Film Industry 2

Q1. In the UK film market, an increase in the number of screens available to show films has NOT led to an increase in the number of films being shown. Why?

Each film has to be produced individually and the time needed to produce each film has not been decreased therefore the same amount of films are being made even though there are more screens available to see them in. In each of the screens the same films are played just at different times during the day.

Q2. In your opinion what might account for the fact that cinema attendances have fluctuated between 139 million and 176 million between 1999 and 2008?

More people go to the cinema because there are more huge films in recent years with huge budgets from huge production companies.

Q3. In 2011, UK film distributors invested £330 million in advertising their new releases and on 35mm film prints. If around 450 new films receive a theatrical in the UK every year. How much, on average, do distributors spend distributing a film in the UK?

£733,333 per film.

Q4. This spending stirred up an enormous demand – 171.5 million cinema tickets were bought in the UK in 2011. This is great news for cinemas – what’s the downside of all this excitement generated and consumer demand for film PRODUCERS in the UK?

If a producer in the UK was trying to bring out a film then they would have a lot of difficulty because a lot of the big film companies steal the attention away from them and take up all the screens. For instance Skyfall is still in screen 1 in most places and at the end of the week Twilight will be out and in screen 1 everywhere so if you wanted to bring out a film you wouldn’t get much time, if any, to be in screen 1. Perhaps not even in any screens.

Q5. In 2004 the average cost of releasing a US film domestically was $39m, in addition to the average production cost of $63.8m, making an overall average production/distribution cost per film of $102.8m. What effect might this have on Hollywood production and distribution if these increases have continued?

This would have a bad effect on Hollywood because more money would need to be spent on making and producing the film and so less profit will be made and less money will be made. They will also make less films because more money needs to be spent so it puts a lot of pressure on the few films that are being made to make more profit.

Q6. Why are more 'middle aged' people going to the cinema in 2011? Who, in your opinion, are the current most bankable leading actors for the 'youth' market in the UK?

More middle aged people are going to the cinema because more actors are older and from their 'time' so more middle aged people are going to the cinema to see the actors of their day.

Q7. Only about 18, 19 films made their studios a profit.

Q8. Jerry Bruckheimer is still a high concept producer because he produces films like pirates of the carribean. Michael Bay doesn't deserve most of this because the producer isn't going to put in the effects in and do all the explosions and so i think the credit should go to the editors.

Q9.  I think the indiewood films are aimed at a younger audience of teenagers.