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

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



If our thriller opening was to be shown at any cinemas, it is more likely to be ditributed at an independant cinema such Cinema City. Our film is very unlikey to be shown at a larger mainstream cinema, such as Vue or Odeon. This is due to our films British Independant genre, With our low budget, and uncovential techniques, such as an eery voice over, and soundtrack, and our mix between coloured and black and white shots.

However it is more likely that our film would not be shown at a cinema at all, like alot of low budget independant films. It might instead be realeased by us (the production company) onto the internet. Although this has complications, as our lack of copyright, means that anyone may steal, or reproduce our work, legally, and may take credit for what we have done. However we could put it on a site where people have to pay to download it, and where it may not be bit torrented. We could also upload clips on to websites like youtube, and metacafe, as a means of publicity and advertising, making our thriller more likely to be viewed.

Our film could also be shown on Tv, by channels such as film four, and channel four, which support independantly made films. However it would not be played at a peak viewing time, it would probably be played later, like after 10 o'clock at night. By showing our film on these channels we are more likely to show it to our target audience, 16-30 year olds, with and interest in independant indie films. Also our film could go straight to dvd, and be sold on a site like Amazon, which is more likely than us being able to get it onto television, or in a cinema, unless it is bought by a bigger company, to do the marketing for us.