This document discusses potential media institutions to distribute an independent thriller film. It analyzes what types of films are shown at different venues like mainstream cinemas, independent cinemas, film festivals, and television. Mainstream cinemas primarily show big budget fantasy films, while independent cinemas focus more on drama genres. Film festivals commonly feature drama films that are more art-house in nature. Given that the film is an independent thriller, it would likely be shown at a young filmmakers' festival or shared online through websites like YouTube, as these venues are more open to lower budget, independent productions. Realistically, the best venue would be a youth festival if the film's production quality was high.

1. Question 3:
• What kind of media institution might distribute your media product
and why?

2. Media Institutions:
Cinema:
A theatre where films are shown for public entertainment. This
is usually were big business mainstream movies are shown.
TV:
A home viewing system, where anyone with a TV licence can
view a media product. TV allows almost everyone to view a
film.
Film Festivals:
an organized, extended presentation of films.

3. What's on? (local Odeon)
• Currently at the Odeon from the films showing it
can be seen that the most common film genre
(showing) is fantasy - they include a number of
different sub-genres. This shows that the
audience at my local Odeon are mainly interested
in films that heavily rely on the imagination.
When looking at the next closest Odeon it can be
seen that the exact same films are popular
suggesting that both the audience have the same
interests.

4. Independent Cinema's.. What's on?
• From searching a number of independent cinema sites
(for example the BFI) it can be seen that drama films are
increasingly popular among their audiences. This shows
that the audiences of mainstream cinemas (the Odeon)
differ from those that are independent. This could be due
the fact that the films shown at independent cinema do
not necessarily follow the same trends as mainstream
cinema (they rarely choose to show the same films) as
they try to appeal to a different audience. Their audience
is more concerned with more real life events. Most
independent films are from the drama genre, which
contrasts with psychothrillers as psychothrillers mostly
fiction however dramas are mostly based on real life.

5. Film Festivals?
• Film festivals like independent cinema's
tend to play a lot of drama films. However,
the film 'wind river' is a Thriller film and
therefore applies to my opening
sequences genre. Most films shown at film
festivals are up and coming and likely to
win awards. For example, at the canes film
festival 84% of Palme d’Or shortlisted films
are dramas (2010-15). This could be
because that these are the most common
films shown; are the most popular with
the audiences at the festivals.

6. TV??? Thriller films
• When searching for commonly
shown films on Tv it was actually
hard to find films that are in our
specific sub-genre. However,
American Psycho is commonly
shown alongside with other well
know general thriller films like
Mission Impossible

7. Where would our film be shown?
• It is more likely for our film to be shown in an independent cinema than a
mainstream cinema as most films shown in mainstream cinemas are those
which have a lot of money put into them as no one will go to a cinema to
see a low budget film. Furthermore if we wanted to try and get our film
into a mainstream cinema the easiest way for us to do this would be to get
it played at a film festival however, it is unlikely that it would be played
here also. The most common place for small production films to played is
at young film makers competitions as this is were most small production
film makers start out this would be the most like institution that would be
willing to show our film. Although if we wanted to get our film to a large
audience fast we could use the internet as a main source of sharing, for
example, YouTube is a common place for sharing new unsupported films.

8. Let's be realistic...
• In the most realistic circumstance our film would probably be shown
at a young people's festival if it was created to a high standard.
However, there is almost no doubt that it would be shown in forums
as the option of sharing in a forum is mostly down to the person
sharing it; if we wanted it to be shared there it could be.