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BBC Remit Under the BBC’s Charter, the Trust must set a purpose remit for each of the BBC’s six public purposes:  Sustaining citizenship and civil society Promoting education and learning Stimulating creativity and cultural excellence  Representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities  Bringing the UK to the world and the world to the UK  In promoting its other purposes, helping to deliver to the public the benefit of emerging communications technologies and services and, in addition, taking a leading role in the switchover to digital television Therefore by funding and producing ‘I,Daniel Blake’ the BBC are helping to educate the British public about the benefits system. BFI Royal Charter The objects of the Institute shall be to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout Our United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, tel...

Hesmondhalgh's theory applies to Straight Outta Compton as there has been an increase in audiences listening to hip-hop due to artists such as Drake and Jay-Z, and also with the use famous hip-hop artists/actors such as Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. Due to the rise in popularity, it's most likely to attract most listeners of the genre. The use of stars attracts people who are loyal and watch their films. Hesmondhalgh's theory-minimise risk and maximise audience- applies to I, Daniel Blake as many people in Britain have strong political views so appeals particularly to left-wing supporters. This minimises losses as they know the issues appeal to a niche audience, so therefore know not to spend a huge amount.

British social realism is a genre which focuses on issues alive in modern society, however controversial. Money, drugs, prostitution and sex are often the topics discussed along with problems with social class and political views. These people are less interested in vast financial profits as they're trying to address a problem in society and not trying to create film that people watch but no necessarily think about. Through social realism films, they're trying to bring to light the problems and of society even though it may make the audience uncomfortable. Social realism is evident in I, Daniel Blake as Ken Loach has created characters and a story line that highlights the injustice of the benefits system/austerity while including Ken Loach's strong political views against the Conservatives. Most film in Sixteen Films are made by Ken Loach so are social realist films. The ideologies of the genre and the production companies share the same aim of creating films that are m...

Austerity means difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure. Country had to start paying back money before they could continue to spend, and the people at the lower end of the class system suffered the most.  This may be the central focus of the film as Loach is a strong left-wing supporter so wants to expose the faults of the system ran by the Conservatives.  On collecting the award for an absent Loach, O'Brien said the film depicted "the absolute truth of what’s happening to millions of British people in this country." He's a social campaigner.  I, DB Trailer Within the m ise-en-scene, social issues are shown throughout. For example, there's a shot that shows people lining up in the cold to get food, and another in which the staff in the Job Centre aren't allowing the people to speak, e.g. telling Daniel this 'isn't his place'. Blake is also forced to look for jobs even though the mise-en-scene of...