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Blinded By The Light case study

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  Background reading and production research Read the following interviews and features on  Blinded By The Light : Writer Sarfraz Manzoor on the story behind the film - Guardian Manzoor again on the promotion of the film and audience reaction Variety feature on the best films from the 2019 Sundance Film Festival   1) What is the story behind the production of the film? The story is of a young 16 year old boy who comes from an Asian background and strong traditional family. Javen tries to break free of his fathers orders to find a good sensible job to support the family and have an arranged marriage. However, Javen has other plans when he discovers Bruce Springsteen who inspired him to continue writing and to make a difference in the world. 2) What was the audience reaction to the film? There was an overall positive response from word of mouth as it was able to make $18.1 million at the box office although they did loose money as their production profit was $15 million. 3) Why is the Su

The British film industry

Factsheet #132: British Film Use our brilliant Media Factsheet archive  on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets)  to find Media Factsheet  #132  on  British Film . You can  find it online here - you'll need to log in using your Greenford Google login .  Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. People making the film are British, is it funded from within Britain, are the cast British, is the film’s subject matter about Britain or British culture. 2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film? Most Hollywood films made by Hollywood studios  have high budgets, a heavy reliance on celebrities both in the cast and crew and spectacle driven stories. M ost British  films made by Hollywood studios  have high budgets, a heavy reliance on celebrities both in the cast and crew and spectacle driven stories. 3) When did t