2. What is a media institution?
A media institution is a company or organisation that is
accountable for a piece of media, either through
regulation, marketing, distribution or production.
The example we have used and researched into is Warp
Films – they are an independent film company based in
both Australia and the UK and are well known for their
production titled “This Is England”.
3. What does a distributor do?
A distributor in terms of media is responsible for the
marketing of a film, this includes setting the release date
and the way in which it is presented or made
viewable, for example it may skip a theatrical release
and go straight to DVD or digital download.
If a distributor may only deal with certain media
formats, for example a company may only deal with
DVDs or Blu-Rays.
4. My chosen film distributor
My chosen film institute is Warp Films, we have
represented this by adding the Warp Films logo at the
start of our opening sequence, as shown below.
We believe Warp Films would be a suitable distributor
for our film as they are experienced in the field of low-
budget films, and have dealt with films such as „This Is
England‟ which appeals to some of the audiences we
hope to target with our media product.
