British vs American Films

British Films

British Films• Tend to focus on reality – mainly casting middle

class people• Usually problematic• Can include more drug abuse and swearing• Some films however can be fantastical and

introduce to the audience new made up locations with exotic storylines (Harry Potter)

• British films generally portray different areas of the country differently, and represent these varied lifestyles in films; American films portray the entire British population as being “posh” Londoners who are stuck up

BritishDistribution Companies

- Prometheus- Sisters in

Law- Lucky Day

- Shaun of the Dead

- Attack the Block

- Wild Child- Atonement- Hot Fuzz- Love Actually

- Harry Potter - I am Legend

FundingProvides funding for British Films. They provide to help promote less-known films and work closely with the UK Film Council

Government Funding that helps with promotion, production, development and distribution. Helps gets small films into film festivals and helps to make the non-mainstream films more accessible to an audience. This is often a British Film’s LifelineRecognised for TV, these companies have produced several British Films. They also provide funding and increase popularity of smaller films. They often advertise cheaply through their own channel or promotional bases

Smaller production companies provide equipment and funding for British Filmmakers and helps make the films a big success. Often receiving funding from the “Big Six” that often owns them.

American Films

American Films• Films generally focus on the idea of the “American

Dream” with fairy-tale storylines• American Film Companies have larger budgets, which

means they can have more CGI and expenses to film in exotic locations

• They show a sense of escapism as they do not show the harsh realities of everyday life compared to British Films

• American Companies get their companies from the “Big Six”: Universal, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, Disney, Paramount and Columbia

• They own the majority of smaller production companies too, for example, Universal Studios owns 67% of Working Title films

American Distribution Companies