Evaluation 3) - What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

There are a variety of different film companies and institutions that may wish to distribute our film. I have researched into companies that have previously produced psychological thrillers, such as Universal Studios, Summit Entertainment and Dimension Films.

To demonstrate just how many different film institutions there are around the world, this link proved to be very useful as it lists all different companies, big and small, by their country, including the UK and USA; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_distributors_by_country#United_Kingdom


Our film could be shown in cinema's (digitally), on television, on the internet, for example on youtube, or a specific site, dedicated to the film.


There are a number of ways our film, like any other could be advertised, for example, on the television, on billboards and posters (on buses), in cinemas, in magazines and newspapers, or on the internet. By using such a wide range of marketing methods, we would be more likely to reach a wider variety of audiences.  These methods are used by a number of different films presently, for example 'Just go with it', 'Paul' and 'The Black Swan'.

Demonstrated below are a number of films and the ways in which they are advertised, similarly to how ours could be advertised.

To get our thriller distributed by one of these film industries would be a great achievement, however it is very unlikely. It would be more realistic for our work to be distributed by a company in England, that produces amateur films, such as Film4, who created a number of films, and short films such as 'This is England' and 'Slumdog Millionaire' which have been huge hits. 

The Microwave Scheme

In lesson last week, as an introduction to our exam preparation, we learnt about 'The Microwave Scheme'. It was a project set up by the UK Film Council, where young amateur film makers were provided with £100,000 to create their own film. In lesson we watched 'Shifty', which is one of the films funded by the Scheme. The film only took 18 days to make, and was good enough to be distributed by 'Metrodome'. Though this Scheme would be a more realistic way of getting our film distributed.