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British Cinema http://mediadepartment.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk
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AS Media Studies G322 Key Concepts: British Cinema Friday 3 rd September 2010 Lesson 1: Defining ‘Britishness’ http://mediadepartment.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk
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What things do we associate with Britain? Put things under the following headings: Food and Drink Sports Culture (TV, Film, Music etc) Beliefs, Values and Attitudes Landmarks Language / Phrases http://mediadepartment.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk
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What makes a film British? http://mediadepartment.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk
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What are your expectations of British films? http://mediadepartment.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk
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Defining British Film The British Film Institute divides films into the following categories: Category A: films made with British money, personnel and resources Category B: films co-funded with money from Britain and from foreign investment, but the majority of finance, cultural content & personnel are British http://mediadepartment.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk
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Defining British Film Category C: films with mostly foreign (but non-USA) investment and a small British input, either financially or creatively Category D: films made in the UK with (usually) British cultural content, but financed fully or partly by American companies Category E: American films with some British involvement http://mediadepartment.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk
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How many British films can you think of? http://mediadepartment.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk
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Skimming: Reading for overall meaning Scanning: Reading to find specific information
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Audience Research Task Take a look at the information on how to conduct audience research Extract the most useful information to inform the creation of questions to find out the viewing habits of a variety of audiences You can make notes in written or diagrammatic form http://mediadepartment.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk
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Homework Due 10 th September 2010 Complete audience research (ask a minimum of 5 people from different demographics)- film responses from members of the public and a focus group of friends (between 5 and 10). http://mediadepartment.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk
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