Question 3 - Media Productions and Distributions

A production company provides the physical basis for works in theatre work and productions, films, television, and radio. Production companies handle budgeting, scheduling, scripting, the supply with talent and resources, the organization of staff, the production itself, post-production, and marketing. Production companies are either owned or under contract with a media conglomerate, film studio, entertainment company, or Motion Picture Company, who act as the production companies partner or parent company, known as the "studio system". They can also be mainstream independent (eg. Lucasfilms) or completely independent (eg. Lionsgate). In the case of TV, a production company would serve under a television network. Production companies can also work together in co-productions.
A distribution company is an organization or set of organizations that are involved in the process of making a product or service (in this case, our film) available either theatrically or for home viewing (DVD) for the public. As mentioned in a previous blog post, there are a few examples that we could use to distribute our film. These include Paramount Pictures UK, Optimum Releasing or Universal Pictures UK. These are all distributions founded or created in the UK and are well known for making successful films throughout their time as a film company. We could also use smaller companies or even video sharing sites (eg. Youtube).

There are a small selection of films similar to ours. The main one, and mentioned quite frequently in my blog posts, is Pineapple Express. Other films that have elements that are mildly similar to the ones in our film include Layer Cake and the Cheech and Chong films.

We could create trailers to help promote the film and could also create merchandise for the film (eg. t-shirts, posters, keyrings etc.) and could sell it on websites or in stores where we could use the money from that to help fund the film.

The list of people used in our titles were  -
Luke Mallia
Luke Bravin
Jason Southern ('A Jason Southern Film')