Lord David Puttnam hosted a presentation at Sunderland University where he discussed his career as an acclaimed film producer and member of the House of Lords. He produced famous films like Chariots of Fire, The Killing Fields, and The Mission. During the presentation, Puttnam discussed how the media landscape has changed with the rise of streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+, and how large companies buy smaller ones. He also provided insights about lesser known jobs in the expanding media industry, such as dubbing for anime. Puttnam emphasized the importance of codas in films and recommended consuming at least 70 movies per year. He concluded by noting that the present day offers great opportunities to work in the film industry as businesses seek new ideas

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May the force be with you – Lord David Puttnam
Lord David Puttnam
David Puttnam hosted the presentation at Sunderland university Murray library.
David Terence Puttnam (Born on 25th
February 1941) David is a British film producer, educator
and a member of the former member of the house of lords. Some of his famous films include
chariots of fire, the killing fields, the mission and more. He received a BAFTA for outstanding
British contribution to cinema. In 2006 he won and was awarded the BAFTA fellowship for lifetime
achievement from the British academy from the film and television arts.
David Terence Puttnam sat on the labour benches in the house of the lords, in 2019 he was
appointed chair to the selected committee on democracy and digital technologies. The committee
published its findings in its digital technology.
What did you learn?
I learned about how the mass market of media is mainly streaming services and how platforms
like Netflix and Disney + have grown into a massive part of the media industry. David also told us
how the big companies like Disney end up buying the smaller companies and become a mass
family and how they become a completely different company in doing so.
Think about what knowledge/experience was gained from the activity. Consider things such as
(but not limited to):
He told us how media is an expansive area with 100’s of jobs opening up each day and how didn’t
even know some of the lesser know one’s were the best. David told us about Dubbing which is a
service where mainly anime are dubbed in different languages making millions. He made it very
clear how good of a movie Coda is and how we (the audience) are missing out vastly. He also
talked about how many movies people were consuming a year and he thinks the standard is at the
very least 70 movies a year.
After explaining the process of film and how important Coda of a film is he went to talk about how
present day is the best time to work in the film industry because of the business has shifted for
the better. He mentioned how the media industry specifically brands like BBC, ITV and ALL 4 and
more are always wanting new and fresh ideas and it’s a market to throw yourself at.