Strengths of British Cinema Industry

[rutstein]

Can anyone outline what they think the strengths of the british cinema industry is in recent years.

Thank you

[batman]

Is this a question for a course you are doing?

[rutstein]

It is for my A-Level British Cinema research

[Steve Crook]

Moved to Ask a Film Question -> Media Studies

Steve

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by rutstein Can anyone outline what they think the strengths of the british cinema industry is in recent years. Thank you

Can anyone say if the British cinema industry has any strengths in recent years?

Steve

[batman]

Some good acting and a few interesting new directors. That's all I can think of.

[Moor Larkin]

If it had any strength the governement would just tax the life out of it. They always have done.

[Third Man]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Can anyone say if the British cinema industry has any strengths in recent years? Steve

That's a good one because I'm struggling to think of any strengths the Industry has at this moment in time, it just looks bleak, real bleak! Some say the Harry Potter film series is one of the major sucess' of the British film industry but they are not really facing up to the fact that they are in fact US produced films.

Simon

[DB7]

Originally Posted by Moor Larkin If it had any strength the governement would just tax the life out of it. They always have done.

I'd say the tax breaks on ofer were a benefit for low-budget filmmakers. London to Brighton was made on a shoestring and Meadows seems to get by making a picture for a couple of million.

[Moor Larkin]

Originally Posted by DB7 I'd say the tax breaks on ofer were a benefit for low-budget filmmakers. London to Brighton was made on a shoestring and Meadows seems to get by making a picture for a couple of million.

But if there were ever to be seriously big money involved what would happen? I daresay no globally serious money will ever be invested here because the investor knows exactly what would happen to it. That's why all our people soon end up in America.

But then, perhaps you are right on the button. Guerilla film-making is our strength.

[DB7]

Originally Posted by Moor Larkin But if there were ever to be seriously big money involved what would happen? I daresay no globally serious money will ever be invested here because the investor knows exactly what would happen to

Has anybody ever invested serious money here without it being to take advantage of tax breaks or the levy? The only thing that would attract such investment now would be if we were able to compete with Romania budget-wise (highly unlikely).