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British Cinema
This paper discusses the unimpressive history of film in Great Britain.
1,009 words (approx. 4 pages) |
8 sources |
MLA | 2007
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The paper portrays how, despite considerable recent inroads into the film industry by other nations and by the independent film movement, 'Hollywood' and 'America' remain synonymous in many movie-going minds with the cinemas and movies. The paper discusses the contributions of the British film industry and why America remains the leader. The paper describes a pattern of establishing success in England and then moving onto better-funded Hollywood that has remained up until this day, for both actors and directors. The paper concludes that although protectionism from the government may not be the answer, better funding may be the only way for England to compete on equal terms with America's cinema industry.From the Paper:
"Although Great Britain produced many films during the early days of silent film shorts, the 1920s British film indusry experienced a recession caused by the influx of superior United States comedies, as well as American business practices. The Cinemotograph Film Act of 1927, introduced to bolster the national film industry in Great Britian, required that UK cinemas show a certain percentage of British films for a duration of ten years."Sample of Sources Used:
- Aldgate, Anthony & Jeffrey Richards. Best of British: Cinema and Society from 1930 to Present (Cinema and Society). London: B.Tauris, 1999.
- "Cinema of the United Kingdom." Wikipedia. 2006. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_Kingdom
- "Cinematograph Films Act of 1927." Wikipedia. 2006.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinematograph_Films_Act_1927
- "Ealing Comedy." Screenonline. 2006. http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/445526/
- Gaffney, Jeffrey. "The British Auteur." Screenonline. 2006. http://www.screenonline.org.uk/education/student/auteur/tour3.html
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British Cinema (2012, February 09). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-British-Cinema/92016
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"British Cinema " 09 February 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-British-Cinema/92016>
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