4. What makes a UK film?
» Narratives and themes
» Funding and filmed locations
» Written and directed by UK
director / writers
» Does it contain UK stars
» Do all these criteria have to met to
be a UK film.
5. Narrative / Themes / Genres
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Brit Grit
Comedy
Rom Com
Period Dramas
Dramas
Give me examples of films in these
genres.
6. Nil By Mouth
Who is the famous director of this film?
What genre would this be and why?
7. Funding
» Who funds UK films:
» 20 minutes to research this question
and feedback to the class.
8. Funding
» Film Four
» BBC Films
» UK Film Council - now defunct but
being replaced by the BFI.
» Working Title
» Independent private investment or
small companies – Vertigo, etc.
9. Filmed in UK
» Is this important, give me examples
of UK films that are not filmed in the
UK?
» This can be tricky consider genres.
10. DIRECTOR / WRITERS
» How important is this to a UK film.
» Can you name UK film directors,
some may now be classed as more
international directors.
» Why is this important to the identity
of a UK film?
11. STARS
» How can a UK star cement a film as
being UK film.
» Who are UK stars.
» Do they have a larger appeal
outside of the UK, give examples.
13. Analysis
The analysis of the films should consider:
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Camera techniques and editing
Music
Mise-en-scene – meaning through semiotics
Use of costumes, Locations, Props.
Connotaions / dennotaions
UK Stars and their appeal
UK directors/writers/crew and their appeal
Visual techniques that were used.
14. Attack the Block
» Screening Full Film
» This will be one of the two UK movies
you will analyse.
15. Student Examples
» Your analysis – review can be presented in a
variety of ways.
» Podcast, Vodcast, review, written report,
magazine review.
» It could even be done in groups as long as it is
equally weighted, this would be better in a multimedia format.
