FILM DISTRIBUTION

I looked at the FDA website to research and find out more about film distribution and what it has to do after the production proccess has come to an end.  The FDA descibe the term "distribution" to be the "highly competitive business of launching and sustaining films in the market place. It's vital to the health of the film industry as a whole. Films don't become well known, or find their place in the world, by accident. The ditributors challange is to bring each one to market , starting from scratch (except for a sequel) and realising its potential."

While on the FDA website: (http://www.launchingfilms.tv/index.php) I watched videos which gave me a further insight into the stages and proccesses the films have to go after the production proccess has come to and end and is ready to be viewed by the public. I began to watch what happend at the beginning of the distibution proccess and what plans they have to make in order for them to release the film. I also watched and gathered information about how important the film trailer actually is, in entising the audience into watching their product. For example:

http://www.launchingfilms.tv/acquisition.php?video=1&autostart=1

I firstly looked at the "release of the film" - This consists of planning on how they're going to sell this product to their audience. The first stage is what their target audience is and then after to make campaign to advertise their product. the second stage is the discussion on the film budget and how much they are going to spend. From this they can begin their distribution of the film.

http://www.launchingfilms.tv/marketing.php?video=3&autostart=1

I then looked at the "film trailers"- From this I found out that the most important piece of distributing a film is the film trailer. From this you are giving the audince a taster and an insight to the film they could possibly see and buy into. The whole purpose of a trailer is to build awareness for the film and lure in future customers.


As a group we decided on choosing "Metrodome" as our distributor seeing as it fits all of the Black roses' requirements. For instance, Metrodome is a London based company in which it produces films that recive a niche audience. These films are culturally based, oppose to being big Hollywood block busters such as films like "Mission Impssoible".  
Metrodome have produced films such as: 
- The last Seven 
- In Darkness 
- Resistance