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The Lego Batman Movie

The British Film Industry

How many people are employed in the film industry in the UK today?

In 2015, around 66,000 people worked in the UK film industry.

What role does the British film industry have in promoting and financing British independent films?

Smaller companies such as BBC or Channel4 will help finance British films such as I Daniel Blake

What is 'Framestore' and what is it famous for producing?

Framestore is a British visual effects company based near Oxford Street in London. It is famous for producing visual effects for films and have won awards based on these visual effects.

What does Pinewood studios do and how old is it?

Pinewood studios is a British film and television studio and was first opened for business in the 1930s making it over 70 years old. Famous films produced by Pinewood: 

• Tomb Raider
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Casino Royale
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

What is produced at Elstree Studios and where is it based?

Elstree studios produce film and television and is located at Borehamwood, a town in southern Hertfordshire. It was established in 1920 and is financed by smaller businesses.

What is Leavesden Studio

Is a film studio and is famous for producing the Harry Potter Franchise and is located in Leavesden in Hertfordshire.

What is Film London?

Its a strategic agency for film and media in London and supports the growth and development of film and TV. They can help you find a location to film, help plan your shoots etc.

What is the 'Cultural Test'?

Where you can qualify your film as British by taking a Cultural Test and if they pass, they get access to the UK film tax relief.

What Benefits are there to film companies producing their films in London?

Its tax free

British Film Industry

1) How many people are employed in the film industry in the UK today?

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2) What role does the British film industry have for promoting and financing British independent films?

lots of smaller studios will help finance independent films

3) What is 'Framestore' and what is it famous for producing?

Visual Effects company.

They have produced:

4) What does Pinewood Studios do and hold old is it? 

A British film and TV studio. It was first opened in 1930s.

Some films produced there:

Dr. No, Superman, Full Metal Jacket, Star Wars.

5) What is produced at Elstree Studios and where it is based? Hold old is it? Who finances it?

British studios for Film and TV. Shenley Rd, Borehamwood WD6 1JG. 1920s. Private businesses.

6) Leavesden Studios - what has been produced? How old is it? Who owns it?

Harry Potter, 1941, Warner Bros

7) What is film London? What does it do?, How does it help British Film?

Strategic agency for film and media in London and supports the growth and development of film, TV, video, commercials and interactive media. 

8) What is the 'Culture Test'?

A system to identify if your film can be classed as a British Film.

9) Find benefits there are to film companies of producing films in London?

Tax free for your production

The British film industry

1. there are about 66000 job in the film industry in the uk.

2.BBC, Channel 4 and other small business companies help fund and promote british films.

3. Te company Framestore is a visual effect company who is based in London. their biggest franchise which they have worked on is the Harry Potter series including the new one Magical beasts and where to find them.

4. Pinewood studios is one of the biggest production studios based in the uk, they have been around sine the 1930s. There biggest franchise in which they have worked on is the Stars Wars franchise.

5. Elstree production is a very old production company founded in 1915 and based in both Boremhamwood and Elstree. They are most popular for their Indiana jones, kick ass and kings speech films. they are funded by private businesses.

6. Levendens studio is most popular for their harry potter film and they are owned by warner bros.

7. Film London is a non profit, government based company in which supports British film and media. Its main objective is to ensure Britain has a strong film culture.

8. Its a system to identify if s certain film production would be classified as a British film.

9. The largest benefit to having a film based in London is that you get to be tax free of your entire production. This was set to encourage all producers to have their films made in the uk.

The British Film Industry - Research Task

R E S E A R C H  T A S K  - British Film 

1. Roughly 40-60 thousand people are employed in the film industry

2. The British Film Industry spent £1.1 billion in film production.

3. Framestore is a VFX company, in which is famous for producing the effects for Gravity. They spent 3 years on the film to produce effects for 80 out of 91 mins of the film. They're now a Oscar winning company.

4. Pinewood Studios produce films & TV shows, such as the 007 franchise and Eastenders. It was made in the 1930s, so its estimated to be over 80 years old.

5. Elstree Studios is based in the outskirts of North London. It's well known for producing the films Star Wars and the first 3 Indiana Jones films. The studio was built in 1926. It's financed by private businesses, local authorities and local enterprises of Hertfordshire.

6. Leavesden Studios has produced Harry Potter. The studio was built in March 1941 and is owned by Warner Bros.

7. Film London is a Media and Film agency in which promotes London as a major international film making and cultural. It helps the British Film Industry by growing and increase investment and sustain culture.

8. The Cultural Test is using British talent when producing a film, e.g. British visual effects studio, setting and filming in London, etc.

9. The benefits for film companies producing their films in London is Film Tax Relief if you pass the Cultural Test.

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R E S E A R C H   O N   T H E   B R I T I S H   F I L M   

I N D U S T R Y 

1) How many people are employed in the film industry in the UK today?

- There are roughly 42,000 people that are employed in the UK film industry today.

2) What role does the British film industry have in promoting and financing British independent films?

- The British film industry spend around 1.1 billion in film production. 

3) What is 'Framestore' and what is it famous for producing?

- Framestore is a visual effects studio that is famous for producing the visual effects for the movie Gravity.

4) What does Pinewood Studios do and how old is it? List some well-known films that it has been involved in

5) What is produced at Elstree Studios and where it is based? How old is this studio? Who finances it?

