The British Film Industry
1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. A movie that is either set in the UK or focuses on British ideas such as culture or issues 2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and the production context of a British film? Hollywood production context: American, high budget and famous actors British production context: British, low budget, up-and-coming actors word-of-mouth out advertising 3) When did the James Bond franchise start? In the 1960s 4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s? Video nasties banning 5) What groups are often represented in British films? Give examples of movies these groups feature in. Youth - Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange & Eden Lake (Rollercoaster Films, 2008) Complex female characters in the film have appeared in early British Films , however, these were always seen as extraordinary. Women have largely suffered in line with the