BFI Notes

• Starter: What makes a film British?

In my opinion i think that a for a film to be classified as British it would need to be filmed in Britain, would need a large amount of British actors and would need a British director, i don't think the distribution company is all too relevant if  it is British or not as there are few British distribution companies.

• The types of cinema we learnt about was:

Arthouse cinema- Small independent cinemas 

Multiplex- Blockbuster and mainstream entertainment 

Crossover- nominations and award related films (prestige)

• Uses and Gratifications theory-Uses and gratifications theory is an approach to understanding why and how people actively seek out specific media to satisfy specific needs. UGT is an audience-centered approach to understanding mass communication. This theory can be applied to a national and International/US audience. US audiences are specifically significant as they have one of the largest audiences, however their audience pleasures may be different in comparison to a UK ones, so that is why it isn't unusual to see large American stars in various British Films.

An example of this would be the new British film the Kingsman

• A UK audience would like the entertainment the movie provides as they would be well aware of British history
• This film may also appeal to an American audience as a large American actor features in the movie, along with their being aspects of Royalty and class which the Americans are intrigued by.

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• A film production company we learned about was vertigo films. This is a British company that helps produce and distribute films in the UK and abroad. A famous movie they worked on was the pudsey movie which was made in association with Simon Cowell's production company syco.