"What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?"
Our film was produced using near basic equipment, independant funding, a volunteered actress and ofcourse our 4 production staff. Because of these reasons it would most likely be a small british distribution company releasing it, either directly for sale over the internet with companies such as Apple and their iTunes service or on DVD in certain stores.
iTunes:
If for example iTunes were to distribute our movie we would benefit from the global market they have. iTunes offer many types of media as well as different methods of viewing them, for example you can purchase a movie for a higher price or if you simply want to watch the film once or twice over the course of the day you can rent a copy of it. It is this popularity and accessability that would be the greatest benefit to us when we came to distributing our film.
Shorts international:
Shorts International is based in London, however, also has offices in New York Los Angeles and Paris. I gather from their website that they have links to iTunes, which would mean that the films are distributed to a wide range of people. Their submission form gives the option to state whether it is a student film and if so, what school you attend. I think that this would mean that this company would accept our film and would distribute it for us, definitely as a finished product and possibly also as a 2 minute beginning as it is.
Omni film distribution:
Omni Film Distribution Inc is based in California and distributes films and sells them on DVD. The description of the film can be found on the website and can also be purchased on the site. They accept films of all genres and lengths so I think that they would accept our film. This would be a good option for us as it would be a way for us to distribute our film on DVD.
Though all three of these companies would be a great benefit to us when distributing our film, i feel the best decision would be to go with either the iTunes System or Omni Film Distribution. This is my choice as iTunes has such a large market we would be able to sell our film practically all over the world. As for Omni Film Distibution i think they would also be best suiting to our needs as they would be one of the most likely to accept our film. On top of this, many of the population still use DVD's, leaving us open for the larger areas of the market.
