Q3.What kind of media institution might distribute you media product and why?
About film distributors ď ľ
There are many different type of film distributors that take care of distributing all the different types of genres that films are that also target specific audience demographics.
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The distributing companies can be put across four different categories which are; Major, National, Global and small and independent. These four categories help to categorize what type of distributors films should use depending on their target demographic. An example of distributors are; pathe, studio canal, Dimension and vertigo.These are a sample of distributors
Information about studio canal Studio canal has was established in 1999 One of the most established distributors in Europe They distribute more than 50 films a year within Europe They operate in3 territories which is France, UK and Germany They also own one of the most important libraries in the world Studio canal have distributed films like Tinker Tailor spy, The station, clockwise and First Blood It is viewed as distributing more national films with hints of major films
The Station Ratings
Information about Vertigo Films Vertigo films was founded in 2002 It was founded by Allan Niblo and James Richardson Vertigo Films has distributed over 35 films Streetdance 3D ratings They distribute to independent cinemas Vertigo Films distributes a variety of genres and also to different target demographics Examples of films that Vertigo have distributed are; Streetdance 3D, The cove, Walking on sunshine and Human Traffic. Vertigo films also owns a post production company which is based in Berlin It is viewed as distributing independent films while also distributing national films
Film Distributions ď ľ
We thought that the distribution company which was most likely to distribute our film is vertigo films as they focus on low budget uk films in which ours has elements of being quite stereotypically British due to our bleak locations. But the films that they distribute are also very similar to our film for example outlaw which is similar to ours because of the bleak locations. They also distributed Monsters: dark continent which is similar to our thriller because of the genre. Vertigo films would also distribute our film as it is quite small and independent compared to some blockbusters and more mainstream films our is less conventional.
Monsters: Dark Continent These are the user ratings for Monsters: dark continent which shows that the film was predominantly favored by males this woul be the opposite for ur film in our opinion as it would be more favorable to females. Monsters:dark Continent is similar to our film because of the genre but also due to the desaturated scenes and the darkness that surrounds it. Vertigo films distributed this in 2014. Monsters: Dark Continent was also distributed by 14 other distributing companies like madman entertainment
Outlaw
Thy is shows that outlaw was predominantly favoured by males but it also shows that the film was nearly rated as high by females. This is similar to Monsters: Dark Continent because of the audience demographic where as our thriller would predominantly be liked by females due to two of the led characters being female outlaw is similar to out film because of the bleak locations and the dark lighting that is in most of the scenes.
Technologies that may offer new distribution ď ľ
An example of technologies that could offer new distribution is social media as it allows for thing s to be spread amongst a target demographic but it also makes it easier for people to hear about the film and allows for them to see other peoples opinions on the film. Another example of new technologies that may offer new distribution is the wider use of online distributors. An example of this is Netflix as this allows for more people to see it but with a limited range as only people who have Netflix can view the film but it can be seen by a wider audience demographic then it would in the cinema as it is in a way free to watch the film on online distributors like Netflix but you do pay a monthly subscription which allows for masses of films to viewed. Where as the cinema is roughly the same price but you can only view that one film which to some people makes Netflix better for the money as it is easier to distribute products and reach wider audiences then if it were in a cinema