Film distrubition

Film Distribution is the relationship between Film Production and Film Exhibition.

There are three individual ways in which distrubition of a film can be processed:

1.Investing in the film itself

2. Buying the rights after it’s made. Some independent films will pre-sell the film rights.

3. By being part of a multinational corporation in the first place. Some of the big distributors remain such as 20th Century Fox.

Before distrubting the film the producers will use a 'test screen'.The producers will ask an audience to give their response to the test screening and they will ask questions such as:

 • Did they like the star?

• Would they recommend the film to a friend?

There are pros and cons of responding to a test audience. The director would not want an audience to decide as they should want it took look and be unique in it's own perspective.

High concept films ought to have some form of merchandise to increase their budget and benefit of money. This would give the film makers, director, producers, cast and crew more of an easy income.

Advertisment of the film's release would bring more of an audience into view the film in odean's. Depending on the star for example (Leonardo Di'caprio) would attract a wider range of audience because of previous successful filming such as titanic and the beach.
Premiere (Red carpet) would be a way of entertainment for the audience. They would know the distrubtion of trailer would have been successfully attracted to, from the number of people turned up at the premiere.

The final step to distrubte the film would be the actual releasing of the film. Distributors will decide how to release a film as well as when. Chick flicks are likely to be released during the world cup when it is assumed the male audience will be watching football.

Like the film 'Twilights' Breaking Dawn, it has been budgeted to make millions in America. $127,000,000 (estimated). Therefore, the costs of film distrubting is important for the films 'title'. As a published worldwide selling book and prvious selling of films Breaking dawn is pushed to sell and make millions. Also, stars such as Robert Pattinson and Taylor Launter will grab engagment with the audience through the films narrative.

Budget:$15,000

Gross:$107,917,283 - (Audience Figures)

As a low budget horror film Paranormal activity distributes will be decreasingly low. This could be lack of stars,bad reviews,lack of advertisment and poor trailer had been distributed.  However, the gross of the audience managed to increase the profit of money for the film. Therefore the director could produce a second encounter of the film which will increase a wide birth of audience into cinemas leaving distrubtion a prime in the film industry.