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The great problem is that there is no real film industry in the UK, monies made from films tends to return to private investors, rather than into the industry, so the template for productions is that of make it cheaply get a big return, giving most british films a parochial feel. Sequels to big successes are made cheaper than the originals, and a lot of productions are "producer" heavy, meaning that the below the line budget (ie the money that goes to crew and production, or shooting) is shrunk to accommodate the producers rates. Techniques such as deferred payments (which gave an inflated budget on paper for tax reasons, but didn't actually see the money going to the right sources, under the tax break scheme of the 90's/early 2000's) hurt the industry considerably. Budgets have been shrinking ever since. Coupled with a non-union or regulated industry, means that people aren't looked after and move up too quickly before they know how to do their jobs properly, which hurts productions. |
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