Production
The production company that has taken on the film have many roles to fill:
· This includes providing the funds to pay for all the expenses, however to get a bigger budget if they can’t afford to be self invested, they need to pitch their film ideas to other companies (studio investments, private investments) so that they can sponsor the film and provide some more money. We didn't have to worry about this, so we didn't really imitate the real filming process here.
· They then start developing the film, this involves changing the script to how they like and to what they think will appeal to the audience most, they also need to keep in mind the budget they have and must be cautious not to do things that will use up a lot of money if they have a small limit. We did the development stage and obviously had to work around our limited equipment.
· Another role that the producers have is the decision of what actors to use, they need to decide if they want to use well known actors for a higher pay or unrecognisable people for not as much, the decision differs on the type of movie, for example in a horror film they tend to avoid using people that are famous as they do not want the audience to recognise them and relate to them more. We had to cast our actors and think about if they had the right look for the role.
· One of their key decisions that would affect the film massively is the choosing of the director. They have to think very carefully about who they should hire to direct as it is crucial that they are able to make the movie as good as it could potentially be. We are all acting as directors, so having four directors doesn't really imitate the film process - although most films have assistant directors.
Most films are made by big, well-known companies, like; DreamWorks, Universal Studios and 20th Century Fox. These companies normally have a lot of money that they are able to spend on the film to make it look good. So they do not really need to get sponsors to help out with the funding.
There are also small production companies that get overlooked and have not made quite as many films as the well known production companies. This is a disadvantage as people aren’t as familiar as the big companies and so people won’t know if they are able to make good films. One example of a small unknown company is ‘Yari Film Group’, which made the film ‘The Illusionist’. But this was a successful film, so it shows small companies can do well with the right script.
Distribution
Some distribution companies include; Columbia, Pixar and Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
The role of the distribution company is to release the film to the public eye, their task is to create as much attention toward their film as possible and so they have vast amount of people wanting to see it. The production company doesn’t have a say on how the film get presented to the audience as the distribution company is in charge of organising the making of the trailer and DVDs. They are also the ones responsible for scheduling how long it will play in the cinema.
Marketing
Posters
Every film would have a poster for the movie and have them spread around the street, train stations, bus stops, shopping centres. You will always see them in the cinema, as its showing the public what they should go see next.
Interviews are used to provide some information about the film; this is good as the public would know if it’s the type of film they enjoy watching. Interviews also are able to reveal what the actors opinions on the film is and how they think it will turn out.
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