TIP TOP WEBSITES FOR WHEN YOU ARE SNOWED IN

Media and Communications website
www.aber.ac.uk/media

Theory.org: www.theory.org.uk
David Gauntlett's research website. Check out the media studies 2.0 section

UK Film Council: Excellent for industry stats, funding and the Digital Shorts project
www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk

www.longroadmedia.com
Another school's work to look at plus resources teachers have put up to use!

British Films - check these out if you can

Sexy Beast (2000, Jonathan Glazer)
Elizabeth (1998, Shekhar Kapur)
Bullet Boy (2004, Saul Dibb)
The Full Monty (1997, Peter Cattaneo)
A Room for Romeo Brass (1999, Shane Meadows)
Dead Man's Shoes (2004, Shane Meadows)
This is England (2006, Shane Meadows)
Shaun of the Dead (2004, Edgar Wright)
Hot Fuzz (2007, Edgar Wright)
Red Road (2006, Andrea Arnold)
The Last King of Scotland (2006, Kevin Macdonald)
The Queen (2006, Stephen Frears)
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006, Ken Loach)
United 93 (2006, Paul Greengrass)

BRITISH CINEMA

Just some of the terms you will become familiar with over the forthcoming weeks...
Working Title
Universal
FilmFour (both TV and production co)
BBC Films
Verve Pictures
UK Film Council
New Cinema
BFI
Screenonline
Sight and Sound
BBFC
Distribution (digital)
Licensing
Marketing (campaign)
Vertical integration
Theatrical release
DVD/Video rights TV rights
Blanket marketing
Staggered release
USP – unique selling point
Audience targeting
Multiplatform
Viral marketing
Social realism
Naturalistic
Super 16 / 35mm
Handheld/immediacy
Budget / production values
Semi-autobiographical
Fractured audiences
Niche / mainstream audience
‘Specialist’ – ‘independent’
Digital / online age
BAFTA / BIFADCMS
Bullet Boy (Dibb, 2004)
This Is England (Meadows, 2006)