BEING BRITISH

In this post I will be looking at 3 low budget British films that and how they represent and target their target audience with a relatively low budget

Shaun of the dead (2004)

Here we see the comedy duo of Simon pegg and nick frost in a horror survivalist zombie spoof. here we see a comical turn of events take place in the life of a electronics salesman (pegg) that forces him to form a group of genre articulated characters that form the foundation of the genre they are representing such as the idiotic unemployed best friend (frost), girlfriend (Kate Ashfield) to the girlfriends best friends (Lucy Davis and Dylan Moran) pegg’s character then has to form a posy and seek sanctuary in their local pub with comical results.

With the success of this low budget film resulting in pegg and frost becoming household names and sky rocketing them into A-list actors and no doubtable resulting in pegg’s later roles of star trek (2009), and induction into a recurring character in the mission impossible franchise (2007/11) alongside tom cruise, how to loose friends and alienate people (2008)

London to Brighton (2006)

London to Brighton is a low budget British film that is considered to be one of the best social realist media text’s to this date that depicts a woman (Lorraine Stanley)

A prostitute who is instructed by her employer to find a young girl (Georgia Groome) who is to be sent to a ruthless crime boss when the girl complies with her orders much to her disproval she finds a girl and takes her to the clients house but when she hears screaming she investigates as to what is happening and in the struggle she kills the crime boss. Now on the run they travel to Brighton to seek refuge from their relentless pursuers the crime bosses son and the woman’s employer.

This film tacked many controversial subject matters such as prostitution, child prostitution and substance abuse this collective with the uniqueness of the plot combine to make a rollercoaster ride that takes the viewers into a moral gray area.

The Exam (2009)

Is a little known British film that just goes to prove that a texts ability to present a intriguing plot and comprehensive script can make up for a lack of a Hollywood blockbuster budget. The exam as a whole is set in a room with only 10 cast members all of which have not been given names. Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless room, an Invigilator gives those eighty minutes to answer one simple question. He outlines three rules they must obey or be disqualified: don't talk to him or the armed guard by the door, don't spoil their papers and don't leave the room. He starts the clock and leaves. The candidates turn over their question papers, only to find they're completely blank. After the initial confusion has subsided, one frustrated candidate writes 'I believe I deserve...,' and is promptly ejected for spoiling. The remaining candidates soon figure out they're permitted to talk to each other, and they agree to cooperate in order to figure out the question: then they can compete to answer it. At first they suspect the question may be hidden in their papers like a security marker in a credit card, and they figure out ways to change their environment to expose the hidden words. But light, liquids and other plans all come to naught. Soon enough, the candidates begin to uncover each other's background, prejudices and hidden agendas. Tensions rise as the clock steadily descends towards zero, and each candidate must decide how far they are willing to go to secure the ultimate job