The Film Industry
What is the main film going audience?
Due to the gun icon being used it gives the impression of violence within the films it gives evidence to suggest that the age group is not of a young age e.g. teenagers and above. This can be because young children are frightened by the idea of gun shots and violent behaviour or that their parents do not want them to view that film material.
How do cinemas make most of their money?
There are many ways that cinemas get their money one being the tickets. Although most of the money spent on tickets goes back to the film studio, the cinemas only keep around 20-25%. This is because the film studios lease the films therefore the cinemas have to pay the film studios to be able to show them.
Another way of income is the concession stands, without them the cinemas would become bankrupt. from the £5 that they sell the popcorn for it takes them 10p to make. the coke they sell for £3 they can buy it for £1. With all of the sweets and drinks sold this profit increases and increases.
Thirdly are the trailers. Studios pay cinemas to show trailers and adverts before the film starts, this is a great marketing aid for the businesses as they are able to get their product/ film seen by a large group of people.
How do you get a film into the cinema?
for an independent film industry it can be very had to get into the cinema lime light. a traditional route can be the enter a huge international film festival such as Cannes, Berlin, Sundance or Toronto. they then need to be selected for these A list international festivals which gives the independent film a huge shot of being seen. if the film is chosen by one of the festivals it will be seen by the worlds distributors and if your film is good enough they will bid against each other to win the rights to distribute your films in their country. some are never bided on, at some major festivals 200 films will be shown and 40% will not get a bid...
What does a distributor do?
A film distributor is responsible for the marketing of a film. The distribution company is usually different from the production company. Distribution deals are an important part of financing a film. without them films will not be marketed.