Question 3:What kind of media institution Question 3:What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and might distribute your media product and

why?why?

Our Production CompanyOur Production Company The name of our production company is called F.A.M.E The name of our production company is called F.A.M.E

productions. We came up with this name because we used productions. We came up with this name because we used our last initials from our surnames and it was easier to keep our last initials from our surnames and it was easier to keep the name simple for example the film company “Warner the name simple for example the film company “Warner bros” was named this because the producers are four bros” was named this because the producers are four brothers.brothers.

We decided that we would use this image of a £20 pound We decided that we would use this image of a £20 pound note to represent that our film company is British and the note to represent that our film company is British and the

word fame is connoted with success, wealth and powerword fame is connoted with success, wealth and power.. We chose a purple font and background because the colour We chose a purple font and background because the colour

purple is connoted with wealth and royalty.purple is connoted with wealth and royalty.

From my research into production companies I learnt that the Production Logo has to stand out and be unique because it acts as a brand Label which can attract audiences because of its appeal. The film company Logos that helped our group gain inspiration from were:

The lion connotes to the audience that this film company is dominant- the “king” of films.

The image of the mountain connotes that this film company is on the “highest peak” of creating movies .The use of stars around the company’s name

The use of “The torch Lady” represents a female personification of America.

What Does a production What Does a production company do?company do?

The role of a production company is to initiate film ideas for a The role of a production company is to initiate film ideas for a movie. An example of this is using successful books and movie. An example of this is using successful books and adapting them into a movie for example, Harry Potter but adapting them into a movie for example, Harry Potter but ideas can develop from anywhere newspaper, comic books, ideas can develop from anywhere newspaper, comic books, autobiographies ETC . The production company will then autobiographies ETC . The production company will then have to buy the rights to the film and have permission from have to buy the rights to the film and have permission from the author/whoever owns the material and the publicists the author/whoever owns the material and the publicists before creating the movie, Therefore the production company before creating the movie, Therefore the production company have to have to financefinance and have a and have a budgetbudget for a film. They also for a film. They also have the role of finding actors/actresses through have the role of finding actors/actresses through casting,editing,scriptwriting,screening movies. They are in casting,editing,scriptwriting,screening movies. They are in charge of organising schedules such as deadlines for the charge of organising schedules such as deadlines for the release of a movie and in charge of the crew members. They release of a movie and in charge of the crew members. They are involved in the are involved in the Pre-productionPre-production, , ProductionProduction and and Post Post production production of a movie.of a movie.

What's a distributor?What's a distributor? A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for

releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing (viewing (DVD, Video-on-demand, Download, TV programs )through broadcast syndication-On-Demand. A . A distributor may do this directly (if the distributor owns the distributor may do this directly (if the distributor owns the theatres or film distribution networks) or through theatres or film distribution networks) or through theatrical exhibitors and other sub-distributors.theatrical exhibitors and other sub-distributors.

Our film would be distributed by the BFI because Our film would be distributed by the BFI because they receive finance from the UK film council which they receive finance from the UK film council which receives funding from the National Lottery and receives funding from the National Lottery and British Tax to support young Film makers. British Tax to support young Film makers.

Funding for our Film Funding for our Film

Our movie will be funded by the UK film council. Our movie will be funded by the UK film council. This is because they support upcoming British This is because they support upcoming British film makers and accept all genres of film ;they film makers and accept all genres of film ;they receive funding from the lottery to finance the receive funding from the lottery to finance the film so they have the funding for specialist film so they have the funding for specialist equipment such as the camera in which a equipment such as the camera in which a talented film maker may not have the funding for talented film maker may not have the funding for independently.independently.

TitlesTitles We looked at research on opening title sequences from movies We looked at research on opening title sequences from movies

particularly from SE7EN.particularly from SE7EN.

The order in which the titles appeared in seven are :The order in which the titles appeared in seven are : Production name Production name DirectorDirector Leading/main actor/s Leading/main actor/s Film titleFilm title Casting crewCasting crew Score writersScore writers Costume designersCostume designers EditorEditor Production designerProduction designer Director of photographyDirector of photography Co-producersCo-producers Co-executive producersCo-executive producers Executive producerExecutive producer ProducerProducer DirectorDirector

We learnt that the directors name gets repeated We learnt that the directors name gets repeated twice twice (the (the directors name is seen again at the ending)directors name is seen again at the ending) so in our opening title so in our opening title sequence we also reflected this:sequence we also reflected this: Directors

name mentioned once

Directors name repeated twice its also the last title seen before the beginning of our thriller opening

The film that has been similarly institutionally The film that has been similarly institutionally released is The inbetweeners ,Kidulthood,Fishtank released is The inbetweeners ,Kidulthood,Fishtank and Sket.and Sket.