Year 12

This year in media, we are doing the coleective identity within the media, and the identity of the British Film. To be a British film, it needs 3 of the following:A british director, producers, production company, subject matter or issue and a mostly British cast. Some examples we found were "This is England", "Golden Compass" "Becoming Jane" "Nanny Macfee" and "Slumdog Millionaire". However, as Slumdog millionaire is about India, and by an English director. This shows a cross of identity between the 2 countries. Here are 3 iconic British pictures:







The British identity is very popular- films with a British dimension have had enormous worldwide commercial success in other indusrties such as Hollywood. The top seven highest-grossing films worldwide have some British historical, cultural or creative dimensions: Titanic, The Lord of the Rings, and two Harry Potter movies. About two-thirds of the top twenty most commercial films, with combined cinema revenues of about $13 billion, had a substantial British dimension.

However, the British cinema market is too small for the British film industry to successfully produce Hollywood-style blockbusters over a sustained period. Therefore, the industry has not been able to produce commercial success internationally in comparison to some Hollywood movies such as Titanic. Therefore, Hollywood produces larger, expensive films often, whears British films might not have the big block buster feeling.

The British film industry has a divided attitude to Hollywood. On the one hand Hollywood provides work to British directors, actors, writers, production staff and studios, enables British history and stories to be made as films, and opens up the US and world markets to a limited participation by some in the British film industry. On the other hand, the loss of control and profits, and the market requirements of the US distributors, are often seen to endanger and distort British film culture.

However, the film industry in Britian is still thriving, and has produced films such as Slumdog Millionaire, or Trainspotting, which have created large impact, and gained many awards and credits.