Tuesday, 3 January 2017

British Case Study

What is a British Film?

As critic McDougall (2008) states there are various 'official' ways of categorising British films. The most common is through using the following categories defined by the BFI (British Film Institute):


Category A: Films made with British money, personnel and resources.
Category B: Films co-funded with money from British and from foreign investment, but for which the majority of finance, cultural content and personnel are British.
Category C: Films with mostly foreign money (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 US companies.
Category E: US films with some British involvement.


Kingsman: The Secret Service -
Production: 20th Century Fox (US)
Distribution: 20th Century Fox (US)
Director: Mathew Vaughn
Writers: Jane Goldman (screenplay), Mathew Vaughn (screenplay), Mark Millar (comic book), Dave Gibbons
              (comic book)
Cinematographer: George Richmond
Music Composers: Henry Jackson, Matthew Margeson
Star Actors: 
  • Colin Firth
  • Samuel L Jackson
  • Michael Caine
  • Mark Strong
  • Taron Egerton
Budget: $81,000,000
Box Office: $412.4 million
Filming: 
  • Filmed in various places in London
  • Filming began 6th October 2013
Nationality: English
Source Material Owners: Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons
Release Pattern:
  • London Premiere ~ (14 January 2015)
  • UK ~ (29 January 2015)
  • US ~ (13 February 2015) The US release date was planned for 14 November 2014 but was pushed back to 6 March 2015, then moved up to 24 October 2014 and finally back to 13 February 2015
Examples of Marketing:
  • As the film was based on a comic book, there was a comic made relating to the film in a similar style
  • The director teamed up with a luxury retailer, Mr Porter, to create a 60-piece clothing line based on the film
Formats: IMAX
Age Rating: R/15

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