Universal Studios:

The institution that would make our film would be Universal Pictures. I think that Universal would choose to make our film, because it’s a mainstream type of movie, and that’s what big production companies like Universal like, they care about the profit of the film not the quality in a sense. Universal has made the Jason Bourne trilogy and the Fast and Furious series, all of which are action packed blockbusters, and this is what our thriller is all about. Universal would make this a medium budget film so from about $70 million and they would hire a director with a good amount of experience. They would market it through posters and you tube, there would also be advertisements on TV and on the sides on buses. They would most likely get an A list Hollywood movie star, who would attract a larger audience of people as they are already well known by the public, and accomplished successful actors. They would also make money from the film through DVD sales, and pay per view. They don’t really specialize in any genre; all of their films are mainstream movies so they are quite open to any film that will get them their profits. They don’t have a specific target audience as they do such a variety of films that the majority of the public will enjoy so from both genders to the ages of 15 and above.

Having researched this Gareth Edwards worked for Virtigo films before moving onto Warner Bros, he demonstrated at Virtigo that he could make an excellent film on a low budget, and then Warner Bros have given him a big budget high concept film, The Clash of the Titans 2. So having reevaluted, i have decided to go with Virtigo films.

Virtigo films make very low budget films, that are usually aimed at a target audience between the ages of 15-30 years. They usually produce films that involve social problems within Britian, for example The Football Factory, that is full of football, and violence, which appears to a young audience. Most of their films are budgeted at £500k, with little SFX and infamous actors. The reason why they would choose me is because I am a First Time Director, with no experience, and Virtigo allow first time directos to make a low budget film, Virtigo also use very cheap Viral Marketing to spread the word around about a film. They also own their own distributing comapny, so I could be confident that my film would reach the cinema even if it was only for a few days, but I would be looking at the profits at the DVD section, where Vertigo usually make most of their profits. Because the films that Virtigo produce usually appeal to a niche audience.