Distributors Role
A film distributor is responsible for the marketing of a film. The distribution company is usually different from the production company. Distribution deals are an important part of financing a film.
The distributor may set the release date of a film and the method by which a film is to be exhibited or made available for viewing; for example, directly to the public either theatrically or for home viewing. A distributor may do this directly, if the distributor owns the theaters or film distribution networks, or through theatrical exhibitors and other sub-distributors. A limited distributor may deal only with particular products, such as DVDs or Blu-ray, or may act in a particular country or market. The primary distributor will often receive credit in the film's credits, one sheet or other marketing material.
A Real Film Comparison
We can compare our thriller to the film "Taken" (Morel, 2008). This was distributed by 20th Century Fox and Film Flex. 20th Century Fox is a major film studio whilst Film Flex is an on demand rental service provider based in the US.
The similarities of our film is:
- Daughter is kidnapped
- Both have a phone call scene where antagonist talks to protagonist
- Protagonists work for the government
- Both protagonists are chasing antagonist to save daughter
The differences of our films are:
- Huge amount of differences in budget, Taken has big budget, our thriller had no budget whatsoever
- More proffessional actors/staff in Taken
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