Evaluation 3 - What kind of media institution would distribute your media product and why?

I have created a video to answer the question: What kind of media institution would distribute your media product and why? I used the online software: go animate. It did take me a while howeverI think it has worked well.

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This is the script that I made before putting all the information on the to video...

FAITH (Presenter):

Hello and welcome to who will distribute my movie?  The best talk show in town! (Applause!) I am your host Faith Davis and today we are joined with three distributers that are looking to distribute the new up and coming film Breathless, directed by Nikita Bansi and produced by guacamole films. The distributers are: Ross Coleman from Studio Canal UK, James Richardson the co-founder of Vertigo films and the BFI’s Amanda Nevill

First we have the CEO from Studio Canal UK to talk to us about their distribution company.

ROSS (Studio Canal UK):

Hi I am Ross Coleman from Studio Canal UK. We are a film distributor founded in 1999. We have a reputation for an innovative approach to distribution. We want to achieve the best possible results! We distribute a total of more than 50 films a year throughout Europe. We have also produced ‘The Awakening’ in 2011 which is a British horror starring the BAFTA winning Rebecca Hall. Most recently we have distrusted the movie ‘Carol’. The products that we produce are feature films.

FAITH:

Thank you Ross, looks like you have a very successful company there! Now we have James Richardson from Vertigo Films

JAMES (Vertigo Films):

Hi I am James from Vertigo Films, a UK film and distribution company. We were founded by Allan Niblo and myself in 2002. Our company mission is to create and distribute commercially driven independent films. So far we have distributed around 35 films; these ranged from genre and audience. We distributed the feel good musical ‘Walking on Sunshine’ which was a romantic musical released in 2014.

FAITH: 

That was very interesting James, thank you for your time. An independent company can be very useful for a low budget film! Lastly, we have Amanda Nevill Talking to us about the British Film institute.

AMANDA (BFI):

Hello, I am Amanda Nevill the chair executive of the BFI that was formed in 1933. We are a charitable organisation that promotes filmmaking in the United Kingdom. We encourage the development of film and promote these with the BBC and Channel 4, whom we work very closely with. We hire out films for theatrical, non-theatrical and educational screening in cinemas and other venues across the UK and internationally. We also have our own website that audience members can pay a small amount to watch the films on our website.

FAITH:

Thank you so much Amanda, it is really great to hear that filmmaking can happen though your charitable origination. Now, who will be chosen to distribute the film ‘Breathless’? please welcome Nikita Bansi the director of the film! (applause).

NIKITA:

Hello, thank you, thank you. After much deliberation, I’m delighted that both the BFI and Vertigo films are going to work together to distribute my film because they both encourage the development of film and the BFI is a charitable organisation that has helped so many independent film-makers find an audience for their great movies! It would have been amazing to have worked with Studio Canal UK, however I feel that it is a very big company for my small film. Vertigo Films and the BFI fit with my genre, a romantic drama. Both companies distribute films both in the UK and internationally which means that my film will reach the widest possible audience! Even though Vertigo are an independent company, their films are still very successful. The movie Monsters directed by Gareth Edwards is a great example as he only had a budget of £500,000 and the profit of the movie was £5 million. Furthermore, Vertigo are a strong distributor of DVD’s as their movie ‘The Football Factory’ is the largest grossing independent DVD in the UK. Moveover, the BFI have an online website for the distribution of films and people can watch these films online. They also have contact with cinemas across the UK.

AMANDA:

We at the BFI are really excited about distributing your film.

JAMES (Vertigo Films):

And we at Vertigo think your film is commercially viable. It’s a great, moving story, with fabulous new acting talent and a topic that will really resonate with audiences both in the UK and internationally. We can’t wait to get to work.

FAITH:

A great result, Nikita, I hope all goes well! That is it from us, hope you enjoyed this episode, see you next time on ‘Who will distribute my movie?’