Film Industry: Introduction to the British film industry
1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. A British film is one that can be identified as British by key production criteria — for example being made in Britain, having British creative personnel, funding or subject matter that reflects British culture. 2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film? A Hollywood production context is generally bigger-budget, studio-led and globally oriented, whereas the British film production context tends to be smaller scale, often co-produced with American 3) When did the James Bond franchise start? The James Bond franchise began with the first film Dr. No in 1962 4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s? In the 1970s and 1980s British film censorship began to relax some earlier strict limits, with classification changes that allowed more graphic sex, violence and challenging content to reach...