Distribution

1. What 3 questions is the producer thinking of from the start? – How it will sell, how much it will sell and how they are going to attract people to it.
2. What does the distributor do? – Find an audience for the film, and makes sure the audience are aware of the film.
3. How do major studio distributors and smaller distributors differ? Name 3 distributors.
4. How do smaller studios find films? – Film festivals.
5. What does USP stand for? What could the USP for a film be? – USP stands for Unique selling point, this can be used to appeal to a certain type of audience.
6. Why is the release date important? – The release date is important because you don’t want to release a film when another film with the same genre is being released.
7. What research does distributors have to carry out? – Ask random audiences to watch a premier of a film to see if they enjoy every part of the film
8. What is the marketing budget spent on? What 3 areas can the distributors focus on? – Advertising and publicity, trailers, actors to talk about the film.