Monday 18 April 2011

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

-       My media thriller is full of isolation, suspense and intensity as it is a modern psychological thriller.
-       Out of the production companies which I have studied (Warner Bros., Warp Films and Vertigo Films) I found that Vertigo Films would be the most suitable institution to distribute my thriller.


-       Vertigo Films is an Independent British Film Company which was created in 2002. Vertigo creates many films within the “thriller” genre which have been very successful (such as Shrooms, Monsters, The Wake Wood etc.) all of which have the same elements as Immersed. Vertigo also creates many high-concept films with a very small budget (e.g Monsters and Street Dance). They are an independent company trying to become “main-stream”.


-       I believe Immersed would be appropriate to be distributed by Vertigo as it has been designed to appeal to a mass audience. The plot for Immersed is rather “safe” as it is rather un-original meaning that the basis of the plot has been seen before and audiences have proven to be drawn to this.

The Plot

A teenage girl a with big dream of swimming for her country in the 2012 Olympics is threatened by a fellow team mate who takes her hostage and her only hope is two Crime Scene Investigators saving her before time runs out.

There are two elements of this plot which are seen in previous Vertigo Films;

1)    In Street Dance a girl a teenage girl, Carly, and her friend who all have big dreams of becoming professional street-dancers. 



2)    In WAZ there are two investigators trying to find a serial killer. This film also involves an element of time pressure as “body’s” keep appearing and every moment lost is a life lost.


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