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Media
In
stit
uti
ons
A film institution is an
organisation which provides
media content and supplies
the context within which
media products are produced. The first step
towards distributing a film is
the studio buying the rights.
The studio then makes a
licensing agreement with a
distribution company and
decides how many copies of
the film are made. After this,
the studio negotiates deals
to sell the lease to buyers.
A B
rief
Plo
t Syn
opsi
s fo
r m
y Thri
ller
In a race against the
clock, Detective Sean
Finch must hunt down
the sadistic killer who
contacted him in an attempt to stop his vile
plan to kill 36 people in
36 hours. Will Sean be
able to find the mysterious man? Or will
he too fall victim to the
toxin that slowly courses
through his veins?
Film
s Sim
ilar
to
Ours
The Bourne Identity
- A man is picked up by a fishing
boat, bullet-riddled and suffering
from amnesia, before racing to
elude assassins and regain his
memory. This relates to our
thriller as he doesn’t really
understand what is going on and
he has to try and save himself. Crank- Professional assassin Chev
Chelios learns his rival has
injected him with a poison
that will kill him if his heart
rate drops. This is similar to
our thriller as a toxin is
involved and he also has to
try and save himself.
Media
C
onglo
mera
te
A media conglomerate
is a company that owns large amounts of
companies in various
mass media like film,
television, radio, publishing and the internet.
Would
a H
olly
wood
Conglo
mera
te M
ake
O
ur
Film
?
A big Hollywood conglomerate
would not make our film
because we are first time
filmmakers and so they wouldn’t
want to take such a big risk in
that they are likely to lose
money due to this. Being first time filmmakers also
means that there will not be any
pre-sold elements, big name
actors, beautiful locations,
stunts or CGI as we do not have
the budget. This would mean
that although we are spending
less money, we are going to
make much less money and a
big Hollywood conglomerate
doesn’t want that.
Exh
ibit
ing O
ur
Film
Film festivals, YouTube
for a small fee, our own
websites, iTunes, free
screenings for friends
are all good methods to
guarantee people would
want to watch our film
as it would garner attention for the film in
addition to promoting it
via social networking
and allow it to become
more recognised.
A B
riti
sh F
ilm
Com
pany
Vertigo Films is a British film production
and film distribution company based in London, England. It has been responsible
for films such as Bronson, Sweeney and
Monsters.
Our
Film
wit
h
Vert
igo
Vertigo would be a good
producer and distributor
for our film because it is
a much lower-budget film
company than Hollywood
conglomerates but has
still managed to make
many successful films
and also prides itself on
being at the forefront of
new talent and so would
be a good platform to get
our names noticed.
Sim
ilar
Vert
igo
Film
s to
Ours
The FacilityAt a remote hospital, a group of
seven strangers begin a clinical trial
for an experimental new drug. As the
untested drug begins to flow through
their veins, unforeseen side-effects
start to occur and some of the
volunteers are sent into an
uncontrollable murderous rage.This is similar to our film as they have
been injected with a toxin that causes
life-threatening outcomes.However, the film wasn’t much of a
success at the box office as there are
no statistics to show how much
money it made. It will have made
money from selling the DVD’s to
other companies, but it isn’t clear,
therefore, whether a profit was made.
Sim
ilar
Vert
igo
Film
s to
Ours
1 DayFlash wakes up to a phone call from
Angel who has been released from
prison and wants the £500,000 he left
Flash for safekeeping. Flash is
£100,000 short of the full amount and
is forced to strike a deal with Evil as he
races against the clock while also being
pursued by a rival gang. This film relates to our thriller as the
main character has a dangerous task to
complete in a short amount of time.However, this film also wasn’t a big
success at the box office as there are
also no statistics to show how much
money it made. Like ‘The Facility’, it
will have made money from selling the
DVD’s to other companies, but this
means that it isn’t clear if it made a
profit.
Rele
asi
ng O
ur
Film
If our film was picked up and was
going to be released it would go
to an independent cinema
because it is an independent film
and wouldn’t compare to other
higher-budget films in the
multiplex.
The film would have a
simultaneous release in all
formats as independent films
have smaller budgets and so
distributors only need to spend
money on one marketing
campaign, rather than separate
campaigns for each release
window.
Rele
asi
ng O
ur
Film
in t
he U
SA
Magnolia Pictures
would be a good distribution company
to release our film in
the USA and could actually release our film in the USA as they
specialise in foreign films (as ours is from
the UK) and independent films, like
ours.
Magnolia
Pi
cture
s
How I Live Now- This is also a thriller
and has an audience of
15+ which is the same
as ours. Along the way,
the main character has
to fight for her survival
which one of our main
character’s goal’s to
achieve also.- This film was released
on 3 screens in the US
and made $60,213.