The British film industry: institutional context:

1. ) What makes a film "British" - there are several reasons. The 'cultural test' is a test by the BFI (British Film Industry), in order to class whether it falls under and qualifies as a British film. This can be judged and goes over a few things until they meet UK's film agreements, cinematography co-productions and the cultural film test itself. The 'few things' that it goes over is the cultural content, contribution, hub and practitioners. This means taking into account whether: The producer is British, the cast is British, film subject is British, follows British conventions and culture and etc.
2. ) British Film cultural tests:

Financing: £3,000,000 - £3 million

Cultural context:

Location - London - 4 points
Characters - All British - 4 points
Language - All in English language - 6 points
Conventions - All British - 4 points
Subject matter - British - 4 points
Cultural practitioners - 7 points
Cultural hub - 2 points

 

Financing: $8,000,000 - $8 million

Cultural context:

Location - London - 4 points
Characters - British - 4 points
Language - All in English language - 6 points
Conventions - Both ethnicity of Black and white used - 4 points
Cultural practitioners - 7 points
Cultural hub - 2 points

 

Financing: £15,000,000 - £15 million

Cultural context: 

Location - London - 4 points
Subject matter- British - 4 points
Characters - British - 4 points
Language - All in English language - 6 points
Cultural practitioners - 7 points
Cultural hub - 2 points



Financing: £200,000,000 - £200 MILLION

Cultural context:

Location - London - 4 points
Subject matter - British - 4 points
Characters - British - 4 points
Language - All in English language - 6 points
Cultural practitioners - 4 points
Cultural hub - 2 points

4.) The main problem that arises would be the revenue lost. Lost from a film's distribution rights when exhibiting, hence promoting it. Revenue wise, all will be lost from DVD's and Blu-ray sales. It is overall sacrificing a film's distribution rights, but for in exchange of exhibition. One compensates the other for the film.

5.) The British film industry has a very longer history - about farther than the time of the first World War, as a result, films were more significant and drawed a great deal of attention. Statistics wise, it has an impressive number of 5% of world-box office takings, which is extremely good, given that it is such a small scale when compared to the rest of the world. 

6.) The British film industry has 2 options - either collaborate with the successful, American, Hollywood industry or simply make films on a lower budget. 

The reason for conjoining with an American film industry is to keep everything stable, whether it'd be revenue, popularity etc. The British film industry simply cannot hold on it's own, and cannot compete. Statistics are evident.  

The second option would be to film on a lower budget. The British film industry seems to be spending more on input, rather than a greater output of that matter. Their needs cannot simply meet their expected demands. 

7.) Taking note of how far and successful the American industry are, there would be absolutely no chance, or even close to going tier-to-tier with them. Respectively, it would be safer to rely on American studios, give that they can share their success (American) as a result. On the contrary, using instead low-budget films wouldn't be an appropriate choice. Speculating that low-budget films equates to low popularity, hence revenue etc, the British film industry would be consistent in not moving up or down, at all.