Tuesday 6 October 2009

New Media Technology And Film Production,Distribution and Exhibition

The UK film council is the government backed lead agency for film in the UK ensuring that the economic,cultural and educational aspects of film are effectivley represented at home and abroad. http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/

Interactive web soloutions is a multi-talented web design and development company Experienced with new media technology.

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The uk Film council has been unbelivably successful, here are some facts about them:
The UK film industry now contributes approximately £4.3 billion per year to the UK economy – up by 44% since 2000, when the UK Film Council was created;
In 2008 UK films took 15% of the global box office and 31% of the UK box office;
UK film grossed £2.3 billion at the worldwide box office last year – up 133% since 2002;
UK box-office takings are at record-breaking levels, worth £850 million in the UK in 2008, up 46% from 2000;
UK Film Council investments in British films have been hugely successful – for every £1 we have invested, £5 has been generated at the box office;
Over 164 million people went to the cinema in the UK in 2008 – up 22million (15%) from 2000;
The UK has more digital screens than any other European country – 310 and counting;
Overall UK audiences had a far greater choice of films in 2008 – 527 films were released, 34% more than a decade ago;
The UK film industry directly provides jobs for almost 35,000 people, with extended employment impact of 95,000 jobs;
The film industry earns over £1 billion in export income from film rights and film production services;
In 2008 alone, British films and talent scooped 32 awards

Film And New Media
Thanks to new media films can be created using remarkably cheaper budgets, this is all possible thanks to new and better software. Someone who benefits massively from new media is Shane Meadows, over the years he has created many long and short films and new media technology have opened up a door of possiblilties for him. These include being able to make a feature length movie at a cheap price of £15,000!

Shane had made over 40 short films over 10 years and each with a low budget. The Stairwell is a film by Meadows that is recorded entirley on a mobile phone and is just 39 seconds long. It consists solely of a man and woman, played by Meadows regulars Andrew Shim and Vicky McClure, violently bumping into each other on a stairwell.

Further information about Shane Meadows can be found on these weebsite:


Warp Films

Warp Films, a sister company of Warp Records, was set up in 1999 with funding from NESTA. It is based in Sheffield, England with a further office in London and has 14 full-time staff.
At present there have been four releases on Warp Films: My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117 by Chris Morris, which won the Best Short Film award at the BAFTA Awards, and Shane Meadows's films Dead Man's Shoes and This Is England. Chris Cunningham, responsible for Aphex Twin's videos Come To Daddy and Windowlicker, is responsible for an abstract short film called Rubber Johnny, which features the music of Aphex Twin and was released on May 23, 2005. Rubber Johnny was originally scheduled to be released two weeks earlier, but was postponed due to the original printing firm objecting to the film's content.

Releases
My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117 (Dir: Chris Morris - 2003)
Dead Man's Shoes (Dir: Shane Meadows - 2004)
Rubber Johnny (Dir: Chris Cunningham - 2005)
Scummy Man (Arctic Monkeys short film/music video)
This Is England (Dir: Shane Meadows - 2006)
"Grow Your Own"(Dir: Richard Laxton - 2007)
Dog Altogether (Dir: Paddy Considine - 2007)
All Tomorrow's Parties (Dir: Jonathan Caouette & All Tomorrow's People]] - 2009

More Information About Warp Films can be found of these websites:

Another film production company in England is Pinewood studios.

Pinewood Studios

Pinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. Approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Central London on what was the estate of Heatherden Hall, the studios were created in 1934 by Charles Boot and built within 12 months by the Henry Boot Company of Sheffield. Boot drew his inspiration from the latest Hollywood movie studios. J. Arthur Rank later took control of both Pinewood and Denham Film Studios, which were often used by producer Alexander Korda.

In 2001, Pinewood Studios merged with Shepperton Studios, the other leading British film production location. Both studios are linked to the media network Sohonet. In 2004, Pinewood Shepperton floated successfully on the London Stock Exchange. In 2005, Pinewood Shepperton acquired Teddington Studios. Collectively the company has 41 stages, including ten digital television studios (including "presentation" studios), gardens & woodland for outdoor shooting, one of Europe’s largest exterior water tanks, and a new dedicated underwater stage.
The studios have acted as the base for the long-running James Bond and Carry On British film series. Occasionally the 007 films use other studios due to booking conflicts and other complications.
Some films have also used the studio itself as a location. Peeping Tom (1960) shows people driving out through the main gate and has various shots in the studios (showing things behind the camera), offices & corridors. Return to the Edge of the World (1978) includes shots of director Michael Powell driving into the studio. Heatherden Hall (originally converted to production offices but now restored and hired out for events) has appeared in several films: it was made to look fire-damaged and derelict for the 1972 children's film The Amazing Mr Blunden and also appeared as the Indian residence of Governor Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond in Carry On up the Khyber.

Production history
Since its beginning Pinewood Studios has been the location for many well-known films. Some of the most notable Pinewood productions (by release date) include:
Talk of the Devil (1939)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Genevieve (1953)
A Town Like Alice (1956)
The Spanish Gardener (1956)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Carry On Nurse (1959)
Tiger Bay (1959)
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
Thunderball (1965)
The IPCRESS File (1965)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Arabesque (1966)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Carry On Doctor (1967)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Carry On Camping (1969)
The Battle of Britain (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Sleuth (1972)
Madame Sin (1972)
Frenzy (1972)
The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972)
Vampire Circus (1972)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Space 1999 (TV) (1974-76)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Superman (1978)
The Shining (1980)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Pink Floyd The Wall (1982)
Victor/Victoria (1982)
Octopussy (1983)
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
A View to a Kill (1985)
Legend (1985)
Little Shop of Horrors (1985)
Aliens (1986)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Batman (1989)
Alien 3 (1992)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
The Saint (1997)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Event Horizon (1997)
The Fifth Element (1997)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Jesus Christ Superstar (2000)
Die Another Day (2002)
The Hours (2002)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
United 93 (2006)
Stardust (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Sweeney Todd (2007)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
The Bank Job (2008)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
The Wolfman (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011

As you can see from the above list, Pinewood Studios is a massive company and we would be without many film classics if it wernt around.

More information about Pinewood Studios can be found on these web pages: