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

As 'Cold Game' is an independent British film, we would go to independent film companies such as Artificial Eye, as they focus on independent British films such as 'Fish Tank' rather then big Hollywood films such as 'Django'






As we are a independent British film, we wouldn't go to film studios such as Universal Studios. this is because as we are unknown directors, they wouldn't want to distribute our film, as it is a risk of losing money, if the film doesn't appeal to a large UK audience. Also as we are unknown they wouldn't take an interest in our film idea.

Or another option for us to distribute our film is to go to DNA films, and have a partnership with Twentieth Century Fox to get a larger viewer ship for our film, as it would be distributed to more cinemas and therefore gain a larger viewing audience





We could also take advantage of digital distribution, as it would make it easier to get our film distributed. Our film will also be in better quality and is more likely to be watched by a larger UK audience online, as this way they are able to watch it on multiple media devices.

How Your Media Product Represents A Particular Social Group?

 

How Our Media Product Represents a Particular Social Group 

We wanted our media project to represent young men, similar to how they are represented in 'Reservoir Dogs' as it inspired us for our film idea. we have used the same idea for costume as you can see from the picture from 'Reservoir Dogs' and From scenes from 'Cold Game' showing each actor. The actors are both smartly dressed, wearing suits, shirts and tie. This represent the young men from the 80's who would normally dress in shirts and ties, it also stereotypical to see gangsters wearing suits, so we have used this idea to help us to represent the social group of young men.  

 

as you can see from the pictures, we have made the actors in our film represent young men by using the idea for costume from 'Reservoir Dogs' this makes them look older and mature, as you wouldnt see young people wearing suits, shirt and ties. as they would normallt be wearing casual clothing.

 

also the plot to our film follows the life of a gangster, showing how he joined the gang and up to his death. however in the clip you do not se him, as the his fellow gang member are visting his grave, which it will then flash back to show him life as a ganster. The plot helps to represent young men from the 80s as young people wouldnt be invloved in gangs, and it was normally young men who would join them.

In what ways does your media project use, develop or challenge fors and conventions of real media projects?

Directors Commentary for the opening of 'Cold Game"

The process of making a film

The process of making a film

Development and pre production

• The idea: book, play, original script rights cleared
• Development money obtained from various sources
• script developed with writer
• Producer, Director, Cast and prelimanary budget agreed
• TV & Video rights sold
• Finance, schedule, and budget approved

Production 

• set construction begins
• Costumes made
• Film unit assembles and principal photography begins
• publicity begins with a promotional campaign
• Composer starts work on the music
• Principal photography completed

Post Production and release

• Sound and picture editing computer special effects added
• Fine cut approved
• music composed and recorded
• original negative assembled
• film to censor for certification
• Advertising campaign approved and booked
• test screened
• Film is booked into cinema's
• prints of finished film are duplicated
• Film, stills and information is sent to distributors
•  advertising begins
• Premiere then cinema release of film
• Video distributed, TV screening depending on rights

Sean, Katie, Liam,

Cold Game Opening Scene

This is the opening scene to our new thriller film 'Cold Game'

Location Comparison

Location Comaprison

For our thirller film we wanted to use a similar location to the opening scene credits of "Reservoir Dogs" so we have used a pathway in Steeple Bumptead that has a similar brickwall that is seen in the opening, as you can see from the pictures there is a brick wall present in both settings. We have chosen the location in Steeple Bumpstead as it helps to create a similar setting that is seen in"Resevior Dogs" and we feel that this setting connotes the idea of a criminal lifestyle. It was also an easy location to access as most of the actors and group members could easily travel to this location.

Sean, Katie, Liam

The Cost Of Making A Film

The cost of making a film

Film Title	Cost (millions)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End	£300
Tangled	£260
Spider-Man 3	£258
John Carter	£250
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	£250
Avatar	£237
The Dark Knight Rises	£230
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	£225
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest	£225
The Avengers	£220
Men in Black 3	£215
X-men: The Last Stand	£210
Superman Returns	£209
Battleship	£209
King Kong	£207

The modern films are becoming more expensive to make as technology advances and audiences expect more and more from the cinematic experience.



Sean, Katie, Liam