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

 

We called our production company JEM PRODUCTION. The main reason behind this was it the first letters of our names (Jessica, Elizabeth and Mia) and it represented we are different people but we work together to create our opening. The logo of our production is our three eyes in different colours. We did this to show the people behind the production-as they are often forgotten when films are created and the fact that they are different colour once again show we are different people working together to create one project. Also it is common for production companies to be named after the founders (for example Walt Disney), so by doing this we a following a typical stereotype of professional production company. Both the logo and the company name simple and easy to remember, meaning people will instantly recognise our company and know what to expect from us.  The inspiration for our company name and logo was 'ICON'. When logo appears for 'ICON' people know who they are and what they do, it is very simple. We took the idea of using an eye because it makes sense for it to be used in film companies as you use your eyes to watch and film and they can tell you so much about a person.  We developed ‘ICON’ idea by using real eyes instead as this connects the audience to the film company, making it more relatable to them.

A production company in film over see everything in the making of a movie. This includes finding a director, scripting, budgeting and even thing that go wrong (e.g. if an actor is injured).  Another important job of the production company is to find a good distributor, who will decide where and how to advertise the film and where and when the film we be shown. This can have a huge impacted whether a film is successful or not. 

I think a good distributor for our film is Paramount Pictures Corporation. They are based in America and are the largest film company/distributor across the world.  Paramount usually works with other film companies as its distributor, like DreamWorks. They distributor a wide range of films from the 'Shrek' series to the 'Mission Impossible' series.  I think this is a good distributor for our movie because it is known all over the world and has produced some amazing films that will be enjoyed my million today and in the future. For a company like ours, we are very new to this industry so by using Paramount, a company has been around since 1914 they would give us the advice and guidance we would need to become an established film company with successful films. As Paramount is so successful they would be able to give us the right amount of funding to make our film, so we would produce something that is good quality but also something we would make a profit in as well.  Another reason I think Paramount is a good distributor to use is because they helped to produce some great thriller films such as 'Psycho' and 'Shutter Island', so they would be able to advise use on how to create a masterpiece for  cinema.