Industry case studies:

Here are two case studies of UK Film Studios which could be compared with Hollywood production companies.

The main issues of production, distribution and exhibition can be compared and contrasted in a number of ways.

The following link is a brief case study for Working Title Films.
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/michaelwalford/entry/working_title_history/

The next link is a more detailed case study for Channel Four's Film Four.
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/michaelwalford/entry/channel_4_films/

This link is to a very useful three part article on the production issues behind Channel Four's Film Four and their place in the British Film Industry.
http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/feature.jsp?id=171086&page=1

Consider cross-media ownership, particularly as Working Title Films is mostly owned by NBC-Universal! What are the implications for this "British" company if the main source of its ownership and finance is American? Working Title make American films as well as British ones.

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Mock Exam and past questions

Please choose one question and hand in for Monday

JUNE 2006
How has the British film industry managed to survive?

JANUARY 2006
How far is it important, for Britain to have a successful film industry?JUNE 2005How far has the success of British fims since 1990 been due to their representation of 'Britishness'?

JANUARY 2005
Why is it important for Britain to have a film industry?

JUNE 2004
What factors have contributed to the success, in the UK and/or abroad, of British films produced since 1990?

JUNE 2003
What factors determine whether or not a film can be defined as 'British'?

JUNE 2002
With Reference to at least two British films made since 1990, analyse how their content and style reflect attitudes and conditions in Britain at the time that the films were made.