Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Film 4

Film 4 - They make variety of different types of genre films - example the iron lady is drama while they made sexy beast is a gangster thriller. The difference of Genres shows how diverse Film 4 is.

Film Industry Questions.

Who Finances development of a film ?  - The people who finance the film are the companies in which the producers approach and asks to aid them in the movie by providing the money for the production.
There are a number of different people and companies the producer can come to.
- A film production company or to a public funding group like the Uk Film Council who can give money to the production or a Private investor.
In order for the companies to invest  in the production the producers offer future sales and production profits so the companies can give money to develop the script.

 How does a film recoup the production the finance? -   Once the distributors have been paid the recoupment is the money that is profited back to pay the producer. They receive their profit from the dvd sales and broadcast of the film.


What is meant by distribution ?   A distribution company is vital if the film is going to reach the audience and in return the the company receives most of the revenue. They can also ask others to distribute the film in Rental shops and cinema retailers.