Unit 40

1. Shaun of the Dead Distribution
Relationships with multi-nationals
Production companies such as Working Title, Studio Canal and Big Talk
Productions who made Shaun of the Dead. Universal Pictures and Rogue Pictures
distributed Shaun of the Dead as Universal was the main company that funded
the movie. None of the distributing companies are connected to any. As Universal
and Rogue pictures distributed the film Working Title created the movie but they
are parented by Universal pictures.
Rental Services
Rental services such as Blockbusters, Love Film and Netflix will help sales of the
movie but when Shaun of the Dead was being released Blockbuster was the best
outlet to get the most sales of rental services but over the years DVD sales
decreased exponentially with the rise of the Internet and streaming services
such as Netflix, Love Film and Amazon Prime. As these streaming services have
monthly pain memberships where they can watch anything that is one the site
for as long as the want whilst they have the membership. With the monthly paid
memberships Shaun of the Dead will have some of the profit from the people
who watched the movie for a certain amount of time will go to the creators of the
Shaun of the Dead
Pay per view
Pay per view is effective as it allows viewers at home to watch Shaun of the Dead
on their TV. This can have some problems, as it can be few years after the films
release date are shown on TV for free so this may not get profit. But, Shaun of the
Dead can get profit from this with services such as Now TV have a display for
films which have displayed which people can pay to watch.
Impact of Piracy
Piracy will decrease the amount of money that Shaun of the dead.
With people streaming Shaun of the Dead for free will take profit away from the
studios that have created the movie. A huge disadvantage to this is that if you re
caught watching films illegally you can get arrested but some people decide to
take the risk and watch the film anyway even if the film is in a bad quality.
Legal Downloads
Legal downloads can be done through things such as iTunes, Google Play Movies
etc. iTunes and Google Play movies are trusted organisations that help sell many
movies that have been released, to watch for home viewing or on the go. . These
movies usually cost less than £10 and viewers can watch them at a high quality.