Productions and Distribution

A producer is responsible for the funding and spending of money, the idead behind the script and treatment and the organisation of things like the cast, crew, locations and equipment.
          The distribution department are responsible for releasing the film; where the film is released, when, what cinemas it will be shown in and how the DVDs will be sold. Another responsibility that distribution have is to market the film. This includes publicity, trailers, posters, TV adverts and advertising the actual DVD. They also have to actually transport the film to the cinemas and retailers.
          There are two types of distribution; major studio and independent. A major studio usually have a very large budget for a film and they have the resources and equipment to make and distribute a successful film. They can reach audiences on a global scale and can produce a Hollywood film with independent companies in Britain. Independent distribution companies produces small scale, lower budget films and rely on funding and sponserships from major companies.
         There are 3 ways that films are funded in Britain. The first is using equity investors who lend the film company money in return for a percentage of the profit once the film is completed. Another way is for the distributors to lend the company money and then they share the profit. The last way is to negotiate a deal with a broadcaster such as the BBC or Sky TV.
          The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) decide on the age restriction of the film by considering this criteria; discrimination, drug use, horror, imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, themes and violence.

For our film we have decided to use an independent production company called 'Fuzzpuff Productions'. The age rating of our film will be a 15 because there is a lot of violence and crime throughout the film. To distribute our film we will use a small distribution company as it will be a smaller cost overall.