- The cultural test is used to determine whether a film is truly British or not. This is then determined by factors leading up to a score, a participant whose film scores above 16 and over is then classified as British.
This is the table that is used to score films on whether they are British or not. There are different sub-categories that help categorise them.
- The Sweeney- Budget of £3 Million, Cultural test- 31
- Attack the block- £8 Million, CT= 30
- The Kings Speech- £15 Milliion, CT= 24
- We need to talk about Kevin- 37 Million, CT= 16
- Skyfall- £150-£200 Million, CT= 24
- The main problem for the British film industry is that British film distributors cannot afford to finance and provide synergy for the film so they may then end up becoming bankrupt. Bigger Hollywood distributors are able to sell the film in North America and internationally as they are usually part of a conglomerate so can provide synergy between businesses. Also, big named American actors are drafted in so that there is an appeal for people to watch the films even though they are British.
- The three strengths of the British Film industry is that they have outstanding facilities and that is has outstanding creative skills presented from its Directors, this is evident from films like Twelve years a slave which was directed by someone British
- As funding is hard to come by British film productions may have to co-produce their films with American companies in-order to get the essential funding and distribution needed. They may also need to produce smaller budget films aimed at a primarily British nice audiences for it to show off cultural balance and typical British societies.
- If the British film industry were to side with their American counterparts then i believe some spectacular Hollywood like action films may be produced but they may also want to show off of Britains typical cultures that the rest of the world want to see, such as our Royalty and old heritage.
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