Task 3 - Celtic Cinema

Scottish Nations Films

Films located in these Lands

• Braveheart - Mel Gibson - 1997 (
• Trainspotting - Danny Boyle - 1996
• Highlander - Russel Mulcahy - 1986
• Casino Royale - Val Guest - 1967
• The Wicker Man - Robin Hardy - 1974
• Shallow Grave - Danny Boyle - 1997
• Rob Roy - Micheal Caton-Jones - 1995
• Small Faces - Gillies Mackinne  - 1996
• The Orphans - Peter Mullan - 1998
• Whisky Galore! - Alexander Mackendrick - 1949

Brad Pitt and harrison ford, both starred in The Devils Own(1997) where a police officer figures out that his house-guest, is actually an IRA terroist in hiding.

Scottish Actors

• James Macavoy - Born 1979 - Has been active in film since 1995 in The Near Room(David Haymen)
• Ewan Macgregor - Born 1971 - Most famous role was Obi Wan Kenobi in the New Star Wars saga.
• David Tennent - Born 1971 - Most well known as the tenth incarnation of The Doctor(Who). Prefers the art of theatre however.
• Gerrard Butler - Born 1969 - HAs featured in many big films (300, Rock 'n' Rolla)
• Sean Connery - Born 1930 - Most well known for playing James Bond, but has also featured in other films such as Indiana Jones
• Billie Connely - Born 1942 - Has a better career in stand up, however has acted in some cinematic films e.g. Last Samurai(2003)
• Robert Carlyle - Born 1961 - Became famous for his role in Trainspotting(Danny Boyle)
• Peter Mullan - Born 1959 - Generally had small acting roles, but was in a few big films such as Braveheart and Trainspotting
• Brian Cox - Born 1946 - A renown career as a shakespearian actor but has been part of films as Bourne Supremecy, Troy (both 2004)
• Alan Cumming - Born 1965 - Played Boris in Goldeneye (1995) but has dived into directing and producing on other projects

Scottish Directors

• Alexander Mackendrick
• Alan Cumming
• Donald Cammell
• Gordon Fleming
• David Mackenzie
• David MAcdonald
• Gillies Mackinne
• Lynne Ramsey
• Norman Mclaren

USeful Resources

• www.scottishscreen.com 
• ssa.nls.uk
• scottfilm.org
• www.scotlandinter.net/cinema.htm
• BBC scotland FIlms

Scottish to British Cinema

• Generally social realist films or a Period Drama, but not too far back (1900/late 1800s)
• Actors aren't too well known (at the time usually anyhoo)
• Not a lot of funding as they are not part of the Hollywood market (No conglomerate Access)
• Not a wide distribution (Not going to have guaranteed distribution) 

The Scottish Cinema and british cindark hema are very similar in the fact they will tend to focus on keeping to the social realist genre of films, staying away from what the Mainstream Hollywood will generally produce. They have a very independent feel to them, having low key actors and not very elaborate scenes. However, they do differ from british cinema in the fact they will keep spirits up with thier scottish dark humour as seen in Trainspotting, a social realistic film, but with some odd/funny moments, such as when the Ewan Macgregor character goes down the toilet in search of his heroin. Break aways from the mould can also occur, like working title does in British cinema, Braveheart did for scottish cinema. It was a rather mainstream film about scottish terms, but like working title, it included an american actor(and director) Mel Gibson, which got a wider market appeal and also since Mel Gbison had his links with hollywood companies, there was also guaranteed distribution in US and UK.