This document discusses different types of institutions that might distribute a media product, including large production companies like Warner Brothers and Universal Studios, and smaller independent companies like See-Saw Films and Bedlam Productions. Large companies have bigger budgets to fund major films and market them through various distribution channels, while smaller independents have more limited budgets and typically distribute smaller, less widely known films. Of the options presented, an independent but established company like See-Saw Films would be most likely to distribute the author's film, as it has experience producing similar genres of films despite its smaller size and budget.

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

2. Production Companies
• A production company is a company who
has involvement in the production, and
distribution of a film
• These companies are often involved in
funding
• The companies can be big hollywood
involved institutions or small independent
institutions

3. Large Institutions
• A few examples of large production and
distribution companies are:
• Warner Brothers Pictures
• Momentum Pictures
• Walt Disney
• Universal Studios

4. Warner Brothers
• Own 19.7% of the US market share
• The biggest in the film industry
• Been involved in the making of Harry
Potter, Batman and Star Wars

5. Momentum Pictures
• Releases around 20 major motion picture
titles per year
• One of the leading independent motion
picture distributors in the UK and Ireland
• Been involved in the production of The
King’s Speech, P.S I Love You and The Men
Who Stare at Goats

6. Walt Disney
• One of the most renowned production
companies
• Holds 15.3% of the US market share
• Been involved in the production of Pirates
of the Caribbean, Meet the Robinson’s and
National Treasure

7. Universal Studios
• Makes millions for the film industry
• Owns 12.2% of the US market share
• Been involved in the production of the
Bourne series, the American Pie series and
Knocked Up

8. Small Institutions
• A few examples of small, independent film
production and distribution companies are:
• See-Saw films
• Bedlam productions
• Fractured Films
• Working Title

9. See-Saw Films
• Independent film production company
founded in 2008
• Operates out of London and Sydney
• Was involved in the production of The
King’s Speech, it’s biggest film
• Also involved in the production of smaller
films such as Oranges and Sunshine and
Linear

10. Bedlam Productions
• Based in London
• Involved in feature film and documentary
production
• Also involved in The King’s Speech, it’s
biggest film
• Involved in the production of smaller films
such as Zaytoun, The Lady Who Went Too
Far and documentaries such as RMS Titanic:
Case Closed

11. Fractured Films
• Established in 2002 in Brighton
• Been involved with EMI, Channel 4 and the
BBC
• Involved in the making of small films such as
Bow Street Runner, Killjoy and Money To
Burn

12. Working Title
• One of the biggest independent film
companies, which is branching out to join
with various Hollywood studios
• Based in London
• Founded in 1983
• Though it was originally much smaller and
so had a smaller budget to work with more
independent films, it has since been involved
in the production of Love Actually and Les
Miserables

13. Independent film
production
• Independent film production companies have a much smaller budget, as they
are not backed by big companies like Universal Studios etc.
• Without big funding, only small films can be made, which do not attract a
large audience
• It is not affordable for these companies to distribute by large new media
methods, such as ITunes and on BluRay etc. as a their small budget does not
make room for this, therefore the film isn’t seen widely
• As the film does not have a big audience, not as much money is made, so the
companies stay small budgeted

14. Large film production
• These companies have large budgets to
start, so can buy shares in large production
value films
• They can put money into varying methods
of distribution, including DVDs, BluRay,
merchandise and even ITunes
• As the film is more widely seen because of
the value of distribution and marketing, the
film makes a large profit, and the production
companies make a large profit

15. Who would distribute
my film?
• A small, independent production company
• My films production cost is not high
• The film would not be well known or easily
seen by companies, as it is not being
created by a big director, so it would not
create a big profit
• A small, independent production company
would attract some attention, however.

16. Who would distribute
my film?
• See-Saw films
• Though they have a small budget, and are an
independent film company, they were
involved in The King’s Speech, and so have
more recognition than a lot of independent
film companies
• Has been involved in the production of
similar/close genre films to my film so has
experience in this area of film