feel to them and you know what its going to entail, this could be attractive to investors as these films attract a popular audience, and as for them to be classed as 'British' they have to include certain things, meaning they are all quite similar so easy to recreate.  But as they all have to include certain things, this restricts how the film can be produced, for example, the film being set in Britain awards points for the film, so this means they cant be set abroad and restricts the plot.

Q. How many of these could be considered British films? How many of them are co-productions where the majority of the money leaves the country? What does this say about the scale of the UK film industry?

A. None of these films could be considered as British but a quarter of them are co-productions with USA.  This shows that the scale of the Uk film industry is so small and hardly has an impact on the industry.

Q. Which one of these two films recently released in the UK do you think is a BBC co-production and why?

A. I think Suite Francaise as the cover is very clean and smart and the actors look like the type of actors used in a British Film.  Although it is french i can imagine its a co production with a french company.