The British film business
By: Bill Baillieu and John Goodchild.
Contributors: Goodchild, John.
Publisher: J. Wiley & Sons; Wiley
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Chichester; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: Motion picture industry -- Great Britain -- History.; Motion picture industry -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain.
Description: "This book traces the history of the British film business from the days of the early pioneers, through its near collapse in the immediate post-war era to the current age of digitally enhanced blockbusters. The authors chart the successes and failures and show how Government intervention has often failed to assist the industry. They provide comment on recent developments and suggest how these could help British film making talent reach the wider audience that it frequently deserves."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-186) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 The Early Years: 1896-1914 1; title: Origins 1; title: Exhibition 3; title: Regulation 7; title: Distribution 8; title: Production 9; title: America 12; title: 2 The First World War to the Talkies 15; title: Production 15; title: Exhibition 19; title: Distribution 22; title: Regulation 24; title: The talkies 26; title: 3 The Talkies to 1939 27; title: Exhibition 27; title: J. Arthur Rank 31; title: Distribution 33; title: Production 34; title: Quota quickies 38; title: The slump 40; title: Regulation 42; title: 4 The Second World War: 1939-45 45; title: Exhibition 45; title: Distribution 47; title: Production 47; title: Consolidation 49; title: Intervention 50; title: 5 The Post-war Years: 1945-51 53; title: Exhibition and distribution 54; title: Production: first reel 54; title: Intervention: first reel 56; title: Production: second reel 58; title: Intervention: second reel 59; title: 6 The 1950s 63; title: Exhibition 63; title: Distribution 69; title: Production 70; title: British Lion 71; title: The NFFC 73; title: 7 Intermission 77; title: 8 The 1960s 83; title: The industry 83; title: Distribution and exhibition 85; title: Impact of television 88; title: Film finance 89; title: 9 The 1970s 95; title: The industry 95; title: Goldcrest 99; title: Commercial television 100; title: Film finance 101; title: Film studios 101; title: 10 The 1980s 105; title: The industry 106; title: Goldcrest 109; title: Television 116; title: City funding 117; title: Film finance 117; title: Other producers 121; title: Film studios 122; title: 11 The 1990s 123; title: The industry 124; title: Film production 127; title: Television 129; title: Distribution 131; title: Film finance 133; title: Public funding 134; title: Business sponsorship 138; title: Product placement 138; title: Private finance 140; title: The tax regime 141; title: Tax partnerships 143; title: Enterprise Investment Scheme 145; title: Gap financing 147; title: Independent producers 149; title: 12 Lessons from the Twentieth Century 151; title: American influence 153; title: Funding 154; title: Structure and distribution 155; title: Practical lessons 160; title: New technologies 162; title: 13 The Future 163; title: New technologies 164; title: Financing trends 166; title: Television 168; title: The Film Council 170; title: International alliances 175; title: Changing structure 175; title: Successes 178; title: Glossary 181; title: Bibliography 185; title: Index 187.