Institution Research

I have decided to research into the different Institutions that I could use for the trailer of my film. The beginning of the film always includes the name of the Institution who has payed for the distribution and making of the film, and by using the names of these Institutions at the beginning can tell audiences what type of film it is going to be like, as some films are known for certain types of genres.

As I am looking at horror with Jasmine, I have decided to look at what institution would be an idea to use in our trailer.

 

Paramount Pictures



Paramount Pictures more known for making family films, and are not as well known for horror. They have released horror films, but they tend to be popular horror films that have had a large amount of funding, one example is Paranormal Activity. Because of its popularity, it was realeased as a sequel and is has now released a trailer for its 5th film. Paramount pictures is successful for films such as Titanic, the second best selling film in the world today, beaten by Avatar. Even though that it has had success for a film of as high popularity as Titanic, it probably wouldn't be the best Institution to use because of its lack of well known films with a horror genre. I will need to research into the types of Institutions that are used normally in horror films.

Universal

Universal studios are again well known for distributing action films because it is a favoured genre for audiences, King Kong being an example. Because of its known brand it would be a good choice for my trailer as it would attract audiences and would mean a higher budgeted film. It is known for the horror film Dawn of the Dead which has become one of the most popular horror films that has been in the cinema. The comedy version, Shaun of the Dead is also connected to Universal, being a high grossing film of £4,000,000

This could be an idea for my institution choice but I think that now I am going to research more low key horror genre institutions as this would be suitable for its continuity.

 

Twisted Pictures

 

Twisted pictures is an American production company founded by two identical twins made especially for horror films, and has been connected to all the Saw films and Texax Chainsaw massacre. This would be a better choice for our trailer because it fits better than the other two Institutions, and it has a high popularity in the horror genre. This however could be connected to one of the institutions above because it is a production comapany rather than a institution, this could be effective as it means that I will have two connected high budget companys and the genre of the film would be identified from the beginning.

This has been helpful in understanding what Institutions are available, and which ones i could use to create my trailer. I will be able to connect my research to Jasmines to see how our ideas are similar and different to create our trailer for our film.