THE BUSINESS OF FILM RESEARCH

I have recently started a media course on the website Future learn, its all about the business of film. It will help me have a stronger understanding of how films are produced and the business behind film making. It will also help me learn more key concept about the business of film. So far I have learnt about how films help audiences understand more about other cultures and it makes them think more about their own. I have also learnt that British films that have been made by the UK have turned out extremely popular and have appeared at the BAFTAs and other award ceremonies, they all got started braces there are organisations which are set up such as the BFI which helps with production of the film and funding for it to be made. The course is a 6 week course so I will keep going week by week and complete it.

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In the UK the BFI and UK film council write many reports about the cultural and economic value of film. Recently the reports have shown that films bring £3.67 to the UK economy. Studies have shown that films have personal messages and political messages which help people understand about different cultures and can make us change the way we understand our own cultures, as well as an activity to do in your spare time.

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Above is a graph showing the amount of money spent on the production for Uk films in the in the past 20 years. You can see that it has been constant over the years, UK has made many British independent films that have been very popular. Because these films are so popular and appear at award shows it shows pride for the UK which is why most Hollywood stars are British. 

Film tourism is also important with production, people are visiting places that are featured in films and programmes are becoming more and more popular. 

Film is the highest of the creative activities, it is the highest profile and uses the highest amount of creative skill. Because film is so important they are supported by film incentives which help films get started.

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Other than the BFI there are two other important public service organisations which help the making of British independent films. They are BBC Films, the film arm of the BBC and Film4, the film arm of Channel 4. These organisations give money to pay for the film to be made and production of the film.