British films: famous films, ideologies usually seen in British films, production companies and funding. American films: famous films, ideologies usually seen in American films, production companies and funding.

3. Commonly seen in British films:
GANGS
VIOLENCE
SMOKING /DRUGS/
ALCOHOL
REBELLION
DAY-TO-DAY LIFE
DIFFERENT CULTURES
LESS KNOWN ACTORS
URBAN AREAS

4. British films tends to focus on real life – mainly
working class or people with little money to
show the harsh reality of British living. They are
usually problematic and tell life how it is. In
addition, British film makers take the varied
lifestyle of people to represent them in
films, where American’s tend to only take a
small percentage of the type of people in
Britain (posh Londoners) which shows British
people in a light that the majority of people
aren’t under.

5. British Production Companies
Stardust
Kiss-Ass
Ill Manors
Shaun Of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Attack the Block
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Harry Potter Films
I Am Legend
The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas
Atonement
Hot Fuzz
Pride and Prejudice
Love Actually
Notting Hill
& many more!
Four Lions
This Is England
Submarine
Tyrannosaur

6. Government funding. Fund script development, film
production, short films, film export and
distribution, cinema and festivals. For distribution and
exhibition, the UKFC work to make non-mainstream
films more widely available to cinema audiences in the
UK by multiple schemes. They provide money to help
attract attention to lesser known films and their
companies. Works closely with the BFI, helping create
more money for British films.
Showed many UK films to help promote their own
country’s movies. Helps support the films that have
little recognition in the industry and have funded some
films and TV. More recently, they also show American
blockbusters as well.
Co-produces around 8 films a year, working in
partnership with major international and UK
distributors. They give help to companies who are
trying to get funding from major production
companies.

8. Commonly seen in American films:
CGI
LARGE, FAMOUS
CITIES
BIG BLOCKBUSTER
EXPLOSION
ANIMATION
ROMEO &
JULIET STYLE
LOVE STORY
PATRIOTIC
A-LIST
STARS
DISNEY, FAIRYTALE
ENDING

9. American films generally focus on the ‘American Dream’
/ fairytale side of stories. They have a vast amount of
genres for their films to chose from. A large quantity of
them are able to have a big budget and so scenes can
be used with CGI or able to go to exotic locations for
filming. In many of American films, the harsh reality
isn’t shown, giving the audience an escape to real life.
The quantity of films made by the USA is an
extraordinary number, giving a wide variety of
genres, compared to British films.

10. American Production Companies
The King and I
Cinderella
The Sound of Music
Mary Poppins
Star Wars
The Lion King
Big
National Treasure
Avatar
High School Musical
& MANY more!!!
& MANY more!!!
White Christmas
The Godfather
Bugsy Malone
Footloose
Forrest Gump
& MANY more!!!
My Fair Lady
The Exorcist
Goodfellas
The Green Mile
Harry Potter
& MANY more!!!
Funny Girl
American Graffiti
Oliver!
Jaws
Taxi Driver
Back To The Future
Ghandi
Schindler’s List
The Social Network
Casino
& MANY more!!!
& MANY more!!!

11. The big 6 film production
companies don’t have any
trouble with their funding. With
them being conglomerates, they
are able to market their films
easily to a wide audience,
making it easier for them to
make a profit. With them being
million/billion dollars
companies, their distribution
costs aren’t usually an issue.
However some of the
companies use each other’s for
distribution so it’s a little
cheaper for the main company
and the other company gets
some of the profit.