03549oam 2200553 450 991079683820332120191015111955.01-350-98818-91-78673-409-51-78672-409-X10.5040/9781350988187(CKB)4100000004831999(MiAaPQ)EBC5419738(CaBNVSL)mat50988187(OCoLC)1139315297(CaBNVSL)9781350988187(EXLCZ)99410000000483199920191015e20192018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStairways to heaven rebuilding the British film industry /Geoffrey Macnab ; foreword by David PuttnamFirst edition.London, England :I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd,2018.London, England :Bloomsbury Publishing,2019.1 online resource (302 pages) illustrations1-78831-005-5 Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-320) and index.Introduction: the Downing Street Summit -- Back to the 1980s -- The video revolution -- PolyGram forever -- The working title magic -- The great British lotto bonanza -- The life and death of the film council -- Potter gold -- The name is still bound -- An uneasy partnership: British film and TV -- A taxing business -- Flying the flag: marketing Britain on screen -- Stepping up.What has brought about the transformation of the British film industry over the last few decades, to the beginnings of what is arguably a new golden era? In the mid-1980s the industry was in a parlous state. The number of films produced in the UK was tiny. Cinema attendance had dipped to an all-time low, cinema buildings were in a state of disrepair and home video had yet to flourish. Since then, while many business challenges - especially for independent producers and distributors - remain, the industry overall has developed beyond recognition. In recent years, as British films have won Oscars, Cannes Palms and Venice Golden Lions, releases such as Love Actually, Billy Elliot, Skyfall, Paddington and the Harry Potter series have found enormous commercial as well as critical success. The UK industry has encouraged, and benefitted from, a huge amount of inward investment, much of it from the Hollywood studios, but also from the National Lottery via the UK Film Council and BFI. This book portrays the visionaries and officials who were at the helm as a digital media revolution began to reshape the industry. Through vivid accounts based on first-hand interviews of what was happening behind the scenes, film commentator and critic Geoffrey Macnab provides in-depth analysis of how and why the British film industry has risen like a phoenix from the ashes.I.B. Tauris Film & Media Studies 2018Motion picture industryGreat BritainHistory20th centuryMotion picture industryGreat BritainHistory21st centuryFilms, cinemaMotion picture industryHistoryMotion picture industryHistory791.43/0941Macnab Geoffrey1965-905249Puttnam David1941-Bloomsbury (Firm),ERASACaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910796838203321Stairways to heaven3729204UNINA