What film company would distribute your film and why
Blumhouse Productions is an American film company created by
Jason Blum that specialises in producing low budget horror movies. Their films include Paranormal Activity, Insidious and Sinister. In 2014 the company produced the academy award nominated film Whiplash where Blum was nominated for an academy award for best picture. It has recently produced the critically acclaimed movie Get Out which has raked in $123.6 million in the box office.
When choosing a production company I wanted one that
specialises in the horror genre and Blumhouse Productions was the perfect choice with its wide range of horror filmography. It also has a recogniseable opening which makes it easily identifiable from other production companies and this is something I would like to achieve for my movie as it would be targeted to a mass audience.
My movie has been influenced by many horror films, particularly
classic horror, but my main influences have been from The Shining by Stanley Kubrick and Evil Dead by Sam Raimi.
The Shining is a 1980 horror film directed and produced by
Stanley Kubrick. The companies involved in producing the movie were The Producer Circle Company, Peregrine Productions and Hawk Films. The company that distributed the film was Warner Bros.
The Producer Circle Company was owned by Martin Richards
and was active from 1971-2012 until his demise on November 26th 2012. He won the best picture academy award for his production of Chicago and also won three Tony Awards for Best Musical as his company also produced Broadway shows. Hawk Films was a British film production company formed by director Stanley Kubrick. It debuted production for Kubricks 1964 film Dr. Stranglove. The production company was also used for his later films: A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Shining (1980) and Full Metal Jacket (1987). Two subsidiary companies were later formed, both with names of birds of prey; Peregrine Productions and Harrier Films. Peregrine Productions helped produce Barry Lyndon and The Shining while Harrier Films helped the production of Full Metal Jacket. Hawk Films was founded in 1964 and ended after Kubricks death in 1999.
Evil Dead is a 1981 supernatural horror film directed by Sam
Raimi. The companies involved in producing and distributing the movie were: Renaissance Pictures and New Line Cinema. Although a low budget film with the film budget of $350,000 it raked in $2.6 million at the box office. A review by acclaimed horror author Stephen King gave a very positive review of the film which then led to the interest from New Line Cinema to distribute the film. Renaissance Pictures is an American film and television production company founded by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell in 1979 to produce their Evil Dead. The company has produced a large amount of films including ones from Joel and Ethan Cohen. New Line Cinema is an American film studio founded by Robert Shaye in 1967, originally a film distribution company then later becoming an independent film studio. It was originally made to supply foreign and art film to colleges across America. In 1977 it produced its first feature length film called Stunts which wasnt a critical success but it did well commercially. It later produced Polyester in 1981 and it was the first film to introduce the cinema experience called Odorama where the audience were given scratch and snif cards to scratch and sniff at specific times in the movie to add an extra sensory connection to the film. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) was produced by the company which led to huge commercial success from a financial slump. The movie made $25.5 million in the US box office and it was also the first film to feature Johnny Depp. It now has a respectable filmography that includes: The Lord of the Rings series, The Conjuring, Straight Outta Compton and The Hobbit series.
From the information above I would choose a major studio to
produce my film as both films have had the support of big film studios which has led to great commercial and box office success. If a film was to be produced and distributed by an independent film company it wouldnt perform well commercially compared to a film with the production of a major studio. Another reason I would choose a major studio is because my aim is to target a mass audience and choosing a major studio would help significantly with this. The studio I would mostly favour producing my movie would be Universal as they have a rich history in the horror genre and have become iconic in cinema.