The film could be distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures, a major Hollywood studio. While the film has similarities to the independent film "The Disappearance of Alice Creed", the filmmakers sought to challenge mainstream audiences with art-house sensibilities rather than target only an independent audience. Releasing on the internet could reach a wide audience if the film went viral, but Hollywood distribution through Warner Brothers could support a possible sequel better through established distribution and marketing channels.

1. What kind of media institution might distribute
your media product and why?
QUESTION THREE

2. Our film could be easily distributed by a Hollywood studio, we are being backed
by Warner Brothers Pictures who have quite a creditable reputation of
distributing big Hollywood films. Our film is similar to a a few existing products,
for example the “Disappearance of Alice Creed”. We used “Alice Creed” as the
corner stone of our interrogation scene; the carful planning and lay out of tools-
also the bonded suspect is a hint at Alice Creed herself, the sack is used to signify
this. Even though this will be distributed by a major Hollywood studio we did
conceder having this film as an art house film.
We would of explored the layers of alcoholism and abuse within our flawed
protagonist and but given it a smaller audience. So instead we came to a
compromise- we would challenge mainstream cinema goers with art-house
sensibility's. The common notion with Hollywood is that they talk down to the
viewers in order to reach a wider audience, only a few directors make films which
challenge conventions and try to push the public. Directors such as Christopher
Nolan, Ang Lee and Danny Boyle. We are also challenging the public, hopefully
this will pay off in the same way which Michel Hazanavicius’s “The Artist”. The
Artist brought the silent movies from the early years of Hollywood and give them
to a modern audience- in a similar way this is what we are doing with
“REPULSE”, getting the feel of post war depression and German expressionism
within a modern picture was quite difficult however our attention to camera
angles and close attention to lighting replicates the dying genre.
COULD IT WORK WITH
HOLLYWOOD?

3. As the internet would be the main bulk of our
advertising- e.g. Twitter and Facebook it would make
sense to release it as an internet release only. This would
save on distribution and storage costs but would not
create as much income in order to finance a possible
sequel.
The opportunities for a franchise would seem like the
more logical option with such a well known distributor
such as Warner Brothers; however as we wish to keep to
classic noir themes such as pessimism and dark
sensibilities it wouldn’t really suit. We may be selling the
poster but that’s as far as we would go with selling off
parts of merchandise. The internet release would only
get a wide audience if it started to snowball and become
viral. Also the issue with gatekeeping comes into play,
any age could watch our 15 rated movie, within cinemas
however tighter gatekeeping is provided
THE INTERNET

4. As with classic noir we have tried to keep with dark
sets, long shadows and labyrinthine alley ways. These
settings are not much found in modern mainstream
films. This use of mise on scene entices viewers and
make them more interested in a wider scope of
cinema- the newspaper scene at the end reflects those
classic news walls held up with past, these images are
often found in classic and neo-noir. The long
silhouettes on the walls are difficult to shoot but worth
it, they show the characters chasing but with no
indication of what they look like, this mystery will
become useful later in the film as our protagonist
(Nicholas Malgrum) works through the deceptive
criminal underworld.
Our aim was really to bring art house sensibilities with
noir themes then distribute thro through a Hollywood
distributors. Many of the shots where carefully set up,
for example (right) our obstructed close up shot from
the point of view of the suspect make the audience
feel confined and claustrophobic.
OUR STYLE