Tuesday, January 10, 2017

MEST1 Section B: The British film industry

We will be focusing on the British film industry for Section B of your MEST1 exam.

In your lesson, you will have been taken through the rich history of British film from the Second World War to the 2000s. Your blog task is as follows:

1) Use our brilliant Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets)to find Media Factsheet #132 on British Film

2) Read the whole of Factsheet #132 British Film

3) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British.

4) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film?

5) When did the James Bond franchise start?

6) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s?

7) What groups are often represented in British film? Give examples of films these groups feature in.

8) What does the Factsheet suggest might be the audience appeal of British film?

Complete for homework anything you don't finish in the lesson - due date set by your Exam class teacher.

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