Research into Institutions

A conglomerate that may distribute ‘Bedevilment’ is the company Paramount Pictures Corporation. This is an American film and television production/distribution company, situated in Hollywood. The global company was founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, which is America's oldest existing film studio. It is also the last major film studio still headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. Paramount is consistently ranked as one of the largest (top-grossing) movie studios. The reason we believed that this company is suited to distribute our film was because this company is heavily involved with horror blockbusters such as ‘The Ring’ sequel, ‘My Bloody Valentine’ and ‘Sleepy Hollow’. Therefore if our company merges with Paramount Picture Corporation, our film stands a great chance to be successful and a top hit at the box office. It would also enable us to use high-tech equipment to create various suspenseful shots and also capture high definition graphics. The sound would also be clearer and create a larger impact. We could also make our film into a 3-dimension movie, such as ‘My Bloody Valentine’. This technique would be astounding as it emphasises the horror of the genre and captivate the emotion of fear. Not only would a high budget enable us to make a successful film, but it can also help us market our movie. For example we could advertise the film on TV, billboards, trailers and the Internet. This ensures that the audience are aware of our film production which means they are more likely to watch the film on the cinema when it is released or purchase the movie on DVD.  

                                                                                                       

Unfortunately, we are an independent film production therefore this limits our budget. We are not able to produce a high tech blockbuster due to the lack of equipment therefore if we wanted to make our opening sequence into a feature film, we would somehow need to receive funds to help us with the budget. Therefore instead of having a mainstream Hollywood institution distributing our film is out of our budget, it may be better to have a lower scale company such as an independent film company with Hollywood ownership to distribute our film. For example Columbia Pictures Industries which is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies in the world, a member of the so-called Big Six. Columbia Pictures have also been known to recently produce films such as ‘Anonymous’ and ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’.                                                                                

Another option is to have a small British independent film company to distribute our film, such as Coffee Film. This company produces independent thriller films and helps distribute films over the internet and also promote the film at film festivals. Coffee Film also has their own channel on ‘Youtube’ which enables the film to have numerous views and help distribute the film across to the audience. The reason why this company would be suitable to distribute our media product is because they specialise in distributing thriller films. Our film ‘Bedevilment’ is also a combination of both thriller and horror. Currently the company Coffee Film s promoting the film ‘Lucid’ and ‘The Death and Resurrection Show’. 

Fear Film is another company that is eligible to distribute our film as they focus on distributing independent horror/thriller films. They work with several distribution companies around the world. This is an advantage as it means that our film can be distributed worldwide and become recognised globally as the company has connections across the world. Fear Film generally enters films into a film festival, where professionals decide whether or not the film is marketable and whether they would like to invest in the film.