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Case Study Kings Speech
Case Study Kings Speech
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What makes a film British? The UK Parliament's view from 2003 on what is a British fllm - see page 6 of the report for definitions Have things changed somewhat since then?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8285855/Oscar-nominated-filmThe-Kings-Speech-littered-with-errors.html (Awards - The Oscars. It is nominated for 12!) http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jan/18/bafta-nominations-kings-speech2011 (Nominated for 14 Baftas!) Colin Firth on CBS talks about his role as King George VI with original footage of The King Stammering over his words
The Film's origins and how it became a co-production http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-kingsspeech-if-all-else-should-fail-try-junk-mail-2174647.html ( The producers had to post the script through Geoffrey Rush's letter box - and received an angry reply from his agent!) http://www.screendaily.com/home/awards/the-kings-speech/5022661.article (A key article) http://wtproductions.co.uk/the-kings-speech.html ( the film began as a play!)
The Finance The UK Film council contributed towards the financial backing for the film alongside Prescience films, a UK Film finance company. Harvey Weinstein in the USA also had a share. http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/the-uk-financier-behind-the-kings-speech/
The King's Speech is a joint production so synergies would have arisen out of the two companies working together. The PRODUCTION Companies ( the institutions which made the film) http://www.bedlamproductions.co.uk/news.asp http://see-saw-films.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See-Saw_Films http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jan/02/the-kings-speech-period-sets (Helpful for understanding several production issues.)
http://www.momentumpictures.co.uk/
The original speech given by King George VI on September 3rd 1939. Posted by Dog at 15:17 Labels: Case Studies, Institutions and Audiences, The King's Speech
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