The document discusses potential film distribution companies for a low-budget horror/thriller opening sequence. It analyzes companies that have distributed similar films like Unfriended and Friend Request. While conglomerates like Warner Bros and Universal Pictures would be unlikely due to the low budget, an independent UK company like Icon Productions would be a good fit. Icon specializes in horror films and is one of the leading independent distributors in the UK, which could help the opening sequence gain publicity among a UK audience.
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What Kind of Media Institution Might Distribute Your Media Product and Why?
1. WHAT KIND OF MEDIA INSTITUTION MIGHT
DISTRIBUTE YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT AND
WHY?
AS Media Evaluation
2. WHAT IS FILM DISTRIBUTION?
Film distribution occurs in order for audiences to be able
to view a film in either a various number of ways. For
example in a cinema, on a television, on online sites such
as Netflix and so on.
There are a vast range of distribution companies available
to producers. Although as our genre is horror/thriller, some
examples of distribution companies for this genre are...
New Line Cinema, Momentum Pictures and Warner Bros.
3. WHAT IS A MEDIA INSTITUTION?
A media institution is any company
responsible for the production, marketing or
distribution of a media product.
Examples of this are Disney, Lionsgate,
Warner Bros and Paramount.
4. GENRE
As stated in the previous slide, the genre of our opening sequence is
horror/thriller. Therefore, we did research into distribution companies of
horror films that we were inspired by. These include films such as Friend
Request, Unfriended, Insidious and Paranormal Activity.
Companies that have distributed these films are:
Warner Bros and Freestyle Releasing (Friend Request)
Universal Pictures (Unfriended)
Film District, Alliance Films, IM Global/ and Icon Productions (Insidious)
Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox and Icon Productions
(Paranormal Activity)
5. UNFRIENDED & FRIEND REQUEST
Unfriended and Friend Request were the biggest inspiration for our
media product. This is because we wanted to attract a younger
audience by using technology and these films did just that with
Facebook and Skype. Therefore, in an ideal world, the media institution
we would like to distribute our production would be Warner Bros or
Universal Pictures as they specialize in high quality horror productions
with similar ideas to ours. They also distribute to various different
countries, gaining a global audience.
6. WARNER BROS - 1989
Headquartered in California, USA and is one of the big six major
American film companies.
They have distributed a number of films in the horror genre such as
Friend Request, The Conjuring, Annabelle and The Gallows.
One of the worlds largest distribution companies.
Subtitle thousands of products for over 175 different countries.
7. UNIVERSAL PICTURES - 1912
An American film company owned by Comcast.
Universal has distributed films in the horror genre that include
Unfriended, Split, Jaws and Red Dragon.
Universal are known for the vast range of genres it distributes e.g.
from Jaws to Mamma Mia!
Includes Academy Award winning films such as King Kong and
Brokeback Mountain.
8. ICON PRODUCTIONS - 1989
Icon productions are an Australian-American independent
company.
Distributed films in the horror genre such as Insidious,
Paranormal Activity, Afterdeath and Demonic.
One of the UK’s leading independent film distributors.
The majority of their films are of the horror/thriller genre.
9. FILM DISTRICT - 2010
Independent company focusing on American
audiences.
Distributes 6-8 films a year.
Distributed films in the horror genre such as
Insidious.
10. WHO MAY DISTRIBUTE OUR OPENING
SEQUENCE AND WHY?
Due to the low budget of our film, a conglomerate such as Universal Pictures or
Warner Bros are unlikely to distribute the product.
An independent, UK based company would be more suited to our low budget horror
production. Therefore a company such as Icon Productions would be perfect, this is
due to the majority of films distributed by them being horrors. Film District are also
an independent company but Icon would be more suitable due to the UK audience.
Also, as Icon Productions are one of the UK’s leading independent film distributers,
our product would gain lots of publicity from a UK audience.
A company such as Icon Productions may want to distribute our opening sequence
due to the genre fitting in with products they have distributed in the past such as
Paranormal Activity and The Grudge.
