Year 12: ‘UK Cinema: Audiences and Institutions Study Day’ at the
British Film Institute on Wednesday 11 February 2015
UK
film has had remarkable critical and commercial success in recent years with
films as diverse as 12 Years a Slave
and Skyfall. Our great directors are
frequently courted by Hollywood, and Hollywood regularly visits these shores to
make films like Gravity and the new Star Wars films. Why do audiences, both
at home and abroad, enjoy British films? How do UK filmmakers appeal to these
audiences? The study day will examine these issues and relate it to case
studies of two independent film companies – Vertigo and Warp Films. These two
companies are producing and distributing films that are commercially successful
but which also retain a uniquely British flavour - and a willingness to tackle
themes and content that Hollywood usually avoids. In the afternoon there will
be a film screening and a Q&A with the film-makers giving students and
teachers a chance to ask questions about the state of UK cinema and how it will
develop in the future.
Travel arrangements
Year 12 students will meet at Waterloo
under the clock at 9.30 a.m. The group will walk between Waterloo and BFI
Southbank. Students returning to Claygate will catch a train from Waterloo at
16.03, reaching Claygate at 16.34. Students who prefer to return direct to
their home station will be accompanied at Waterloo until they have all located
their relevant trains.
Students should bring a packed lunch
that we will eat under cover at The National Theatre.
