Question 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your

media product and why?

What are media institutions?

Media institutions are companies that own and run a number of smaller companies

that are involved in things like film, television and radio etc. They are responsible for distributing media products, in my case the opening

sequence I have made.

Which institution could distribute my product?

There are many different companies that would be capable of distributing my product so to make my decision first I did some research. I looked into which media institutions had distributed films of my genre (crime and thriller) to get an idea of who might be a good choice...

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Taken, has been a film that’s inspired our opening sequence from the start and that particular film was distributed by EuropaCorp (Worldwide) and 20th Century Fox (U.K.). Taken was an extremely successful film and has now spawned two sequels so one of these distributors looks like a good choice.

My Decision

I have decided to choose 20th Century Fox as my Distributor.

It is the world's second largest major film studio, after Warner Bros

20th Century Fox has distributed various commercially successful film series, including Avatar, the first two Star Wars trilogies, Ice Age and many more. Therefore I feel this distributor will make my product a success.