M Y M E D I A P R O D U C T I S A N I N D E P E N D E N T F I L M T H E R E F O R E , T H E M E D I A

I N S T I T U T I O N S W H I C H W O U L D M O S T L I K E L Y D I S T R I B U T E M Y P R O D U C T A R E

I N D E P E N D E N T D I S T R I B U T I O N C O M P A N I E S L I K E F I L M 4 .

What kind of media institution might distribute your media

product and why?

F I R S T L Y , W A R P F I L M S W O U L D B E T H E I D E A L C H O I C E I N C H O O S I N G A

D I S T R I B U T I O N C O M P A N Y F O R M Y M E D I A P R O D U C T A S T H E M A J O R I T Y O F T H E F I L M S F R O M T H I S C O M P A N Y A R E S P E C I A L I S E D I N

T E E N A G E D R A M A S . A L S O , S I N C E T H I S D I S T R I B U T I O N C O M P A N Y H A S P R E V I O U S L Y

B E E N E N G A G E D W I T H O T H E R T E E N A G E D R A M A S , T H I S W O U L D B E T H E B E S T F I T F O R M Y M E D I A P R O D U C T B E C A U S E T H E Y W O U L D B E F A M I L I A R W I T H T H I S G E N R E A N D I T W O U L D B E A B L E T O T I E I N W E L L

T O G E T H E R .

Warp Films

An example of a film by Warp Films is a British coming-of-age film entitled

Submarine which has been adapted from a novel by Joe Dunthorne. This film

focuses on a 15 year old boy who believes he is a genius and is loved by all his

classmates but in reality, he is socially alienated. Submarine can somewhat be

linked in with teenage drama as my characters all have a secret and this can make them feel alienated as they have

kept this secret and almost feel isolated with it. Also, the film focuses on typical teenage situations such as relationships

which too is similar to my media product because I have focused on four separate situations like feeling stressed which is

common for teenagers.

F I L M 4 I S A B R I T I S H P R O D U C T I O N C O M P A N Y A N D I B E L I E V E T H A T T H I S M A Y B E A G O O D C H O I C E F O R T H E D I S T R I B U T I O N O F M Y M E D I A P R O D U C T . A L S O , F I L M 4 H A S P R O D U C E D A R A N G E O F F I L M S O F D I F F E R E N T G E N R E S S U C H A S S L U M D O G M I L L I O N A I R E . T H I S I S W H Y I B E L I E V E T H A T T H I S P R O D U C T I O N C O M P A N Y W I L L I N T E R R O G A T E W E L L W I T H M Y T E E N A G E D R A M A H O W E V E R , F I L M 4 H A V E N O T D I S T R I B U T E D M A N Y T E E N A G E D R A M A S W H I C H C A N B E S E E N A S A N A D V A N T A G E B E C A U S E M Y M E D I A P R O D U C T C O U L D B E A N E W P R O J E C T F O R T H E C O M P A N Y .

Film 4

Also, even though this is not a film, Channel 4, which is linked in with the production

company Film4, has produced a teen drama series entitled Skins which follows a group of

teenagers. This series has controversial storylines which focuses on typical teenage

situations and issues like bullying and dysfunctional families. This can relate to my

media product as despite my product not being of this extent, it still focuses on

situations which are common amongst teenagers and since Skins is apart of Channel

4, this means that Film4 are more likely to produce films which are based around

teenage dramas as in the recent years, this genre has become very popular with the increase of Hollywood teenage dramas. Therefore, this suggests that there is an

existing market for my film and its genre.