The Culture Show

Mike Goodridge

talked about four quadrant movies, which are big hollywood blockbuster movies that appeal to a wide audience, and tent pole films, which are films that have a zero risk at loss as they are remakes of things such as comics, that have been popular before e.g. superman, to make a film companys money back for any losses incurred from other more risky films.

Lord Puttnam
talked about how films nowadays are more about "who's in it, not what's in it" showing that a modern day audience doesnt care much for the storyline if it has a famous actor they like in it, thats why they'll see the film. the problem with this is, the actors can not only be incredibly expensive and take a lot of the money that is spent on the film, but also they can be incompatible with the script and so they have to change the film to fit the charecter not the other way around.

Sandra Hebron
says how directors need to take more risks in creating films that make people think more and have a political message. she also says that actors who 'coventure' help with the film producton greatly as they lower their fee to help with the movie and get a cut of the profits.

Shane Meadows
said that he believes relationships with the actors are important
cutting costs such as using room lighting and bying cars from ebay can maake the film have less risk for making profit
uses scenes that already exist for realism in films