Here is my answer to question 3 for my evaluation, containing numerous ideas and thoughts as to why I chose specific media institutions who may or may not distribute my media film product. Enjoy!

1. Q3: What kind of media institutions
might distribute your media
product and why?
By Daniel Winn

2. Companies that produce and distribute
films (thrillers)
• Universal Pictures – Founded on April 30th, 1912.
• Founders were Carl Laemmle, Pat Powers, Mark Dintenfass, William
Swanson, David Horsley, Charles Baumann, Adam Kessel and Jules
Brulatour.
• Headquarters are in Universal City, California, USA.
• Revenue is $4.239 million.
• Operating income is $27 million.
• Their parent is NBCUniversal.
• Also their subsidiaries are Universal Animation Studios, Focus
Features, Illumination Entertainment, Working Title Films,
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, United International
Pictures and Rede Telecine.

3. Companies that produce and distribute
films (thrillers)
• Legendary Entertainment – Founded in 2000 by Thomas Tull.
• Headquarters are in Burbank, California, USA.
• Was an independent company until 2016 where terms were
agreed on Legendary being owned by Chinese conglomerate
Wanda Group.
• In 2000 and 2005 there was an agreement to co-produce and
co-finance films with Warner Bros.
• 2014 there was a similar agreement with Universal
Studios/Pictures.

4. Who would you like to produce and
distribute your film?
• I would like 21st Century Fox to produce and distribute my film
because not only is it a conglomerate, it also has a great reputation
and has worldwide connections e.g. Fox Studios Australia.
• This allows my film to be recognised all over the world with different
yet the same companies of which are all under the name of 21st
Century Fox.
• The company has a big budget for films therefore my film will have a
big budget and may have good box office sales if the film goes ahead
in terms of being produced and distributed.
• A film similar that has been distributed by 21st Century Fox is ‘Phone
Booth’ starring Colin Farrell in a 2002 psychological thriller. It is
similar because the protagonist knows the antagonist is there as a
danger but he is unsure about his presence.

5. Advantages and disadvantages of using your
chosen company/companies? Reasons why.
Advantages Disadvantages
• Good international
connections allowing more
fame for my film.
• It is a conglomerate therefore
is highly popular and my film
will be recognised.
• Have the ability and access to
a bigger budget.
• The revenue in 2014 was 31.87
billion and in 2015 it was
28.99 billion therefore a loss of
2.88 billion in revenue for the
company.
• Cost of goods sold have also
gone down from 22.25 billion
(2014) to 19.3 billion (2015).