Question 3

1. Kieran Morris: AS Media Studies
Evaluation: Question 3
What type of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Killer Affairs’ could be distributed by the well-known
distribution company ‘Lionsgate’ due to its success
as an independent film studio. They are renowned
for distributing thriller movies such as ‘The Hunger
Games’ film series, which proved to be popular at
the box office. Their highest grossing film was ‘The
Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ which is of the
thriller genre, earning $424668047 at the box office
in 2013. This large amount of money suggests that
‘Lionsgate’ could make ‘Killer Affairs’ a successful
film.
Another possible film distributor is ‘Film 4’ which
is a British film company linked to popular
television channel, Channel 4. They have
supported the production and distribution of
successful films such as: ‘Twelve Years a Slave’,
‘The Inbetweeners Movie’, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
and ‘Shaun of the Dead’. The success of British
films from a variety of genres suggests that Film
4 could be a potential distributor for ‘Killer
Affairs’.
‘Studio Canal’ could also be considered for
distribution of my product ‘Killer Affairs’
due to its global success on both
‘blockbuster’ and ‘independent’ films. They
are able to distribute a variety of films from
various genres, such as: ‘The Twilight Saga’ (Romance Fantasy), ‘Shaun of the Dead’
(Comedy Horror) and ‘Love Actually’ (Romance). The success of films across the world,
including British, from a variety of genres suggests that Studio Canal could be a potential
distributor.