what kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
a media institution is a company that owns and creates the media product. our media sequence is a thriller sequence.
Hammer is a British prodcution company based in London, founded in 1934. Its commonly regognised for its series of gothic films and thrillers. During its most successfull years, Hammer dominated the horror film market. It has various partnerships with major united states studios such as warner bros. Its responsible for many classic thrillers such as dracula, frankenstein and more modern ones such as the woman in black.
Specifically looking at the production of thrillers as it is our choosen genre, its very interesting to see which thrillers were produced from this particular company. Hammer made a series which were known as 'mini- Hitchcocks'. These low budget films in black and white were often compared to 'psyhco' because of there twist endings. the twist ending relate to our sequence as there is a twist at the end where he is disappeared from the paddle board.
I think Hammer would be an appropraite producer for our thriller as it has created some iconic movies that represent the genre extremely well. Its also regognised for making tense and suspense movies which would be ideal for the type of opening I want to create for my project. it also did a series of low budget films which heavily reflect what our opening title sequence is.
When researching more into the company and the types of films they produce the results were very varied due to the vast amount of films they make. However, I did find that they produce a multitude of thrillers such as Inception, The Dark Knight and The Shining. These are all highly regognised thrillers moreover, I think they are very succsfull in what they make which is why they are such a big company. They have such a wide target audience futhermore cater for all types of genres. Although despite this, the thriller movies they have produced are all very good. I think it would fit the genre we are aiming towards.
A distibutor is a company who is responsible for the marketing of a film. This may include setting the release date for a film. this could be privately or publicly.
When i researched thriller distributors , a varied amount of companies shown. I first came across 'Kaleidoscope' in the UK which was one of the fastest growing independent film distributors assosiated with thrillers.
It would be a good company to approach because of the thrillers it works with and it fits the genre well. It works by advertising for producers, directors, writers ect to contact them with regards to new ideas via there website. They are a very open company therefore, will be very beneficial to the thriller genre as they will be willing to evaluate any ideas.
New line cinema is also a popular distributor for thriller genre films due to its popularity. The distributor has released films such as 'The Butterfly Effect' and the famous thriller 'Seven'. This is a good distiputor as the thriller films are all alike and follow the connotations therefore, it would be similiar to those. A lot of the thrillers follow a common storyline of thriller which I will most likely research and take insperation from.
after conducting this research I think the best suited companies to produce and distribute my film are, Hammer and kaleidoscope.
my reasons for both are as follows
hammer
- independant British company
- have worked on small budget films
- have produced good films such as 'the woman in black' so therefore have experience
- is associated with the thriller genre so you know the company would be able to get the best of of your film
- lower budget company
kaleidoscope
- independant british film distributer
- willing to evaluate any ideas
- very open company, not exclusive
- would be beneficial to the film as it has done lots of work with the thriller genre meaning it would be able to distribute your film effectively
- easily contacted through their website
- lower budget company
therefore these two companies collaborating would get the best outcome for my film due to them not being to big nor no small in the industry meaning I can get the most effective final product and the most effective marketing for my film giving it a higher chance of it being successful amongst audiences.
who would be the audience for your media product?
below are some typical traits of our target audience
the age group of our target audience would be young adults from the age of about 16-25 due to the sequence entering on young adults therefore it would appeal to people of a similar age and maturity.
the target audience would come from rural areas due to the scene taking place in an extremely rural location surrounded by trees fealts natural beauty and large bodies of water. the target audience would also be mainly western white cultures as they are apart of the same group as the actors and the environment the sequence is shot in meaning it can be more relatable. however the murder mystery thriller genre of the film could also appeal to the more urban society due to it being a mystery film with a 'who done it' connotation which a wide majority of the western population enjoy watching.
the target audience would most likely be interested in outdoor activities, such as walking or sightseeing due to the location of the shoot. likewise they could also be interested in water sports such as paddle boarding or could be interested in researching water accidents and therefore find the film interesting to watch.
the target audience would mainly be people who are working class to middle class. working class people would be interested in the film due to it not bing flashy or glamorised in any way and shows realism in what the film is about, on the other hand it would also be an interest to middle class people due to the location of the shoot as many middle class people live in similar areas surrounded by countryside.
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