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

The Shining

I have explored three thriller films, two that are similar to the one I have created (‘The Shining’ and Play Misty for me’) and one that differs to it (‘Jaws’).

The distribution company of ‘The Shining’ is Warner Bros Pictures as depicted by the start of the trailer. Warner Bros Pictures would be likely to distribute my film as physiological thrillers prove to be very popular with general audiences, consisting mainly of older teens and adults. On the other hand, my film has a very low budget meaning it would be unlikely for the film to succeed with a substantial gross profit; therefore Warner Brothers Pictures are most likely to reject the offer of distributing my film. Smaller distributors including Pandora would be more likely to do so. Warner Bros Pictures only distribute and fund films, which they believe will be a huge success. This is why most films that do well in the box office (receiving large profits) are usually distributed by major distributors including Warner Brothers.

One of the two different screen-shots reveals the character appearing ‘ordinary’, wearing a suit whilst the other screen-shot connotates a different personality altogether. This is able to relate to the main character focus in ‘Paranoia’ (my groups opening sequence) who also displays a two way personality, one being psychotic and the other being completely stereotypical of a school/college student.

Here is a link to the trailer:

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sg77Sf6wYA&feature=related)

Play Misty for me

The distribution company of ‘Play Misty for me’ is distributed by Universal Studios. Universal Pictures is again, another major distributor, similar to Warner Brothers. Universal Pictures has gained large profits from films such as ‘Love Actually’ and ‘The Bourne Identity’. Universal distributes various genres including thrillers, therefore I would be confident that they would distribute my film, although there would have to be a remake to the film with increased funding in order to create a unique selling point.

From the following screenshots, we realise that the film has a major distributor. The first screen-shot is of the logo shown at the start of the opening credits. The second screen-shot shows open surroundings and an isolated environment- similar to that of my film where the school group are by themselves in the school at dark. The character in the second screenshot is Clint Eastwood who appears in only films that are released by major distributors. From this we can gather that the film is from a distributor such as Universal Pictures.

This is a clip to the trailer:

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKLqioccJmU&feature=related)

Jaws

‘Jaws’ is yet another film distributed by Universal Studios. ‘Jaws’ is a coastal thriller, which bases its story on a man-eating shark. During the making of the film, a lot of editing has been used to create a realistic atmosphere and to make the shark look as vicious as it does as well as the blood and gore. This editing is very expensive and it would therefore be more likely to be produced and distributed by one of the majors who have the necessary funding.