MEST1: Section B: The British film industry:

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.) There are obviously lots of differences between Hollywood and the British film universe. Production wise, Hollywood would obviously have higher production quality and costs, respectively being the reason of Hollywood sort of pioneering the film industry. However there are the exception of some British films having close to, if not higher than Hollywood production costs, example would be "Spectre", James Bond.

3.) The James Bond franchise actually has started a while back than what people would normally imagine. The first Bond, "007" movie was in 1962. 

4.) Censorship and graphic content has definitely changed in the British film universe throughout the 1970's and 1980's. Movie dynamics, conventions etc have definitely changed as a result. Censorship and graphic content has definitely been taken more seriously, as a result hundreds, if not thousands of British films have been banned.

5.) British films tend to have a very conventional, British way of films, especially in the older movies. Groups such as gangs, foreigners, etc are what we associate and what is alienated in British films. As a result, stereotypes definitely are either completely challenged or completely demonstrated. 

6.) The British films facsheet suggests that the audience are more appealed by the attachment and relation they get from a movie, example being a World War 2 themed film. Films have really pushed people's emotional buttons and as a way of this, has appealed to them, a lot.