A culture test is used to check if the film is British, if it doesn't quality as a co-production. In the test, the are four different sections which are : Cultural Context, Contribution, Hubs and Practitioners. In order to pass this, the movie must get a score of 16 out of 31 points.
4) Complete the task on the Factsheet, researching the films listed and finding out what they score on the cultural test: Sweeney, Attack The Block, The King's Speech, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Skyfall.
- Sweeney - this movie itself scored 16 just on the context part of the test which automatically meant that this was a British movie.
- Attack the Block - This is a British movie as it is using British characters and is based in Britain. Also the storyline is based on 'Broken Britain'.
- Skyfall - This is linked to British intelligence and just like all the other movies above, it also uses a variety of British characters even though sometimes it is based in another country other than the UK.
- The King's Speech - This is portraying the royal family which instantly is known to be a British movie.
5) What is the main problem for the British film industry?
The British film industry has been production led rather than distribution led. This means that many UK films are made but, in order to get the film exhibited, the filmmakers have to sacrifice the distribution rights by selling the film to a distribution company
6) What are three of the strengths of the British film industry?
- Several important British Film studios, e.g. Pinewood studios
- Third biggest film industry in the world
- British films also take 5% of world box-office takings.
- Relying upon co productions with American companies as they don't have the finances
- To make low budget films targeted at a niche audience where the film-maker is able to retain all profits.
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