This document discusses potential media institutions to distribute a horror film and analyzes Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warp Films, and Screamtime Films. Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures are major studios known for distributing popular horror titles to wide audiences through various media platforms. Warp Films and Screamtime Films are independent distributors that could be a good match due to experience with low-budget horror films and a ability to still reach broad audiences. Screamtime Films in particular has over 25 years of experience distributing independent horror films.

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

2. Columbia Pictures
• Columbia Pictures have distributed a variety
of different horror movies throughout the
years. Famous titles includeThe Grudge
(2004),Thirteen Ghosts (2001), and Angels
and Demons (2009).

3. Examples of films distributed by Columbia Pictures

4. Budget, style and content
• Columbia Pictures are known as one of the ‘Big
Six’ American companies, so using this company
to be able to distribute a film would allow a lot of
people to be able to hear about the film, through
different media platforms, such as social
networking, paper advertisements and radio.

5. Universal Pictures
• Universal Pictures is a subsidiary owned by
Comcast through NBCUniversal.They have
distributed many horror and thriller type
films, such as Child’s Play 2,Wanted and
Ouija.

6. Films distributed by Universal Pictures

7. Budget, style and content
• Universal Pictures have distributed many popular
horror films, such asWanted (2008), which has a
four star rating on IMDB. Because they have
distributed popular horror and thriller films, this
would help our film to be successful, because
fans of other popular films may also see ours,
due to similar themes.

8. Warp Films
• Warp Films are an independent film company,
based in Sheffield, with two other sites in
London, and Melbourne, Australia.They have
distributed some successful films, including Dead
Man’s Shoes, which achieved a four star rating on
IMBD, and Four Lions, which was rated 3.5 stars
on IMBD.

9. Films by Warp Films

10. Budget, Style and Content
• Warp Films are an independent film company based in
Sheffield, which would be a good match for our film,
as our film was recorded in the Barnsley area.They
also release low budget films, some of which have
been successful, which shows that despite being an
independent film company, they are still able to
capture a wide audience.

11. Screamtime Films
• Screamtime Films have been distributing
independent horror films since the 1990s.The
company was founded byTodd Cook in 1990.

12. Examples of the films they have distributed

13. Budget, Style and Content
• Screamtime Films have been distributing
independent horror films for 25 years, which
shows that they are a company that has
experience specifically with horror type
movies.