In order to get a good idea about what kind of media institution would distribute my film, I thought that it was necessary to look at films that were similar and see how they were distributed. As my film was produced outside of a major film studio, it can be classed as an independent film, or 'indie film' for short. The factor of budget, as my film cost near to nothing to produce, also is another reason why my film fits into the category of independent films. Below is evidence that of research into some independent thrillers and horrors and a comparison of these films towards my film.
Whilst researching I came across the website http://www.independentmovies.net/. I found this to be a useful website for my research as it showed a list of independent films from a variety of different genres, including the two I was researching - thriller and horror. I decided to look at some notable independent thrillers and see how they were distributed.
First of all, I decided to research an independent thriller- Stephen King's The Dead Zone (1983). Here is the opening to the film, which is has similarities with my film in terms of both setting and lighting, and the fact that it is an opening which is very eventful:
As a result, from looking at this film which contains similar conventions to mine, particularly in the case of the lighting and the location, I think that it would also be similar in terms of institution. Therefore I think the type of media institution that might distribute my media product would be an independent institution, mainly due to the fact that like most independent films, the budget was considerably low.
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