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Research into cinema in my area.
As there is no cinema in Brentwood, people in my area have to travel to either Chelmsford, Romford or Lakeside to see films. This means that most people in my area only go to the cinema to see films that they really want to see. Most men tend to be drawn to action and comedy films at the cinema, whereas women tend to go for romantic and comedy films. Often men are with there girlfriends going to watch romantic comedies and families will be out going to watch 3D animated films. Almost all of the films that are in the cinema's near Brentwood are Hollywood blockbusters, produced by big production companies. Very few small companies are even able to distripute their films in cinema as the big cinema chain owners know that they will not make enough money back from them. Thameside in Grays is the nearest independent cinema for people in Brentwood to visit. They show small low budget films made by local directors in an attempt to promote their work. The most succesful films of the past year were, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Robin Hood, The Kings Speech, Kick Ass, Clash of the Titans. These films have been so succesful in commercial terms as they all have bid companies behind them funding them. Some of these films are follow ons such as Harry Potter, Clash of the Titans is a remake, Robin Hood has been part of many books and cartoon films/TV programmes which means that they already had a following before the film was released, another reason for their successes. Britain is represented in films as being a posh place where everyone talks and acts politely at their countryside manors. However Britian is also seen in films such as Jimmy Grimble as being a rough place which has alot of anti-social behaviour and where people live in council flats.
 * In my area, who goes to see what? **
 * Who distributes the films they watched? **
 * What is your nearest independent or 'arty' cinema, what are they showing and who distributes it? **
 * What are the most successful British films of the past year, in both commercial and cultural terms? **
 * How is this distinction made and what conclusions can you draw about the way that Britain is represented in film? **