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The media institution

might distribute myproduction?

Evaluation question – By

Jessica Peaty The companies I analysed included:

• Ne !ine "inema

• #$th "entury %o&

• 'arner Bros(• )ony Pictures

• *niversal )tudios



Independent +lm production, NewLine Cinema.

Background Information:

Ne line cinema is an -merican +lm studio ./ounded in 0123 by4obert )haye5( It became subsidiary to 'arner Bros( in #$$6(

Distribution:

Ne line cinema distributes across the orld to7 "anada7 the*87 -ustralia and 9ealand( In comparison to other independentcompanies7 Ne line cinema gre and prospered to becomeone o/ ollyood;s ma<or +lms studios7 pea= in the hit7 ‘Thelord of the rings’ lm trilogy that brought commercial successto the studio(

Examples of box oce moo top ! all time distributed"lms:

0( The lord o/ the rings: the return o/ the =ing>337$#37#@

#( The lord o/ the rings: the to toers>173617660

( The lord o/ the rings: the /elloship o/ the ring>072A700A



hy New Line Cinema shoulddistribute my production(

ue to the genre o/ my production being thriller7this corresponds ith the genre o/ Ne !ine"inema7 hich distributes thriller movies such asC

The number #( This is important /or mydemographic as they ill have an understanding

and aareness to that certain genre7 due toprevious or= /rom the company( This independentcompany is subsidiary to 'arner Bros( there/oretheir parent company ill be able to support them+nically, producing high budget +lms as bothindependent and parent company has gained

success /rom previous +lms( oever as the neline cinema is not a mainstream and as ell,=nonas other companies .such as Paramount pictures5enigma can be arisen /rom lac= o/ =noledge o/this companyC this lin=s to Barthe;s ideology o/7‘Enigma Code’ as this mystery ill be solved my

the demographic atching the +lm(



- Da<or Production "ompany,#$t% centur& 'ox


#$th "entury %o& is one o/ the big si& ma<or -merican+lm studios oned by #0st century /o&(

Distribution:

#$th century /o& is best =non /or distributing the tohighest,grossing +lms o/ all time7 Titanic and -vatar( They also distribute metro,goldyn,mayer and unitedartists titles orldide(

Examples of box oce moo top ! all timedistributed "lms:

0( -vatar>3A17322701

#( )tar ars: Episode I, The Phantom Denace>A07$667#1@

( )tar 'ars: Episode III, 4evenge o/ the )ith>6$7#3$7@33



'hy #$t% centur& fox shoulddistribute my production(

#$th century /o& should distribute my productiondue to being best =non /or distributing the tohighest,grossing +lms o/ all time7 Titanic and-vatar( By the demographic having this=noledge they ill e&pect a high grossing +lm7hich ill boost my target audience /rom a nicheto a mass(

'hy #$th century /o& shouldn;tdistribute my production?

This production company shouldn;t distribute mycompany as it ouldn;t bene+t my +lm due to

the genre( The top three +lms are7 sci,+ high/antasy(

as my production is a horror7 this can connotethat I ont be reaching the /ull audience I could7because this company isn;t =non /or thisspeci+c genre(



- Da<or Production "ompany,(arner Bros.


'arner Bros( is an -merican entertainment companyas one o/ the ma<or +lm studios7 /ounded in -pril A th 01# by the 'arner /amily(

Distribution:

'arner Bros( is one o/ the leading distributers o/entertainment programming to the domestictelevision mar=et(


0( The ar= 8night

>@7A@7@6#( The ar= 8night 4ises

>AA67017$11

( arry Potter and the eathly allos Part #>607$$07#01



'hy (arner Bros. should

distribute my production(

'arner Bros( production company is aorldide ell =non company7 this illdevelop me a large target audience7 already(

-s 'arner;s three top all time movies areclassi+ed under the genre o/7 thriller signi+esthat my production ill be e&pected andloved by their audience(

This leaves me ith to companies .ne linecinema and arner bros(5 that I can choose7loo=ing at the total money they ma=e7 'arner

bros( is a better company ith their topmovie7 FThe ar= 8night; brought them>@7A@7@6( 'hereas ne line cinema topmovie o/ all time gained them7 >337$#37#@(

Gn the other hand7 Ne line cinema is more

=non /or their dramatic thriller(



- independent production"ompany,)on& pictures


)ony Pictures is a -merica entertainmentsubsidiary o/ )ony and is a member o/ themotion picture association o/ -merica(

Distribution:)ony pictures has orldide netor=s inhich they distribution their diHerent+lms7 each diHerent netor= holds adiHerent genre(

Examples of box oce moo top ! alltime distributed "lms:

0( )pider,Dan >A$73$273@

#( )pider,Dan # >37@6@76@

( )pider,Dan >27@$7$



'hy )ony Pictures should distribute

my production(

)ony pictures company is an -mericancompany that distributes orldide7 this/alls into the area o/ my production7 as it isset in -merica7 and by being distributedorldide I don;t have a geographic

limited target audience('hy )ony Pictures s%ouldn*t

distribute my production?oever )ony pictures shouldn;tdistribute my production as the company

is ell, =non /or their top three all time+lms o/ the spider,man series( Dyproduction hugely subverts this genrethere/ore my production ouldn;t get thelarge target audience as it could(



- Da<or Production "ompany,+ni,ersal )tudios


*niversal studios is an -merican +lm studio and isoned as one o/ the ollyood;s7 FBig )i&; +lm studios(

Distribution:

*niversal studios distributes direct,to,s7 classic titles

/rom the universal library7 consumer products .across alltraditional categories7 as ell as interactive andireless plat/orms5(


0( Jurassic 'orld

>2@#7#3$72#@#( espicable De #

>267$207#2@

( E(T: The E&tra, Terrestrial>@170137$3



'hy +ni,ersal )tudios shoulddistribute my production(

Being one the7 Fbig si&; productioncompanies I ill have the ability to gain a

mass target audience ith this ell,=noncompany(

The recent top +lm o/ all time7 Jurassic

orld( - thriller that =noc=ed the animatedcomedy despicable me # into #nd place( This can connote a turn around /or the +lm

company7 by releasing production shortlya/ter the success o/ a /ello thriller7 ill

give the audience e&pectations o/ a negreat movie(

There/ore I can use the companies ell,=non genres and successes to help aidand boost my target audience(

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