2. A film distributor is the company who deals with the finance,
promotion and bookings of the film.
They work out the finance of printing and advertising the film.
They then choose the release date, organize partnerships,
advertising and public relations.
They then negotiate with exhibitors and select which cinema will
play the film.
WHAT IS A FILM DISTRIBUTOR?
3. These conglomerates
control the majority of
the media. They include:
Universal Pictures
Warner Bros
Pictures
20th Century Fox
Walt Disney Studios
Sony Pictures
Entertainment
Paramount Pictures
THE BIG 6
4. Indie developers are smaller than conglomerates and have
less sway in the movie market, and thus produce smaller
scale films and try and target niche audiences
Some examples of indies are below:
INDIE DEVELOPERS
5. We will use the Indie distributor
WHICH DISTRIBUTOR WOULD YOU
CHOOSE TO DISTRIBUTE YOUR PRODUCT
6.
7. On their slate currently they have other productions such as:
The Haunting in Connecticut 2
All is lost
You’re Next
Vice
We think they will distribute our film as several of their films
are similar to ours, such as Vice which is a thriller which also
involves an important code and stalking
Although they are quite popular, they are still a Independent
production company and smaller films will work best
WHY MIGHT THEY CHOOSE TO
DISTRIBUTE YOUR FILM
8. In terms of a release pattern, they might try a narrow release
pattern, to try and sell the film to a niche audience. This is
because they may lose in terms of market dominance to a
conglomerate equivalent. In terms of timing, they will most
likely try and time the release to when there are few
competing films of similar genre
Their marketing campaign may include things such as, press
releases, billboard advertising and viral marketing.
WHAT SORT OF SERVICES MIGHT THEY
OFFER US