- Elstree Studios is located on the outskirts of North London. It was built in 1926. They have produced movies such as Starwars and Indiana Jones.

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7) What is Film London? What does it do? How does it help the BFI? 

- Film London is an agency that encourages more major movie productions

The British Film Industry

The British Film Industry

• Roughly how many people work in the film British Flm Industry?
• 40,000 - 60,000
• What role does the British film industry have inpromoting and financing British independent films?
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• What is 'Framestore' and what is it famous for producing?
• Framestore is a British visual effects company which is based near Oxford Street in London. It is globally known for visual effects with new technologies and works with brands, studios, artists and organisations. It is famous for producing films such as Gravity, Now You See Me 2 and Beauty and the Beast.
   
• What does Pinewood Studios do and how old is it?
• Pinewood Studios is a British film and television studio in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England. It is run by Pinewood Group and was built in 1935.

• What is produced at Elstree Studios and where is it based? How old is the studio? Who finances it? 
• Elstree Studios has produced Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Superman. It began in 1914.

• Leavesden Studios - Which famous franchise has been produced there? How old is this studio? Who owns it?
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Research on The British Film Industry

How many people are employed in the film industry in the UK today?
- 42,000

What role does the British film industry have in promoting and financing British independent films?
- 1.1 billion spent on the film production in 2013

What is 'Framestore'?
- A visual effects company

What is it famous for producing?
- Gravity

What is produced at Elstree studios?
- Blockbuster movies
- TV fairs

Where isit based?
- Outskirts of North London

How old is this studio?
- Built in 1926

Who finances it?
- Local enterprise party and hertfordshire

What does Film London do?
- encourages more major movie movie productions to come to the UK

What is the 'Cultural Test'?
- shows you are using British talent, relates to British talent, relates to British culture, British technology

What does Pinewood Studios and how old is it? List some well-known films that it has been involved in

Find out what you can about Leavesden Studios - which famous franchise has been produced there? How old is this studio? Who owns it?

Find out what benefits there are to film companies of producing their films in London.
- Tax relief

The British Film Industry

British Film Industry Research

1.

42,000 people are employed in UK film industry

2.

British Film Industry spend £1.1 billion in film production

3.

Film- editing studio located in Oxford Street, Gravity

4.

Pinewood Studios is a film studio made in 1934, with some of its well-known films being:

- Star Wars
- Ant-Man

5.

Outskirts of North London, Variety of films are produced e.g. Sherlock Holmes, Created in 1926, Financed by government

6.

Harry Potter franchise produced there, Made in March 1941, Owned by Warner. Bros

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Film London is a film agency, 100                                                                       To encourage big movies to be filmed in the capital

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Using British talent when producing a film e.g. British Technicians, British visual effects etc

9.

Tax relief if you pass the 'Cultural Test' in the UK

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The Lego Batman Movie Case Study

- What type of film is The Lego Batman Movie (genre, country of origin etc)

• The genre of the film is animation, with hints of action and comedy
• Produced by Australia-based animation studio called Animal Logic
• Funded by the New South Wales government who made financial contributions

- What other films is The Lego Batman Movie similar to and how do you know? 

It is similar to the Batman and The Dark Knight film chains, as well as other stand alone films such as Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad. They are similar to these films as the Lego Batman film was designed to make specific reference to the other DC inspired films during production.

- Who produced it?

The main production company was Animal Logic. However it included other companies such as DC Entertainment, Warner Animation Group, Lego System A/S and Vertigo Entertainment. Producers also include Dan Lin and Roy Lee

- Who directed it?

Chris McKay

- What was the budget?

$80 million

- Who stars in it?

• Will Arnett - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Lego Movie, When in Rome
• Zach Galifianakis - The Hangover Trilogy , Puss in Boots, Birdman
• Michael Cera - Juno, Year One, Magic Magic
• Rosario Dawson - Men in Black II, Rent, Unstoppable 

- What technology has been used to make the film?

Their prime piece of technology when producing an animated film would be the computer, as it allows them to create storyboards used in the sequencing of the movements, explore different concepts. Most significantly, it allows producers to create the actual film by using modelling and animating software. 

- How was The Lego Batman marketed, which different marketing tools were used?

Their first piece of marketing done for the film was on March 24th 2016 when the first trailer was released, which was shown as a preview before the Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice film in cinemas. As second trailer was then released on March 28th 2016 as another teaser for the film which also featured references to the 1960's Batman TV series. Subsequent trailers were then released on July 23rd and November 4th 2016. Also featured as part of their marketing scheme was a toy-to-life convergence of the film concept story pack and TT Games-developed Lego Dimensions, which was released alongside the film.

Where and when was The Lego Batman movie released (nationwide, worldwide) and in what cinemas?

Nationwide: 10th February 2017 (UK, preview screening on the 4th)
Worldwide 1st February (France) to 6th April (New Zealand)

It is available in 3D in selected cinemas

Target audience: mainly younger children, although some of the content was deemed inappropriate for younger viewers, but was still given a U rating

The Lego Batman film grossed at $53,003,468 in the opening weekend (February 10th-12th, $9,875,678 in UK). To date, the film has made $257,984,165 worldwide, and a total of $28,759,649 in UK. This beat Fifty Shades Darker that was released on the same weekend. This film earned a total of $46,607,250 on opening week and to date has grossed at $109,985,335.

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