what kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product?

Production Companies…

A production company is directly responsible for all fundraising for the film.

They also handle budgeting, scheduling, scripting, casting, organisation of staff, creating the production itself, post-production, distribution and marketing.

They are present from when the film is just an idea, all the way through to completion.

They are also responsible for safety whilst filming, as well any property that gets damaged.

Hot ice Productions We chose “Hot Ice”, productions as our

production company name. We thought it would be memorable as it is an individual name.

I created our logo in Photoshop CS6. It is a melting ice cubes, with flames coming off of it, to portray “Hot Ice”.

Distributors Film distributors are a company or

individual responsible for the marketing of the film

They set the release date for the film, and the method which the film will be released by. I.e.. cinema/ DVD

If the distributor happens to own the theatre, they may do this directly

If not, they have to go through theatrical exhibitors.

Limited Distributor Limited distributors may deal only with

particular products. This may be Blue Ray or DVD Or, they may be able to act only in a

particular country or market.

Theatrical distribution If a distributor is working with a theatrical

exhibitor, the distributor secures a written contract.

This contract will state the amount of gross ticket sales the exhibitor will be allowed to keep.

This is normally a percentage of the gross. The distributor will collect the amount due,

secures the distributors share of the proceeds, gives the exhibitor’s their portion and gives the remainder to the production company.

Distributor’s other jobs Ensuring enough film prints are made to

service all contracted exhibitors Ensure physical delivery on opening day Monitor exhibitors to ensure that the film is

shown in the particular theatre with minimum number of seats and show times.

Responsible for physical production of film prints

Creation of posters, magazine advertisements, TV commercials and trailers

If they were handling a foreign film, they would be responsible for subtitling it.

Non-theatrical distribution Term used mainly in the British film

industry Describes the distribution of feature films

for screening to a gathered audience, but not in theatres where tickets are sold.

Has to be a closed audience (school, plane) Individual admission charge is not allowed The largest market for this is airlines Followed by film societies “FilmBank” is Britain’s largest

Funding

Our film, “Isn’t that illegal?”, would be funded by the BFI film fund…

BFI film fund

The BFI film fund is the largest public film fund in the UK They invest over £26 million pounds of

lottery funds per year to support film development, production and distribution activity in the UK

The budget will be rising to £30 million by 2017

BFI Aim… “to champion a breadth of bold and

distinctive filmmaking across the UK; to nurture new talent; and go back to development, production and distribution of films that will enrich UK film culture and define the UK and its storytellers in the 21st century”

Applying for funding

FundingA lot of information is required on the BFI application form. For example: Company name/ registration number Fill title and producer name Writer Director Where and when it is set Shoot locations Proposed running time

FundingIf we were unsuccessful in gaining funding from the BFI, then there are certainly other ways in which to raise the funds. The filmmaker, (us), would start out by

pitching our film to an independent distributor

“Independent” Independent specialises in the

development, financing, production and distribution of independent feature films

Order of opening credits Distributor (Crystal Myth film) Production company (Hot Ice productions) Director Actors TitleWe deviated from this order slightly. The order goes distributor, production company, title, actors. This was because we felt the title, which was typed font, would work best in the beginning of the film, as it would match the typing.

Angus, thongs and the perfect snogging Angus, thongs and the perfect snogging is

another British independent film directed by Gurinder Chadha.

“Isn’t that illegal?”, is institutionally similar to Angus, thongs and the perfect snogging, as they are both British independent, teen dramas. Both films have the same target audience, teenage girls, aged between