Y12 - AUDIENCES AND INSTITUTIONS BLOG: This is a blog set up with all the resources from your lessons and links to sites that will help you with extra revision
Y13 - BFI - Screenonline: A useful resource for researching the British Film Industry. Remember, the exam focuses on contemporary (modern) British cinema so don't spend too long learning the history
Y13 - Shane Meadows - links to his website. He is an independent film maker who makes low budget, low revenue films but they are excellent. The website has links to many interviews and clips of his films. Click on Extras and read the transcript from the Brief Encounter Film Festival. He says some interesting things about how having a bigger budget and well known actors compromised his creativity.
Monday, 16 March 2009
Past Exam Questions for British Film Industry
January 2007
Contemporary British Cinema
7 Discuss what you consider to have been the strengths of the British cinema industry in recent
years. [45 marks]
8 “The country of origin of a film is irrelevant. Why should we be bothered if all the films at our
cinemas were made in the USA?” Discuss this view. [45 marks]
June 2007
Contemporary British Cinema
7 Discuss the view that British films, regardless of their quality, struggle to achieve commercial
success. [45 marks]
8 “The British film industry mainly consists of a wealthy and privileged elite who represent British
culture in a very narrow way.” Discuss this view. [45 marks]
January 2008
Contemporary British Cinema
7 To what extent is the British film industry influenced by films produced in the USA? [45 marks]
8 “British film makers have been guilty of producing a string of films no one wants to watch.”
(film maker Alan Parker). Discuss this view. [45 marks]
June 2008
Contemporary British Cinema
7 Discuss the factors that limit the success of the British film industry.
8 “Most young audiences are put off by the style and the subject matter of British films.”
Discuss this view.
Contemporary British Cinema
7 Discuss what you consider to have been the strengths of the British cinema industry in recent
years. [45 marks]
8 “The country of origin of a film is irrelevant. Why should we be bothered if all the films at our
cinemas were made in the USA?” Discuss this view. [45 marks]
June 2007
Contemporary British Cinema
7 Discuss the view that British films, regardless of their quality, struggle to achieve commercial
success. [45 marks]
8 “The British film industry mainly consists of a wealthy and privileged elite who represent British
culture in a very narrow way.” Discuss this view. [45 marks]
January 2008
Contemporary British Cinema
7 To what extent is the British film industry influenced by films produced in the USA? [45 marks]
8 “British film makers have been guilty of producing a string of films no one wants to watch.”
(film maker Alan Parker). Discuss this view. [45 marks]
June 2008
Contemporary British Cinema
7 Discuss the factors that limit the success of the British film industry.
8 “Most young audiences are put off by the style and the subject matter of British films.”
Discuss this view.
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Welcome
Welcome to all students starting Media AS this year. You might find this link useful; it's a list of key terms with explanations. Explore the rest of the site they have great clips to teach you about editing and camerawork as well.
http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/basic-terms.htm
http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/basic-terms.htm
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
BBC Click Documentaries
Sunday, 17 February 2008
birds eye view film festival
Celebrating women in the film industry!
see trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC0-MDHvHfE
and website:
http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk/
see trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC0-MDHvHfE
and website:
http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk/
Monday, 14 January 2008
Excellent Trailer
Talk about THRILLER. This film looks absolutely terrifying, i have seen this trailer twice this weekend and think it is one o fthe best i have ever scene. The guy's HAIR is scary, and his face when he is wrestling that man on the floor... wow, i had to look away from the screen.
The best moment is when they overlay the voice of the fat lady saying "D'ya wanna leave a message?" over the shot of him limping purposefully to the desk of the gas station. Also got the best shower curtain trick since psycho.
Watch the trailer, even if you can't get in to see the film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9L7Z2eMi28&feature=related
The Directors Joel and Ethan Cohen have made plenty of good films which you can get on DVD. They have a really odd, (usually funny) style.
check out:
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
O Brother Where Art Thou (which some of you may have already seen)
The best moment is when they overlay the voice of the fat lady saying "D'ya wanna leave a message?" over the shot of him limping purposefully to the desk of the gas station. Also got the best shower curtain trick since psycho.
Watch the trailer, even if you can't get in to see the film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9L7Z2eMi28&feature=related
The Directors Joel and Ethan Cohen have made plenty of good films which you can get on DVD. They have a really odd, (usually funny) style.
check out:
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
O Brother Where Art Thou (which some of you may have already seen)
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