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The ACT established its own film production company, ACT Films Ltd., in response to the decline in British film production and unemployment amongst film technicians in the late 1940s and 1950s (ACTT, 1983: 79).
Socially conscious films became popular, with many Northern, working-class anti-heroes dominating the big screen. James Bond was also born in this period, becoming a staple of British cinema. With the rise of ‘Swinging London’ in the 1960s, many films produced were centred around this enthralling, expressive culture.
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[F151(1)In this Schedule—U.K. 1. “ film” includes any record, however made, of a sequence of visual images that is capable of being used as a means of showing that sequence as a moving picture; 2. [F16“film production company”, in relation to a film, means a company that is the production company for the film for the purposes of Part 14A of the Cor...
[F182(1)The film production company may apply to the Secretary of State for the certification of a film as a British film.U.K. (2)The application may be for an interim or final certificate. (3)An interim certificate is a certificate granted before the film is completed that the film, if completed in accordance with the proposals set out in the appl...
[F214[F22(1)A film is a British film for the purposes of this Schedule if it passes the relevant cultural test (see paragraph 4A, 4B or 4C).]U.K. F23(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5)Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for films to be treated as British films for the purposes of this Schedule if they are ...
[F755[F76(1)A film must not be certified as a British film for the purposes of this Schedule if parts of the film whose playing time exceeds 10% of the total playing time of the film are derived from a previous film, unless—U.K. (a)the two films have the same film production company or producer, and (b)the previous film has not been certified under...
9(1)Any person who is aggrieved by [F81any decision of the Secretary of State under paragraph 3 may], subject to rules of court, apply to the High Court, and the decision of that Court shall be final.U.K. (2)In relation to any person whose principal place of business is in Scotland, sub-paragraph (1) shall have effect as if for any reference to the...
10(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations—U.K. (a)prescribing the form of applications under paragraph 2; (b)prescribing the particulars and evidence necessary for satisfying the Secretary of State that a film is a British film for the purposes of this Schedule; (c)providing that any statutory declaration which is required by paragraph[F822(...
Of the 640 British production companies registered between 1925 and 1936, only 20 were still active in 1937. Moreover, the 1927 Films Act was up for renewal. The replacement Cinematograph Films Act 1938 provided incentives, via a "quality test", for UK companies to make fewer films, but of higher quality, and to eliminate the "quota quickies ...
Dec 26, 2020 · With the advent of films that included wordy dialogues and background scores, Chaplin was pressurised to include the same. He did not want to tarnish the Americanised image of the Tramp by speaking in his heavily accented British English and, instead, he composed music for his films which became iconic as soundtracks often employed even now for comic routines.
Film, with its mass appeal and emotional impact, became a crucial tool for propaganda and morale-boosting, used by both the Allied and Axis powers. The period saw the film industry in various countries actively participating in the war effort, producing a wide range of content from direct propaganda to more subtle works that embedded nationalistic and ideological messages.
Jan 1, 2023 · Major indie films: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), Slacker (1990), and Bottle Rocket (1994). The American indie movement launched the careers of a myriad of great directors. It also marked the beginning of a major decline for film. The advent of digital cameras and DVDs meant film was becoming a luxury.
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