This document discusses potential film distribution options for a low-budget British film. It suggests that Hammer Film may be interested since they produce similar British thriller/horror films. While the film appeals specifically to UK audiences, it could also find success internationally as Hammer films have popularity worldwide, like The Woman in Black that made $128 million globally. Self-distribution is discussed but deemed too costly, so partnering with an established distribution company would likely provide better support and exposure for the low-budget film.

1. what kind of media
institution might distribute
your media project and
why?

2. what is distribution?:
• The action of sharing
something out among a
number of recipients.

3. examples of distribution companies?
• dream works animation
• 20th century fox
• universal studios
• focus features
• paramount pictures

4. Think about the sort of film you have produced (i.e low budget,
British). Compare this to the type of films have released before –
What distributors are likely to be interested I your film? Explain
why.
• The film that we have produced is a low budget British
film and only certain distribution companies would be
interested in it. I think that a company called Hammer
film would be interested in our film because they
produce British thriller/horror film like THE WOMAN IN
BLACK and LET ME IN and it is one of the oldest film
companies in the world, so i think they will be interested
in our film as it fits in with their genres and ours is a low
budget British film which they also produce.

5. Is your film going to appeal to UK
audiences only? Or does it have a
wider appeal? Why? Why not?
• I think that our film will really appeal to other countries
because all though it is a low budget British film
hammer films has created lots of them and they have
been very popular everywhere like the Woman in
black, and also our film fits in with hammer films genre
which many people seem to like as they create a wide
audience range. The total word wide box office sales
for the woman in black was $128,955,898
(http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Woman-in-
Black-The#tab=video-sales) which conveys that our low
budget film could be popular in other places.

6. thought about possible marketing
strategies, release strategies and
exhibition options
• Marketing strategies: We would need to think about how are film is going
to be packaged for the audience so that they know what they are really
buying.
• We need to think who we are selling our film to and is it worth the money
for them?
• Knowing our competition as well because we have only created a British
low budget film so we would need to think of a good idea to beat our
competition.
• Realise strategies and exhibition options: researching our target audience
so the film becomes very popular to them, also to know where are
audience engages in media so we know were to promote our film.
Generally teenagers use social media sites so we could promote our film
on face book etc.

7. self -distribution
• A website called http://www.quadcinema4wall.com/
conveys the pros and cons of self distribution. I found out
that there are many cons like "The OPPORTUNITY to play
your film for a full week at the prestigious QUAD CINEMA in
New York. You will keep 100% of the box office income"
(http://www.quadcinema4wall.com) which sounds very use
full to put our film out there but on the other hand it was
cost to much money as the total cost for everything is
£11,000 which is a lot of money. So I fell that if we was
going to distribute our film we would need to find a
company ourselves which would be lot cheaper and they
could help out film more than us doing it ourselves.