Sanjay Patel The British Film Industry.

BBFC In Independent, non-governmental body which classifies and censors film, video as well as computer and console based games released in the UK. BFI Government backed lead agency for film in the UK ensuring that the economic, cultural and educational aspects of film are effectively represented at home and abroad. UK Film Council Promotes understanding and application of Britains rich film and television heritage and culture. British Academy Of Film and Television Arts - Aims to support, develop and promote the art of the moving image. British Council The official UK agency for integration and cultural relations. Its film department promotes new British film internationally principally through festivals and showcases. Main British Production Companies. Film 4 12 Years A Slave (Directed by Steve McQueen, Produced by Brad Pitt, Budget $20 Million), Attack The Block (Directed by Joe Cornish, Produced by Nira Park & James Wilson, Budget $8 Million), Carlas Song (Direct by Ken Loach, Produced by Sally Hibben), Sunshine (Directed by Danny Boyel, Budget ($26 Million), The Lovely Bones (Direct by Peter Jackson, Produced by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Carolynne Cunninghmam, Budget $65 Million) Working Title Billy Elliot (Direct by Stephen Daldry, Produced by Greg Brenman and Jon Fin, Budget $3 Million), Thunderbirds (Directed by Jonathan Frakes, Produced by Tim Bevan, Budget $57 million) Momentum Pictures Frozen (Directed by Adam Green, Produced by Peter Block, Cory Neal), Red Hill (Directed by Patrick Hughes, Produced Patrick Hughes) Pathe 99 Francs (Directed Jan Kounen), The Air I Breathe (Directed by Jeiho Lee, Produced by Darlene Caamano, Emilio Diez Barroso) BBC Film Network Goodbye Mr Pink, The End Of An Era British VS America A British Director Pete Travis (British) Faith (1996), The Bill (1997), Bills New Flock (1998), Cold Feet (1999), Other Peoples Children (2000), The Jury (2002) A British Producer Alex Garland (British) 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), Never Let Me Go (2010) A Predominantly British Cast Karl Urban Judge Dredd (New Zealand)

Sanjay Patel Lord Of The Rings (2003), The Chronicles Of Riddick (2004) Oliva J Thirlby Judge Cassandra Anderson (American) Eve (2008), New York, I Love You (2009), Breaking Upwards (2011), Being Flynn (2012) Wood Harris Kay (American) Southland Tales (2006), The Heart Specalist (2006/2011), 4 Life (2007) Lena Headey Ma-ma (British) St Trinians (2007), Whore (2008), Laid To Rest (2009), The Purge (2013) The majority of the cast not British Actors. How Does British Films Attract Audiences? The majority of British films are able to attract a large audience by using many or one big British star, by doing this they are using a iconic actor to represent a British film and therefore will encourage people to and see it. Furthermore creating films based on past British events (monarchy) will enforce the stereotype of British people and will make people interested in British want to watch the film. Audience Types Mainstream Unlikely ever to view anything than major Hollywood style blockbusters. Mainstream Plus Generally mainstream, but apt to see less mainstream films on a few occasions. Aficionados Tend to view a mix of films, including major foreign language titles, and can be encourage becoming even more adventurous in their viewing choices. Film Buffs Eschew mainstream films, in favour of more extreme, esoteric, challenging and difficult subject matter films. Which of the above audience types do you feel went to see Dredd? In my opinion the type of audience that went to see Dredd in cinema showings where mainly mainstream, and mainstream plus viewers. This is because Dredd was marketed as a big British blockbuster during its release and primarily focused on using big special effects to attract a large audience. I feel that the reason that mainstream plus viewers went to see the film was because, the film is based around the concept of a British comic. Only a few people will have recognition of the comic and therefore would be encouraged to watch the film in cinema. On the other hand the initial week of the film did do well and come on top of other major films including Lawless and Anna Katerina, in spite of this in the following weeks the film failed due to competition from big USA and UK films (Looper, ParaNorman) and dropped to number twelve during its release from 9th-30th September 2012. This is because they had a lot more money put in to produce them as well as being shown on a lot more screens ensuring people did not have to travel as far to see the film that they wished.

Sanjay Patel Dredd. Producers Alex Garland, Andrew MacDonald, Allon Reich Distributor Entertainment Film Distributors, Lionsgate Distributing Pattern - Exclusive and Limited Run Release Budget - $45 Million Box Office Gross - $36.5 Million Director Pete Travis Karl Urban Judge Dredd Lord Of The Rings (2003), The Chronicles Of Riddick (2004) Oliva J Thirlby Judge Cassandra Anderson Eve (2008), New York, I Love You (2009), Breaking Upwards (2011), Being Flynn (2012) Wood Harris Kay Southland Tales (2006), The Heart Specalist (2006/2011), 4 Life (2007) Lena Headey Ma-ma St Trinians (2007), Whore (2008), Laid To Rest (2009), The Purge (2013) Marketing. Drudge Report - The site featured a video condemning the use of Slo-Mo, and links to news about the film A tie in comic book, serving the film plots prequel. Exclusive poster film. Critical Reception/ Lack Of Success Mainly positive reviews from critics. It gathered a 78% approval rating from 147 critics. Judge Dredd creator John Wagner, who had been critical of the 1995 adaptation, gave a positive review of Dredd. He said: "I liked the movie. It was, unlike the first film, a true representation of Judge Dredd ... Karl Urban was a fine Dredd and I'd be more than happy to see him in the follow-up. Olivia Thirlby excelled as Anderson ... The character and storyline are pure Dredd."[40][93] Dredd has been recognized as a cult film since its release Many US newspaper critics were less taken with the film. Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times called it "a clunk-headed action picture" that "simply becomes a monotonous series of bad-guy confrontations 3

Sanjay Patel Awards. Dredd won The Art of 3D award at the 2013 Empire Awards, and was nominated for Best British Film and Best Science-fiction/Fantasy. Technology Used. Slo- Mo technology Shot in 3D Tie-ins Tie ins include only blue ray and DVDs. 8th January 2013 (America), 14th January (UK). Blu ray contained two and three dimension aspects, other featurettes. Personal Opinion. In my opinion the film is average, because the film involved unknown actors it made sure that the film did not do as well as it could off. Furthermore I feel that the film was not promoted as well as it could have, and because it was shown on only a few screens and cinemas only a few people were willing to travel to see it. Furthermore if the film involved a deeper plot I feel that it would engage the viewers more and allow positive word of mouth between friends and family and therefore the film would make more money. How Dominate Is The British Film Industry. I feel that the British film industry would will always be in completion with American films, this is because many British films have a lower budget comparing it to American films and the use of special effects are limited. Furthermore the use of unknown actors would attract more viewers.