EVALUATION QUESTION 3.

By Elise Hurst

Media institutions: ◦ The media institutions which could potentially show our product film would be in

the cinema, this is because this is the most common way of watching new realised films, however our movie is very low budget and hasn’t got any well known actors in so is therefore very unlikely for it to be broadcasted in the cinemas.

◦One other place which could potentially show our product film would be at a film festival, this is because local film festivals show recently released media student films such as surrey film festival where as widely popular film festivals show really well know popular films.

◦ Another institution which could potentially show our product would be on the television, this is because it is a very common way of watching films, normally very popular well known films are mainly shown. There are many channels and lots would be good for people to find out about new films that have been released. However we don’t have the money and is very unlikely for our film to be shown on the television because this is a new film and has a very low budget.

What is on at the Odeon: ◦At the moment because our film is a thriller I don’t think that it would be that

popular with the public at the moment, I have made this analysis from looking at the genres which are the most popular at the moment.

◦The films that are the most popular, showing at the Odeon at the moment are not thrillers, and most are either comedy or dram films. This shows me that in my local cinema the most enjoyed films are films of the comedy and also the drama genre.

◦The two of the films which are newly released are both part of the comedy genre showing me that the most prevalent genre at the moment is the funny films, our film doesn’t fit in with this genre at all as it a psychological thriller so wouldn’t fit with the UK demands of films at the moment.

Ambassador Cinema Woking: ◦The films showing at the Ambassador cinema working are very similar to the ones showing at the Odeon, maybe a few more children friendly films.

◦The genre mainly reoccurring is the drama or comedy genre, which highlights the fact that our thriller wouldn’t fit with what is popular in the UK at the moment.

◦Altogether there are less films on at this cinema this is because there are many less screens as it also has theatres as well.

Independent cinema’s: ◦An Independent Cinema brings a wider range of films to a wider range of audience, they aim to show an assortment of content to audience and locations, they also aim to develop training in the industry.

◦An independent cinema can show any film in which they wish to show where as mainstream cinemas such as the Odeon get told what films and genres to show when.

An Example: BFI -

◦An example of an independent cinema is the BFI which is located in London on Southbank. The BFI independent cinema is a four-screen cinema venue showing over 2,000 classic and contemporary films each year.

◦The film genre mostly showing is drama, this is very similar to the Odeon and mainstream cinemas, although there are some thrillers in there as well, as in the BFI Southbank independent cinema was also showing Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock in March, which is in the same genre as our play just not the same subgenre.

Film Festivals: ◦A film festival is an organized presentation of

films in one or more cinemas and venues, the best known film festivals are Cannes , Venice , Toronto and Berlin. Venice held the first major film festival in 1932.

◦The BFI film festival has 240 films. From 72 countries. 16 cinemas. 12 days. One Festival. They have a huge range of films and genres as there are so many films being shown there’s always a bit for everyone. The most common shown last year was the animation genre.

Surrey Film Festival: ◦The Surrey Film Festival is mainly used to show

any media products who would like to be shown. The film festival doesn’t have a set genre or sub-genre in which the films can be, this means that there is a huge range of genres of films and also styles of editing this makes it really exciting for the audience.

◦ I think that our media product of our psychological thriller opening sequence could be shown here, This is because all media students are welcome to go and put forward there projects.

Films that have been on TV: Film 4

These are films showing on Film 4 which are in the thriller genre.

Where our Film will be shown:◦If our film was to be in either the Odeon or an Independent Cinema I think

that it would more likely to be shown in an independent cinema, this is because I found that more well known films were shown in chain cinemas such as the Odeon where as less well known films were shown in Independent cinemas. So if our film was to be shown in a cinema it would most probably be the independent cinema because our film is not going to be a well known film, this is because it has no big actors and made with a very limited budget.

◦Another place where our film could be shown is a young filmmakers competition, this is because the films would be made by people the same age and also could be good fun to get some feedback on our opening sequence and see which type of people like it and which don’t.

Overall: ◦Overall I do not think that it is realistic to think that our opening sequence

would be shown in a cinema or independent cinemas this is because the films showing in these venues are made my professionals and also acted by professionals as well which means our film being as low budget as it is wouldn’t be able to work.

◦On the other hand I think that we could have our film shown in surrey film festival. This is because it is mainly for media students and it would be interesting to see a large audiences reaction to our opening sequence, I think this is more realistic than cinemas or large film festivals or even the television because we don’t have any money and its mainly for enjoyment and educational purposes.