Evaluation Question 3

Question 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your

media product and why?

Emma Tovey

We used Candi Studios as our production and distribution company for our thriller. They are an independent company which means they work with low budget films.

Some other independent companies that produce low budget films include:

•Rooks Nest Entertainment•Wild Horses Film Company•The Edison Trust•Gateway Films

Larger Production and Distribution Companies:

If we were a high budget film we would have chosen a well known and major production and distribution company such as;

•Warner Brothers•DreamWorks Animation•20th Century Fox•Paramount Pictures•Walt Disney Studios

Some examples of higher budget films and their production/distribution companies:

Skyfall (2012)Production Companies:•Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer•Eon Productions

Distribution Companies:•Columbia Pictures•Sony Pictures

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)Production Companies:•Warner Bros•DC Entertainment

Distribution Company:Warner Bros

Candi Studios would be an appropriate company to choose because they would be experienced in working with low budget films and would know how to advertise the film.

Using an independent company also affects the cast of our thriller, well known and famous actors would not feature in our film.

The effect that our budget has on exhibition means that it would only be released in a limited amount on cinemas, they are likely to be local, independent cinemas.

As Candi Studios are our production and distribution company, they would be in charge of the advertisement of our thriller.

Being on a lower budget means that billboards and television advertisements would not be affordable. Instead, social networking sites are the focus of our advertisement campaign.

I made a Facebook and Twitter account for ‘Young Eyes’ to help promote the film.

Using social networking sites to advertise our film is appropriate for our target audience as most 16-25 year olds use these sites.

Some examples of low budget films and their production/distribution companies:

My Brother the Devil (2012)Production Companies:•Rooks Nest Entertainment•Wild Horses Film Company

Distribution Company:Verve Pictures

Anuvahood (2011)Production Company:Gateway Films

Distribution Company:Revolver Entertainment