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

It’s hard to know who would invest in our Cyber/Political Thriller as i think it has such a grand plot it would work very well if produced by a large company like Warner Bros. or Sony. But those companies are so big and successful it’s unlikely they would even hear of our idea let alone invest in an amateur group. So I needed to look at more local, smaller companies that are more willing to take risks.

Warp Films is an independent UK film production company, and was launched in 2002. They produced one of my favourite films 'This is England' which was said to be "The best British film since Trainspotting" by the Times. It won the 'Best Film' award at the British Independent Films Awards and the 14 year old Thomas Turgoose won 'Best Newcomer'. They are also known for producing 'Four Lions', 'Submarine' and 'Snowtown'.

Next i looked at Vertigo Films, is a UK Media company for distributing independent films. They are known for films like 'Streetdance 3D' opening all over the world and starting as no. 1 in the UK Box Office charts. Another of their known films is 'Monsters' and 'Horrid Henry' which took 36.5 million. A reason i think they would be interested in our film is because they produced 'Wakewood' partnered with Hammer, and becoming one of the best reviewed horror film in years.

'Summit Entertainment' was the last one I looked at but i feel it is too large a company as it is worldwide and a fairly new company as only began in 2007.

 Vertigo Films Thrillers :

• Pusher
• Retreat
• Valhalla
• Outcast
• Monsters - was a massive risk with first time director Gareth Edwards with a small budget of 500 k

I think Vertigo Films i would chose to produce our film as they seem more likely to take a risk on films which ours would need. They have also teamed up with other companies to have to the funding to produce some movies which ours may need. They also have produced a number of good thriller movies.

To make revenue for our film they would sell to cinemas and i think it would be a movie that grows in popularity, attracting a large male based target audience. After the cinema the film could be sold to DVD shops such as HMV and for download on iTunes. It would be important to market the film in areas such as where men are commuting as it has a relation to business in the Political side.