Evaluation Question 3

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


Why have you chosen your production company logo?

We have chosen our production company logo, because it shows the audience who produced the film, who was behind the making of everything in the film, also it shows what kind of films we would make. Our company is called "Slasher Productions", and our main genre is horror, so the name is really catchy and easy on the eye, as the word "slasher" is a convention of a horror film. Also the genre has many films under the slasher category, as it is a very popular category amongst the genre.

What is a production company? What do they do?

A production company creates motion pictures, TV programmes, adverts, trailers and other media products. The production companies show the audience what kind of films they make or produce, for example the pictures below we can see some famous production companies, and judging from the style and fonts of their company logo, you can tell that their main genre is horror. This will tell the audience which production company made the film, and what their genre is.

What is the job of a film distributor?

A film distributor is a company which has individual response for the marketing and distributing of the film. A film distributor would have to be trustworthy, as they would be responsible for the release of the film. They could set the release date of a film, so it can be viewed to different audiences.

Which film distributor would you choose for your film and why? What other films have they distributed that are similar to yours?

The film distributor I would choose for my film is Paramount, because they are a very famous and popular film distribution company, and have released many films which have been successful amongst the film industry. This could help my film attract the audience, as a big film distributing company like Paramount is behind the release of the film.  They have distributed films like Friday 13th and Paranormal Activity 1,2 and 3.

How would your film be funded?


The way my film  could be funded, is to approach another film production company, preferably a well known company, because this could also raise awareness to the audience for my production company and my film. For example, I could approach a company like Hammer Films, because they are a very well known production company in the film industry and produce films mainly in the horror genre.

Titles - Why do you need them? How have you presented them?

Titles in a film are very important, because it shows all the different roles of the people who have created the film. The audience should know who did what, for example it is important to show the "directed by" title, as the person who directed the film was the main person who came up with the ideas for the film. Also another important title could be the "edited by", this is because it shows the audience who edited the film, as this person puts everything together and edits the special effects, transition and cuts. Last but not least, the production company name should be there too, as this shows their importance and authority it has over the film. For my film opening, I have shown all their important titles, which show what me and my partner have done in the making of the film. My titles have a very "horror" font style, which is affective amongst the audience as it straightaway gives them that horror feel. Also, we put the film title "The Wake" at the end, as it will leave a cliffhanger for the audience wanting to know more about the film or what happens next. Also the title will stay on their minds, as it comes at the very end.

What films have influenced you from the industry and why?

There are many films which influenced our film. The film we have made is a horror film, under the slasher category which is our sub-genre, so we looked at many popular slasher films in the industry. Our main influence was "Halloween". We took a lot of influence from this film, because the storyline, the costumes, props, setting and characters all were great for the audience. It all made up the conventions of a horror/slasher genre film. In our film opening, the killer has a very similar mask, as to the one from Halloween, we took influence here because the mask was very simple but also gave that scary effect to the audience. Another thing from our film opening was our props, we used a knife which is very significant in a slasher film.