DISTRIBUTION OF FADED

As a group, we have decided to use Metrodome Distribution ( features films and home entertainment in the UK). The distributed films like The Secret in Their Eyes, The Scar Cow, In Darkness and Shifty. They don't distribute big Hollywood movies Spiderman or 2012 but they mainly distribute small scale British films, so Metrodome would be a suitable distributor for Faded.


They believe that good films don't have to be big Hollywood blockbusters, don't have to be about high-flying culture but instead, can be set in places we live in, and the people can be the kind of characters that we know. Just like our film, nothing fancy, not many special effects, just a simple but thrilling story that attracts the audiences and might even make them think about their lives. This distributor is perfect for our film as ours is a low budget film as well our film being ratehr realistic unlike films set in an alien world which uses lots of special effects.

Metrodome has a facebook page:

www.TheDrum.co.uk

Metrodome Distribution to drive social media buzz for film titles

Metrodome Distribution to drive social media buzz for film titles

Film distributor Metrodome Distribution is set to implement social media campaigns to grow awareness of its releases, following the appointment of White Hat Media.
The agency has been handed the task of driving online awareness of its films through extensive campaigns for each release.


The first media campaign will focus on its new DVD label Epic Asia’s first film, a martial arts picture called Legend of the Fist.


Jezz Vernon, head of distribution at Metrodome explained that the company had used social media in the past, but now wished to bring experts on board to improve its online results.
Metrodome has also recently begun a co-production project with Age of Heroes, starring Sean Bean and Danny Dyer, and also Age of Dragons, starring Vinnie Jones and Danny Glover. Both are due to be released in 2011 with White Hat Media tasked with creating a social media buzz around both titles.

FILM DISTRIBUTION

Today we consider what kind of media institution might distribute your Thriller film, and why (evaluation question 3).

Prep- explain the function of distribution. Decide on a distributor and justify your choice, referring to other films that they have handled.

Start work on question 5: how u adress ur audience. screenshot a current film website then creat a webpage for your film. u also screenshot a facebook page for a different film. for Monday 5th March.

22/02/12 FILMING FLASHBACK-Cafe

This lesson we travelled to Esher highstreet, in order to film at our chosen location, 'Costa Coffee'. We filmed one of our several flashback moments here. The suicidal boy is on a date with the girl we see mysteriously in hospital.

After filming here we looked for other locations to film such as a graveyard, shops etc. We thought the graveyard could be a possibility as graveyards are associated with death and would be perfect in enhancing the depressed and mysterious mood of our film. In order to compare possible locations we took a photo using a mobile phone so that we can compare the setting of the Graveyard in Esher to other destinations that we visit.

YouTube. It starts with you: Karmin

'Unknown musical duo Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan began sharing YouTube videos of their cover songs in early 2011. One year later, they signed a deal with Epic Records, have two hit singles and are the musical guests on the February 11th, 2012 episode of Saturday Night Live. '

This video shows how distibution through free social media such as Youtube can promote and advertise a product for free without having to spend millions on distribution through companies such as momentum, Lionsgate etc in order to make a product a sucess.

The Seven Evaluation Questions:

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

 

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

Who would the audience be for your media product?


How did you attract/address your audience?

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Look back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the full product?

SOUND RECORDING

This lesson, we recorded Karen screaming into a microphone. We then edited it to enhance the sound. We added effects to increase echo and create the eerie scream we want.

Here is our edited clip:

RISK ASSESMENT

This lesson we created a risk assesment sheet. In doing this out group are able to asses and overcome risks of our various film locations. By following this, our group is able to be safer considering some of our scenes are quite hazardous for example a tall builing, water etc.