Film Industry - Part 4

The Film Industry; Part 4 – A History of British Film Since 1984

1. Costume Drama: Atonement, Pride and Prejudice. Both films attract a wide range of audience as they take material more popular with older demographics and cast young, popular actors such as Keira Knightly, who will attract a younger audience. 

    British Social Realist Drama: Shifty, Vera Drake. These films defiantly attract different audiences, as Shifty attracts a younger audience due to the actors chosen and subject matter, where as Vera Drake’s lead actor, Imelda Staunton, would attract an older audience as she is more popular with that demographic

    Comedy: Shaun of the Dead, Submarine. Comedies such as these mainly attract a young audience, as they have plots more suitable to an audience under middle age and actors who are popular with youth in the UK

2. Dredd 3D is a science-fiction action film, in some ways similar to the 28 days later, through its post-apocalyptic setting. Never Let Me Go is much more different film compared to DNA’s earlier films, though still set in the future, it is much more focused on romance than action sequences, and is mainly a drama.

3. Momentum Pictures look to distribute a wide range of films to appeal to broader audiences and maximize earning potential of the company. These range from comedies such as Gambit and Seven Psychopaths, to horror films such as Sinister. This shows how Momentum distributes the widest possible range of genres in their films, as to target a large audience for each and to gain the most money.