30 questions

1.) In 2012, the British Film industry claimed 15.3% of Global Box Office.

2.) In 2009, the British Film Industry claimed 6.8% of Global Box Office.

3.) This change/gain in percentage of Global Box Office shows that British films are doing a lot better and it indicates a rise in popularity and profit for the British film industry.

4.) Skyfall was particularly responsible for this change. A film called The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel appealed well to the over 45s which also contributed to this change. Other films that contributed are The Dark Knight Rises and Slumdog Millionaire.

5.) Only 7% of British films make a profit at the box office.

6.) Hollywood films have approximately a 17% profit rate at the global box office.

7.) This profit rate differs from £2 million budget British films by 13%, with their rate of 4% in profit. It doesn't differ much at all from £10million+ british films because the profit rate is approximately the same at 17%.

8.) What we can infer from this difference is if British films want to succeed as much as Hollywood films do, then they need big budgets. 

9.) Just recently, for the first time, over-45s represent the largest population of film/cinema goers. The over-45 age group accounts for 36% of film goers, storming ahead of 15-24s who take up 25%.

10.) This is probably because of more films coming out that appeal to the over-45 age group, for instance, The King's Speech or even more so The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (starring Dames Judy Dench and Maggie Smith) was a huge hit with the over-45s.

11.) 3D films have seen an 18% drop in attendance at cinemas, despite still making a substantial amount of money at cinemas. For example, The Avengers Assemble was the most successful 3D film of 2012.

12.) Family Films in 3D seem to show the biggest drop in attendance.

13.) Charles Grant said that 3D family films like Madagascar 3 and Brave have an attendance fall because families want to economise more than paying more for 3D viewings. He added "Superman will do well in 3D, people want to see the big event movies, but the word can circulate when there's just a shoddy conversion." so maybe certain films don't need 3D, which ends up costing them attendance at the cinemas.

14.) Paul Greengrass is a British film director. His works include The Bourne Supremacy and United 93.

15.)  Greengrass described the British film industry as a "success story" and went on to say it will see more international growth, especially in China.

16.) A BFI spokesperson said that low budget less profitable films are important because they develop skills and have artistic and cultural importance to the industry.

17.) Filth made about £4 million at the box office, which is more than twice it's budget.

18.) James McAvoy (actor in and co-producer of Filth) felt that £100 million budget films have the advantage of a huge budget for all the special effects that audiences want to see, giving them a tidy profit. However, the films don't actually have to be that good when you delve beneath the glossy, CGI face of the films.

19.) VOD means Video-On-Demand. VOD enables viewers to choose their own film entertainment through means of the internet or special TV applications, for example, Sky on Demand or Netflix.

20.) VOD saw a 50% increase last year.

21.) VOD could have a negative impact on distributors because people are going to feel less obliged to see a film at the cinema because of things like Netflix. However, for smaller studios, this is a good way of selling film rights and getting known, especially for unrecognised cult films. 

22.) Rental stores like Blockbuster have had a drop in sales because of how much easier and more conveniant it is to just get a film through VOD. Blockbuster may have to expand and make their own VOD to stay relevant in the industry.

23.) Ben Wheatley's A Field In England was unique because it was released in multiple formats at the same time. It was released both in cinemas, on DVD and on VOD at the same time.

24.) Caradog James said "The toughest thing is you can make a good film but can you get it to reach an audience? It's events like this and individuals who champion independent cinema that give us a profile and any chance at a mass audience."

25.) Relaxations and changes made to what makes a film British include expanding criteria to include other European Union states. Currently a film has to meet at least 16 out of 31 criteria to be classified as British, but the new legislation aims to have films include at least 18 out of 35 criteria to be classified as British.

26.) Visual effects have been encouraged to be used because they make the films more interesting to watch than with special effects. They are, however, more expensive than special effects. But films especially in the horror genre have been praised for using visual effects like animatronics instead of CGI such as The Thing or the new Evil Dead.

27.) Name five of these rules and link them to The Kings Speech, Kill List and The Worlds End:
- All films were set in the UK.
- All films had a majority of open dialogue in British.
- All were based on British subject matter and/or underlying material.
- Lead characters are British characters or residents.
- All represent or reflect diverse British culture, heritage or creativity.

28.) George Osbourne announced a tax relief increase from 20% to 25% on the first £20 million of qualifying production expenditure.

29.) The highest grossing film in box office history is the newest Bond film: Skyfall and grossed £94.5 million on the first day.

30.) Skayfall was shown on 587 screens and grossed £94.5 million.