Our film would be distributed by a major production company like MMM Productions because we are creating a mainstream film. A large distributor can provide a bigger budget for above-the-line costs like star actors and special effects. Major distributors get films into large cinemas and handle marketing to drive ticket sales. They reinvest profits from successful films into new films.

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

3. • These are the type of film distributors which
would distribute my film the reason is because
our film is a mainstream film so it is more
likely to be distributed from a big company.
The benefits of this is that the film can get a
big budget which allows them to afford above
the line costs such as big name
actors, directors and quality SFX.

4. • Our film distributor is MMM productions
which is a big production company

5. • A distributing company is a company which gets films out
to exhibitions such as cinemas so for example Lionsgate
would invest in a film and then try to get it to cinema such
as Odeon, Saw is a film which has been distributed by
Lionsgate films because it is a mainstream film a
distributing company such as Lionsgate would take it on
and release it to big cinemas. In addition to mainstream
there also independent film distributors such as Film4
which releases independent films however recently they
have been releasing mainstream films so it is possible for
independent film distributor to become an mainstream
one. The main job of a distrubtor is to market the film to
get people to see it this could also mean at film festivals or
selling it to TV and etc.

6. Where the money comes from
• Distributors get their money from films they
have made so for example when they market
a film and gain profit/revenue they then input
that money into other films.