What kind of institution might

distribute my media product?

These are some of the films which I have

looked

The Truman show

Distributors• Paramount Pictures- an American

film studio based in Hollywood, California, that is a subsidiary of the American media conglomerate Viacom.

• Scott Rudin Productions

Both of these are bigger, main stream American Film companies.

The Breakfast Club

Distibutors• A&M Films• Channel Productions• Universal Pictures

These are also larger American Major productions film companies which distribute more money.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Distributors• Focus Features- an American film production and

distribution company, owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. Focus Features distributes independent and foreign films in the United States and internationally.

• Anonymous Content• This Is That Productions-This is that productions was

one of the leading independent feature film production companies

All the main distributors for Eternal Sunshine and the Spotless Mind distribute independent films.

Submarine

Distributors• Film4• Warp Films• Weinstein Company, The• UK Film Council• Film Agency of Wales• Optimum Releasing• Protagonist Pictures• Red Hour Films

Submarine has a lot of distributors. This is most likely because it is an independent film so it uses smaller distribution companies to distribute it. They have a lot because they probably will give a limited amount of funding so they use multiple so they can have more money to make it with. All these companies distribute smaller, independent films.

Juno

Distributors• Fox Searchlight Pictures- specialises in North American

distribution of independent and British films alongside dramedy and horror films as well as art-house and foreign films and is sometimes also involved in the financing of these films.

• A Mandate Picture (Mr Mudd Productions)• Mr Mudd (Mr Mudd Productions)

These are smaller distributions companies that mostly distribute to independent films. Fox searchlight pictures also specialises in dramedy (comedy-dramas) which is my genre of film

Which distributors would distribute my film?

I think the distributors that would distribute my films would be: Film 4 and Focus Features. This is because they both distribute to my style of film which is an independent comedy-drama. Film 4 is also British and Focus Features distribute American and international films so they are this would make them more likely to distribute mine.

Another company which I maybe might have distributed mine would be Fox Searchlight Pictures as it specialises in distributing independent comedy-dramas. However, it might not because it also specialises in North-American films so may not distribute to British films.

My Opening Sequence Distributors.• For distribution

companies in my opening sequence I made up my own.

• The first one was whistling fish productions. I did this as it was simple and alternative so it would fit the comedy drama genre. I also did a simple animation along with it which I think suit the genre too. The simplicity also adds to the low budget idea of the independent film.

• I then did the smaller production companies.

• I chose to do A Just In Time Production and In association with Old Theatre Films. I did these because they were simple and sound more like smaller independent film companies.

Production Value and Audience

• I think the production value of my film would be low. This is because it is a Independent film similar to Submarine and I would use smaller production companies for distribution. I know it would be an independent comedy-drama rather than a larger more hollywoodized one because of the style of comedy drama as it is more serious and uses darker tones and more subtle comedy.

• I think my film would have a more niche audience as it would be a more serious and alternate film with subtle comedy. I also think they would be younger adult+ age group, like 19 and over.

• I dont think bigger major film production companies would be interested in my film because it would be low budget and also because of the smaller niche audience.