Evaluation Question 3

1. WHAT KIND OF MEDIA INSTITUTION MIGHT
DISTRIBUTE YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT AND WHY?
ELLA CITRON-THOMPKINS

2. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS A FILM CAN BE DISTRIBUTED,
THESE INCLUDE:
DIFFERENT FORMS OF FILM DISTRIBUTION
▸ Cinema / theatres
▸ DVD
▸ Blu-ray
▸ Television Film
▸ Netflix
▸ iTunes
▸ Sky Movies
▸ And so on …

3. DIFFERENT FILM DISTRIBUTORS
20th Century Fox — Deadpool
(2016), Home Alone (1990),
Alien (1979)
Warner Bros Pictures —
Valentines Day (2010), Lethal
Weapon (1987), The Polar
Express (2004)
Walt Disney Pictures —
Frozen (2013), Inside Out
(2015), Alice in
Wonderland (2010)
Paramount Pictures — Breakfast
at Tiffany’s (1961), Psycho
(1960), Interstellar (2014)

4. HOW DO FILMS REACH THE CINEMA AND ACTUALLY GET DISTRIBUTED?
▸ Somebody creates their vision for a film and promotes their idea to multiple
audiences
▸ A particular studio will purchase the rights to the film and almost take ownership
of it
▸ It is then arranged for the film to be produced by various different people
▸ After this process the film is completed and will be sent back to the studio
where a distribution company will be contacted and an agreement will be made
▸ The distribution company will then show the film to potential buyers
(representing different theatres)
▸ Terms of a lease agreement are discussed between the distribution company
and the theatres
▸ The film then premiers at the specific theatres and is shown for a given amount
of time where the general public can pay for a ticket to watch the film

5. COMPANIES THAT HAVE DISTRIBUTED FILMS SIMILAR TO MINE
Still Alice (2014) —
Sony Pictures
Classics
Kramer vs. Kramer
(1979) — Columbia
Pictures
Boyhood (2014) —
Universal Pictures
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) — 20th
Century Fox
Family Drama (Genre)

6. Although in my film opening I have made up a distributor ‘Real Life Pictures’, if I
were to choose a real distributor it would probably be Columbia Pictures
MY FILM - DISTRIBUTOR AND AGE RATING
The reason behind my choosing of Columbia Pictures as the distributor of
my film is the fact that they are a well known distributor who have accounted
for many successful films, in particular they have released a lot of drama
films.
The age rating for my film would most likely be a 12 as the film does cover
sensitive topics therefore the audience member must be able to handle this,
additionally as one of the main characters in my film is a teenager I think she
would be relatable to audience members 12+.