Evaluation - Question 3

Evaluation - Question 3

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

Overall I looked at two major and known production companies that could have distributed my media product. one of these company's was called "Hammer Film Production's" and they specialize in "Gothic Horror" films and were also the ones who produced "The Woman In Black". They were very big and popular in the past when it came to "Gothic Horror" films but then went downhill and became almost a thing of the past, until they came flying back into the scene with the release of "The Woman In Black" and the success it had. The other production company I looked at for my film, was "Warner Brothers pictures". Now "Warner Brothers" is a much larger and well known company and they specialise in all types of films from cartoons to horrors. They were also responsible for the production of another successful film I analysed called "The Conjuring". But are not largely known for their horror films, the are well known mainly for the action and superhero films the produce like the "Batman" and "Superman" franchises.

The "Woman In White" movie we would have created would be released globally, this because that way we would have a much larger audience to appeal to and could have a lot more viewers than if it was just released in the UK. Part of the "Woman In Blacks" success was that it was also released globally and a lot more people watched and enjoyed it than if they were just to release it in the UK. "Hammer horror" was the production company we chose to produce and distribute our film as they specialized in our chosen genre of "Gothic Horror" and their mission statement as a company is to revitalize "Gothic Horror" within the film world, so making this film available globally would have also benefited them and helped them stick to their mission statement as well.

Usually a "Gothic Horror" film appeals to a certain audience and age group, it typically appeals to people in the age range of 16-30 as its not really a type of film you would want a young kid to watch, also some older adults may find this to scary for their liking. This type of film, typically is focused towards "Goths" and the "Gothic" side of film watchers, also "Horror" fans enjoy this type of film as well. This is because some features within these films or conventions they have to abide by may make some viewers feel uncomfortable and there are a lot of people that don't like "Gothic Horrors" because they are scary and sometimes creepy films. Therefore this film genre usually appeals and targets these specific audiences because their personalities and how they are known to enjoy these films.

The film that we have created for our final piece is a mainstream film, and this is because of how we wish to appeal to a wide audience. There are specific features within the film which perhaps could make it look more like a independent film like the handheld shots, but this is only so we conform to the "Gothic Horror" genres codes and conventions. We also based a large part of our film off of inspiration from both "The Woman In Black" and also "The Conjuring" and both of these films were also mainstream "Gothic Horrrors" as well. They were both widely released in cinemas across the world and were very popular with great effects and looks worth thier high production value. "The Woman In Black" was produced by "Hammer film productions" and "The Conjuring" was also produced by "Warner Brothers Pictures". Both of these companies are mainstream production companies and they have even worked together before to produce films. However "Warner Brothers Pictures" is a lot more known and has a wider fan base because of how many more films of all differant types of genres they produce. But overall I chose "Hammer Film Productions" to produce my product, as they specialise in the "Gothic Horror" genre and even though they have been out of the film industry for a very long time, they are sparking a return after releasing 3 largely successful films since 2010 which were "Let me in", "The Resident" and lastly, "The Woman In Black".