What is film distribution?
This is everything
that happens in between production (making the film) and exhibition (watching the film).
What is the distributors role?
A film
distributor is responsible for the marketing of a film. The distribution company is
usually different from the production company.
What is a distribution plan?
What is a P&A budget?
Production budget
of Prints and Advertising (P&A)
What is the average cost of marketing for a big six film?
From around $100 million to $200
million
What is a simultaneous film release?
Simultaneous
release is the name given to an experimental
new method of making movies available to consumers.
Traditionally, movies are released first
in cinemas. A DVD release follows some months later.
Simultaneous releasing of a movie
removes these windows: the movie is released to cinemas and other channels such
as DVD, internet and television on or around the same date.
What are some main distribution
companies
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Antidote Films.
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Madman Entertainment.
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Roadshow Films.
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Paramount Pictures/Universal Pictures.
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Lionsgate Australia.
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20th Century Fox/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Titan View.
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
What is a target market audience? What is audience
positioning?
A target
market is a select group
of potential or current consumers, which a business decides to aim its marketing and advertising strategies
at in order to sell a product or service
All media text have a series of encoded signs and
messages The audience decode
these messages. Different audiences
will decode them differently/Media texts and the industries are acutely aware
of their audiences.
What is self distribution?
When you distribute the film yourself
