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  Watch the trailer for  Blinded By The Light : Watch the film being promoted on The One Show (BBC1):  Watch writer Sarfraz Manzoor talking about 1980s nostalgia and British-Asian identity: Watch this 'fans dream' featurette produced by Bend It Networks: Funding and industry contexts 1) What was the budget for  Blinded By The Light  and which companies contributed to the production budget? 15million dollars. Levantine Films and the Ingenious Group. 2) Research the  Bend It Networks website . What other films and projects has the company been involved with?    Bend It Like Beckham, Angus Thongus and the Perfect Snogging and Bhaji on the beach. 3) Research Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema  on the Warners website here . Summarise the history of New Line Cinema in a short paragraph. New Line Cinema founded in 1967. It has produced some the most popular shows such as Lord of the Rings. 4) Read  this Variety interview with director Gurinder Chadha explaining how the project

1) Write a one-sentence definition of what makes a film British. British cast and british culture. 2) What is the difference between a Hollywood production context and production context of a British film? The place and time of the production. 3) When did the James Bond franchise start? It came out in 1962. 4) In terms of film censorship and graphic content, what began to change in British film in the 1970s and 1980s? A rise in sexual and extreme content. 5) What groups are often represented in British film? Give examples of films these groups feature in. Complex female characters. This may be featured in action movies like James Bond and Johnny English. 6) What does the Factsheet suggest might be the audience appeal of British film? British locations are very iconic to the audience and will appeal. Factsheet #100: British film industry To complete our introduction to the British film industry, we need a little more background to the  industries  context. F ind Media Factsheet  #100  o