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

When making a horror film that is going to be distributed then there are many different film institutions that would be considered for our film. As it is a horror movie, then we would look towards a company such as Miramax as they have a history of distributing films such as Sinister. The Miramax company is owned by Disney and the fact that they use the Miramax label when distributing horror films shows that Disney wants to show the differences between films such as Saw and typical Disney films such as fairytales. The fact that Disney is seen as a family company means that the extremely violent horror movies that they make have to be given under a different name. As our film is a horror we think that a film institution such as Twisted Pictures would be better suited to distribute our film because they have a reputation for having a lot more adult themed films as appose to Disney as previously mentioned. Twisted Pictures are infamous for distributing the SAW franchise which are known for their gruesome death and torture scenes and more often than not these films will have a age rating certificate of 18 due to their gory nature. This is why we feel a company such as Twisted Pictures would be better suited to distribute our film because we would ideally like our film to include this type horror and gore, with this company having prior experience in making these types of films popular as the SAW franchise for example was very popular and successful. The horror and gore involved in these films can give them a certain reputation. Once again Twisted Pictures is a prime example of this, as it is well known for producing only horror movies which all uphold a reputation of being violent and gory. Most institutions produce films based on their reputations. For example if Disney were to distribute our product it would be seen as absurd as our film doesn’t fit Disney’s regular profile for films, as they are usually targeted at a specific audience. In Disney’s case this would be a child whereas Twisted Pictures would be targeted more towards a mature adult audience. We feel our film would probably tie in with a more mature adult audience and we feel Twisted pictures would be better suited to distribute our film.