Evaluation Question 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product

and why?

By Jake Lawson

We decided to pick Warp Films

• The reason we picked Warp Films as our distributor is because it is an independent film company.• They will essentially, invest smaller amounts of time and

money into more local places as they’re a Sheffield based company. 

Who are Warp Films?

• Founded by Rob Mitchell and Steve Beckett, they are established in London and Sheffield, as well as having a sister company based in Melbourne.• They have created many films such as submarine, Four lions,

This Is England and 71’ which all contain controversial scenes that are suitable for our film, due to its genre that typically contain many scenes of this nature, which are familiar to Warp Films. • This would therefore, increase the likelihood of Warp Films

undergoing our film project. 

Why did we pick Warp Films and why didn’t we decide to pick a larger film

company? • In addition, Warp Films are known for attracting smaller

demographic, which is more appropriate for our film as Psychological Thrillers are not a mainstream film. They have a limitation to potential target audiences unlike comedy or action films.

• As a group, we felt a ‘Big Six' Company such as Warner Brothers would be inappropriate for our film as they target wide audiences with significantly large budgets, as a result, investing into our film may be too risky.

• This is considering the limitations to the age and preferences of the audience that Warner Brothers would normally target.

• Therefore, a large budget wouldn’t make sense as the same volume of revenue may not be made.

Further on..

• Also, if Warner Brothers were to allocate a smaller budget, they would be less familiar with lower budgeted films than an independent company who regularly work with smaller budgets. • Warp Films, for example, produced Four Lions with

a £2,500,000 budget and 71’ with a £8,100,000 budget which are both relatively low considering the high costs of production, distribution, marketing and exhibition.