What Kind Of Media Institution Might Distribute Your Media Product And Why ?

I believe that the kind of media institution which would distribute our film would possibly be film 4 movies or a BBC movie production.

I think that these would be our main distributors because of the nature of our film, for example it is not a Hollywood blockbuster or a typical British film. We have gone with a different genre and this has made our film more original and will make the film stand out more in the film market.

I believe our movie and its presentation could be made allot better by several different ways, I don’t think that the actual quality of the movie and the images on the screen is as high as it could be but I think this would be allot sharper and more in focus if we were filming with different cameras and using different materials, for example lighting and professional equipment.

I think that 4 movies would distribute our film to cinemas or DVD or television because of the awareness that it is creating about the use of drugs and the dangers which they cause. The film’s story line is slightly like the storyline of train spotting and this makes it appeal to people of the British market. As film spotting was made in 1996 this makes it a relatively modern film, as the film was made showing the Edinburgh drug scene this may have caused some confusion to people abroad as it wouldn’t have been suitable for say people in America.

However despite this fact the film was distributed in America but was not a box office hit! The film budget was an estimated £350 000 and this is pretty average for the British film that is being made. However the film was quite successful and in its opening weekend in America it make $262 000 but was only shown at 8 cinema screens.  

Overall with our film being produced and it being a low budget film i believe that it would do quite well in the film industry but probably not well enough to get funding from big well known producers or sponsers.