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STATISTICS
NOTES TO TABLE II: SUBJECT BREAKDOWN OF FILMS REGISTERED (BRITISH [UK])
The subject breakdown is limited to UK films with a British registration; those titles
which appear in Part B or originate from outside the UK area are excluded.
The categories were chosen because they seemed fairly homogeneous and if, in
some instances, not particularly numerous, they represented a steady trend (or lack
of one). Those checked for were: non-fiction, science fiction, television spin-offs,
sex, children's films, horror and pop music. The first four are straightforward but
the following require some clarification as to the criteria used:
Pop music
Where groups/performers are featured as themselves or the story is set against a
pop music background.
Horror
In addition to standard topics of horror films such as witchcraft, satanism, etc,
some horror films stray into the area of psychological thriller. These have also been
included if a malevolent supernatural force seems to be at work, even if there is a
logical explanation at the end.
Children's films
This category only includes films which are specifically children (though obviously
the makers hope they will also be enjoyed by adult audiences).
Many of the remaining films could have been further divided into:
Comedy
But as there are sex comedies, spoof horror films, comedy forms a strong
part of children's films, etc, the amount of duplication occurring would
have been confusing.
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This formed too wide ranging a spectrum to use as a single category but tended to
overlap too much to break down into separate categories.
Some titles appear in more than one category e.g. 'The Glitterball' (1977) was
counted as both a children's and a science fiction film. However, the table does
indicate when this has occurred.
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