What kind of media institution might distribute your film and why?

We created our production company, Unearthly Productions to produce our film. This involves all of the creating and funding of the film. The types of films that they produce are horror/thriller, and use a mix of cinematography and mise-en-scene to create a reaction in the audience.

Distributors of horror films:

Lionsgate films have distributed the Saw franchise in the USA. They were very effective at doing this, as represented in the success of the films and their sequels. They are also a well known distributor of the horror genre, this will mean that our film will become more well known if it has a good distributing company.


Paramount Pictures distributed Paranormal Activity. They done this very successfully, and marketed the film in such a way to grasp audience's attention. They showed audience's reaction to the film in the trailer, which immediately made potential consumers interested.


The distributor Dimension Films distributed the film 'Scream', which is an iconic horror film.

The distributing company which I think would distribute our film would be Lionsgate films. They have produced numerous iconic films over the years that the company has produced, and they all seem to be of the highest quality. The films which they distribute share similar themes with ours: death, pain, suffering, and ultimately result in scaring the audience. Lionsgate can also distribute a range of films, from mainstream blockbusters, to independent films which are targeted at a more niche audience.