evaluation activity 3

EVALUATION ACTIVITY 3BY ANGEL BIRD

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product?

OUR PRODUCTION COMPANY LOGO

WHAT DOES A PRODUCTION COMPANY DO?A production company plays an essential role in the organisation and distribution of a film. They are directly responsible for finding a suitable director and handling the talent within the film. The production company also assists in:

o Scheduling

o Budgeting

o Scripting

o Casting

DISTRIBUTION OF OUR FILM

o The distributor of a film is a company that is responsible for advertising a media product to the public. This is an essential part of post production. The company which distributes your film is responsible for the marketing and promotion of the film.

oThe distributor decides how many copies of the film will be made and then shows it to prospective buyers (eg: cinema owners).

o It could be said that a distributer directly influences the success of a film.

ORDER OF OPENING CREDITS Traditionally, the main credits are shown at the beginning of the film. The

usual order is as follows:

- Director- Writer(s)- Screenplay and Story- Produced by- Music by- Cinematography by

During the opening credits of a film, the names of the main actors areusually shown.

WELL KNOWN DISTRIBUTORS

oThese are all well know, leading film distributors. They all distribute high budget films, so wouldn’t be suitable to distribute our production.

o However, they are all very experienced in the horror genre.

(2011)

(1996 - 2011)

(2009)

POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR OUR PRODUCTION:o Film4

o Lionsgate

Both of these companies would be equally suitable to distribute our production as they handle films with a much smaller budget and that are based in the UK.

FILM4

o www.film4.com

o The Film4 Website has links which you can

click on to see the films that they have made

and are in the process of making. They also

back short films.

LIONSGATE

o www.lionsgatefilms.co.uk

The Lionsgate website has details about which films it has distributed and a bit about the company as a whole.