• Orion Pictures is a distribution company that produced and released films between 1978 and 1999, with genres including horror, comedy, drama and action.

• Their distributions of horror films include, ‘Silence of the Lambs’, @Amityville 2: The Possession’, ‘The Town That Dreaded Sundown’.

• Orion’s financial problems were so severe, but they eventually were able to exit bankruptcy by 1996.

• In 1996, Metromedia acquired production company Motion Picture Corporation of America.

• In July 1997, Metromedia shareholders approved the sale of Orion to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

• Universal Studios is a distribution company founded on April 30, 1912.• Its revenue is $4.239 billion (2011).• Their distributions of horror films include, ‘The Purge: Anarchy’, ‘Psycho’,

‘Frankenstein’, ‘The Wolf Man’.• Universal could seldom afford its own stable of stars, and often borrowed

talent from other studios, or hired freelance actors. • By the late 1950’s, the motion picture business was again changing. The

combination of studio/theatre-chain break-up and the rise of television saw the reduced audience size for cinema productions.

• Universal Studios is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

Picturehouse Entertainment is a relatively new distribution company that has brought a broad a diverse range of film genres to the public, typically films with unique or revolutionary aspect to set them apart from other films. The company has distributed films such as:• A Field in England• The Keeper of Lost Causes• 20,000 Days on Earth• Blue Ruin• The ConnectionThese films hold wide ranging differences in style and genre, however, the companies tendency to distribute unique films (like ‘A Field in England’), typically belonging to independent production companies, with vertical integration, makes Picturehouse Entertainment ideal to distribute our film –‘The Shadows That Guide Us’.

Left Film Sales in a brand new, UK based distribution company, focusing on the distribution of exciting, genre bursting, new film concepts to release internationally.Its status as a brand new company may make its efforts in distribution slow and somewhat amateur, however its specialist ability in the distribution of independent, UK based horror films makes it a viable candidate to distribute our film – ‘The Shadows That Guide Us’.Left Film Sales has distributed horror films such as:• Before Dawn• The Harsh Light of Day• Colin • 7th Hunt• Umbrage

OrionOverall, for our film (‘The Shadows That Guide Us’)

we would most likely select the distribution

company Orion (in synogy with MGM).Its talent in diverse,

unique film titles and its shown success in horror film releases like ‘Silence

of the Lambs’ (which shares similarities with our own production),

makes it the prime distributor for our film. Its synogy with MGM

also works in our favour, as Orion will have more

resources and funding to distribute our film on a

wider scale.

PicturehouseEntertainment

The second distribution company that could have

distributed our film in the best way, would have

been Picturehouse.This company distributes

film production with ‘genre busting’ qualities to set them apart from

other releases. Its unique and successful

distribution of the film: ‘A Field in England’, makes

it the second best option as distributor after Orion,

as the company shows success in the release of films similar to our own.

Maxim Media MarketingMaxim Media Marketing,

known for aiding independent production

companies distribute their films, would have been our third choice.The company’s wide reach globally would

mean that our production was released on a large scale and seen

by an international audience in vertically

integrated forms.However its best success stories are based in and predominantly released

in, North America, limiting its ability as a distributor for our, UK

based production.

Left Film SalesThe small, amateur

company Left Film Sales, would have been our last choice for a production

company.Its extensive releases of independent, UK based,

horror productions, shows that the company is capable of distributing horror films, and makes

it a contender to distribute our own film.

However, its amateur skills in distribution as a new company limits its ability, and means that the release of our film

would likely only reach a few, small, UK cinemas.