Evaluation question 3

M.H.

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

1. Vertigo Films is a British film production and film distribution company based in London. They have distributed the film ‘Bronson’, which is a film based on true events of an aggressive, violent young man in 1970’s London. Bronson has similar themes to our film - gritty, urban and dark - as well as it being British. The production cost of this film was £150,000. This company would therefore distribute our film as it is very low budget - to put into perspective, the average production cost alone of a major film is around 52 million pounds.

We also chose this distributor as it looks aesthetically similar to our own. The red and black colour palette is clear and distinctive, and would therefore draw the audience in as it is eye-catching and vibrant.

2. eOne, or entertainment one films, is a UK independent film and theatrical distributor. They have distributed many thriller and horror films such as Girl On The Train, Insidious and The Woman in Black - this company may therefore distribute our film as our genre is the same as these movies. Entertainment one would be likely to make money as there would already be a keen audience that would be drawn to watching our film due to the themes and genre.  

3. Metrodome is a small UK film distributor who distributed the film 'Shifty', which Frankie and I have used as a major influence for the style, tone, genre and even soundtrack for our film. Metrodome would therefore distribute our film as, again, they will make a profit as there would be a guaranteed audience that would be interested in watching.

They are responsible for the publishing of many small, independent films such as 'Chasing Amy' and 'We Are The Best!' As these films are relatively low budget, Metrodome is likely to distribute our film as we worked with almost no production costs.