The production company is essentially where the film gets their funding and spending from, along with ideas for the script and the treatment and organisation of the cast, crew and location. A production may directly fundraise the project, or alternatively be funded through a partner or private investor. As we distributed our film independently, our production company 'Blue Sky' had the advantage of deciding what we wanted to do in terms of these factors.
The distributor is responsible for where and when the film is released. Also, they are responsible for the marketing of the film, meaning posters, adverts, interviews and trailers. Another thing that the distribution is responsible for is the transportation of the film to the various cinemas around the world is going to be shown in.
The two main types of distributor are major and independent.
- Independent distributors have less resources and money, therefore making smaller scale films and generally relying on funding from large companies.
- The major studio distributors produce and distribute big blockbuster films that are viewed globally. The are able to produce and distribute as they have the money and resources to do both.
The production company is the place that ideas and scripts are made, the film makers get their funding from the production company, along with the cast, crew and locations.
Mair, Laura and I chose to market and distribute our film independently, through the medium of YouTube. We did this as it enables everyone who has internet access to watch it.
Before filming our opening sequence, we watched a few Film Noir films to get an image of films that are similar to what we wanted to portray. The Woman in the Window is a film that we all enjoyed.
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