1. Q3. What kind of media institution
might distribute your media product
and why?

2.  I think my media product
could be something that
could be produced in a major
Hollywood studio as it’s
quite similar to other
successful Hollywood films
in the thriller genre.
 An example of this is Shutter
Island. It was positively cited
by movie reviewers and
grossed over $128 million in
its initial release and $166
million internationally.
 This shows that Shutter Island was a successful
movie, so my media product could also become a
successful thriller as the stories and themes of
Shutter Island and my thriller are quite similar.

3.  I think my media product would be better
suited for distribution by the following
production companies:
 Paramount
 Working Title/Working Title 2
 Warner Bros.
 Hammer Films

4.  Paramount Pictures is an
American film and television
production/distribution
companies and is one of the
largest movie studios.
 I chose Paramount Pictures
as it co-produced Shutter
Island which is very similar
to my thriller in terms of the
genre and story and was very influential for my
thriller.
 Paramount have also had many successful
films, including many successful thriller films, e.g.
Transformers, Rear Window, Psycho and Double
Indemnity. These are all very successful thrillers.

5.  Working Title Films is a British film production company
co-owned by Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan. In 1999, Bevan
and Fellner launched another subsidiary company named
Working Title 2 which was an independent film
production company and produced more independent
films.
 I chose Working Title because being UK-based makes it
easier to access and it has also had many really
successfully distributed films such as Fargo, Johnny
English and Smokin’ Aces.
 My thriller is a
crime/psychological thriller
and Working Title have
produced many crime based
films, which means they’d
product my thriller film
effectively.

6.  Warner Bros. is an American film, television and
music production company founded in 1923.
 I chose Warner Bros. as one of my options because it
produced the Harry Potter series, which I think were
produced, casted and distributed very effectively.
 Warner Bros. has also produced many thrillers, such
as Lethal Weapon, Inception, Goodfellas and The
Dark Knight. All of these films are extremely
successful thrillers which
makes it a very suitable
option for my thriller.

7.  Hammer Films is a film production company based
in the UK, founded in 1934.
 Hammer Films specialises in sci-fi, thrillers and film
noir. They also produced many psychological
thrillers known as “mini-Hitchcocks” that were
quite low-budget, suspense thrillers. This relates to
my thriller quite well.
 Hammer Films also produced
The Woman In Black which is
quite similar to my thriller
and was also produced really
well.