Slideshow on how film distribution works and who might distribute my film, this was done for my Media studies coursework

2. Film distribution is basically a process of
getting the film ready and available for the
audience.
This is a very basic definition of film distribution
but here’s the factors that come into play

3. First of all, the distributer would
need to gain rights or be given
access to actually show the film.
After this, they talk to the film
maker about when the process
will start etc.

4. The distributer will come up with a
plan on how they will, where they will
and when they will release the film.
Factors such as holidays and seasons
will effect when the film will be
released.
For example; Distribution companies
will distribute chick flicks around
valentines day.

5. The distributer will make
posters and trailers to really
make the audience exited for
the film that they have taken
on.
This includes a lot of
interviews, a lot of screenings
and a lot of promotion of the
film through social media
sites (eg. twitter, Facebook
etc.)

6. ‘The big six’ is a term used to
describe the six biggest film
distributers, an example is 20th
Century Fox.
They are a very mainstream
distributer that has distributed
big films, for example; X-Men
First Class.
This doesn’t go on to say that
independent distributers are
un successful.

7. An example of an independent
distributer is Metrodome. They
are not a household name and
they don’t take on the very big
films, but this doesn’t go to say
that they are not successful.
An example of a film they
distributed is ‘Shifty’ which was
a big success and they aren’t in
it for the money, they generally
care about the material we
show these days.

8. The film I have made is similar to
many other American crime
thriller films so I would like to
think that bigger distributers
would be looking at my film.
With this being said, I think that
because we don’t have
recognition that other films like
that have, we would probably be
taken on by a smaller
independent distributer such as
Metrodome.

9. I think that the audience of my
film is not restricted to just the
UK, we have many elements in
our film that would appeal to
an American audience.
We haven't made any barriers
or terms that other audiences
wont understand or will be
thrown off by, So, no I think we
have quite a wide audience
that is not restricted to the UK

10. I think it would be best to release
my film around about mid
October to early November time
because this links in with the
theme of Halloween.
Also many teenagers will have
their half term holidays and they
are the target audience of the
film.

11. I would consider the idea of self distributing my
own film, but I think it would be better if I had a
company that has experience to distribute my
film so that it would get the proper recognition
and advertisement that it deserves.