Production and Distribution companies for the teen film 'The Unknown'.

1. Production and
Distribution
‘The Unknown’ film

2. Production Co.
 In our teen film opening ‘The Unknown’, we created our
Production ident using motion. The first photo above is a
screenshot of the animated motion that comes at the start of
the ident (with music on top). The second screenshot is our
Production name: AMP. This is made up of our initials.

3. Production Co. continued
 As our film would be a low budget film, we took
inspiration from other low budget independent
companies, we had come across in the past.
 This may include companies such as Big talk Productions
– who produced films such as In Fear, Hot Fuzz and Paul.
 We also took inspiration from companies such as
Blumhouse Productions – who produced a low budget
film which is similar to our own: Paranormal Activity.

4. AMP Productions positives
 With a low budget Production company, there are some
negative aspects, such as not being able to afford
no/few big name stars. There is also less availability for
a range of technology for CGI, which would have
resulted in a better quality film.
 However there are also some positive aspects regarding
a low budget production company…
Positives
There is more room for
creative freedom.
It allows inexperienced
and up and coming
crew/stars get a
chance. It is a cheaper option when
marketing the film trailer
for example, online.

5. Distribution Co.
 In our teen film opening we also created our own distribution
ident using motion. We chose to have the ident count up in
numbers, as I feel it created a suspense feeling of when it
would reach the target and display our film.
 The first photo shows a screenshot of the count up and the
second is our final ident shot. We chose to call is 500 because
we feel it seems quite original and seem to sound like an
independent company.

6. Distribution Co. continued
 Similarly to our production company, our distribution
company is a smaller independent company. With a lower
budget there are pros and cons to the distribution and
consumption of the film.
 By comparing our company to a big major company, it is
interesting to see the difference. ‘Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures’ were the main distribution company for Thor 2. As
they are a major company, they were able to have a big
premiere, a big audience, festivals, and a big release.

7. 500 Distribution Co.
 In comparison to Distribution Companies such as Walt
Disney, our own distribution company will be less
effective in the ultimate task of having as big a
audience as possible.
 500 Distributions, will overall have less marketing and
advertising – as the main way the film will be
distributed is online, as it is cheaper. This will result in
a smaller release. The film ‘The Unknown’ will most
likely have no premier due to the budget, and
ultimately a smaller audience, due to the limited
release.