Friday 29 January 2016

The Film Cycle

There are 3 steps in the film cycle, these are called:
  1. Production
  2. Distribution
  3. Exhibition 
These words are also used in business and are together known as vertical integration. 

Production, refers to the making and creation of the idea for the film. Finding the right idea, writing the screenplay, casting the actors, filming and editing are all part of the production.
What a film really needs before being able to go into production is investors. Before the investors decide on wether to fund the film or not, they analyse wether the idea will be a success in order for them not to make a big loss.

They do this by asking themselves:
  • Is the star or main protagonist popular?
  • Has the director of the movie had previous success? 
These are key questions, which are very important for investors to analyse, before they make their final decision.
I got the information on the production phase from a powerpoint that had been uploaded to slideshare. (http://www.slideshare.net/robertclackmedia/productiondistributionexhibition-an-intro-final-for-media)

Distribution is a phase in the film cycle, that is about getting the film launched and how it should be marketed and advertised. Very single film, has it's own distribution plan to be sure that it reaches the right audiences.
The distributor buys the right to a movie to be able to show the movie around the world.
The movie Everest was distributed in 65 different countries. The distributor of Everest was Universal, which you can see on box office mojo.  Below, is a table (from box office mojo) where you can see in which countries the film Everest was distributed. As mentioned it was distributed by Universal International Pictures (UIP).


View: BY COUNTRY | BY WEEKEND

Country
(click to view weekend breakdown)
Dist.Release
Date
Opening
Wknd
% of
Total
Total Gross / As Of
FOREIGN TOTAL-9/17/15$28,877,05218.1%$159,943,2351/28/16
ArgentinaUIP9/17/15$835,40734.2%$2,445,09912/13/15
AustraliaUPI9/18/15$2,304,16231.3%$7,352,40410/25/15
AustriaUPI9/17/15$395,77425.6%$1,547,71912/13/15
BelgiumUPI9/23/15$273,25630%$909,62811/22/15
BoliviaUIP9/24/15$75,26929.5%$255,48410/25/15
BrazilUPI9/24/15$750,62640.8%$1,837,93912/6/15
Bulgaria-9/18/15--$484,92611/29/15
ChileUPI10/1/15$232,65335.8%$649,99011/22/15
China-11/3/15$5,530,85535.8%$15,446,74611/15/15
ColombiaUIP9/17/15$335,00341.1%$815,25210/18/15
CroatiaUIP9/17/15$38,80625.6%$151,51311/15/15
Czech RepublicCinemArt9/24/15--$854,46011/15/15
DenmarkUIP9/17/15$191,19833.6%$569,43611/1/15
EcuadorUIP9/18/15$41,7156.3%$667,13211/8/15
EgyptUIP9/16/15$31,16926.4%$118,02410/11/15
EstoniaUIP9/25/15$91,58433.6%$272,58411/8/15
FinlandUPI9/25/15$171,17832.4%$527,87811/22/15
FranceUPI9/23/15$2,381,31633.8%$7,050,66310/25/15
GermanyUPI9/17/15$2,557,81927.3%$9,361,58511/29/15
Ghana-10/1/15--$742,10210/11/15
GreeceUIP10/1/15$331,28833.4%$991,03810/25/15
Hong KongEDKO9/17/15$831,03635.9%$2,317,97811/8/15
HungaryUIP9/17/15$232,41728.7%$811,22410/18/15
IcelandUIP9/17/15--$691,47012/13/15
IndiaUPI9/18/15$1,400,78345.7%$3,063,68310/18/15
Ireland-N/A--$3,000,0009/28/15
IsraelUIP9/24/15$416,46027.8%$1,497,24111/22/15
ItalyUIP9/25/15$1,753,39034.3%$5,107,87210/25/15
JapanToho-Towa11/6/15$1,347,65522%$6,133,39712/6/15
Jordan-9/17/15$25,52632.1%$79,4639/27/15
KenyaUIP9/18/15$8,37617.7%$47,34111/8/15
LatviaForum9/25/15$52,57125.9%$203,10312/6/15
LebanonUIP9/17/15$85,76741.1%$208,82910/18/15
LithuaniaForum9/25/15--$225,80411/22/15
MalaysiaUIP9/24/15$653,87642.9%$1,525,67711/15/15
MexicoUPI9/16/15$2,754,30133.5%$8,232,31811/8/15
NetherlandsUPI9/17/15--$1,377,52910/25/15
New ZealandUIP9/18/15--$1,555,53311/15/15
Nigeria-9/18/15$2,78341.2%$6,7599/27/15
NorwayUIP9/18/15$259,19123.3%$1,111,04811/29/15
Oman-9/17/15$25,71647.2%$54,50010/11/15
PeruUPI9/10/15$472,36931.8%$1,484,49011/22/15
PhilippinesUPI9/16/15$594,72661.7%$964,06210/11/15
PolandUIP9/18/15$635,51420.7%$3,074,16112/6/15
PortugalUIP9/24/15$234,43735.1%$668,41811/15/15
RomaniaUIP9/18/15--$3,369,34511/29/15
RussiaUIP9/25/15--$8,800,00010/4/15
Russia - CISUPI9/24/15--$10,483,02212/13/15
Serbia & MontenegroTaramount9/17/15$14,86514.7%$101,22411/15/15
SingaporeUIP9/24/15$675,10540.3%$1,676,59611/8/15
Slovakia-9/17/15--$332,08311/8/15
SloveniaUPI9/25/15--$257,39611/29/15
South Africa-9/18/15$114,50028.1%$408,08311/8/15
South KoreaUIP9/25/15--$2,692,48810/18/15
SpainUPI9/18/15$1,569,53423.9%$6,575,70712/6/15
SwedenUIP9/25/15$357,68524.4%$1,465,82011/29/15
Switzerland (French-speaking)UPI9/23/15$175,95923.9%$735,36811/8/15
Switzerland (German-speaking)UPI9/17/15$403,83927.5%$1,468,14711/1/15
TaiwanUIP9/18/15$941,11329.5%$3,192,26211/1/15
ThailandUIP9/24/15$289,43247.7%$606,94210/18/15
TurkeyUIP9/18/15$174,00720.1%$864,77111/15/15
UkraineUPI9/24/15$394,01729%$1,357,14511/8/15
United Arab EmiratesUPI9/17/15$729,19640.2%$1,812,75211/29/15
United KingdomUPI9/18/15$4,910,50331.1%$15,794,1421/17/16
UruguayUPI10/1/15$29,49337.2%$79,30011/15/15
VenezuelaUIP9/25/15$543,07721.4%$2,538,15711/15/15
VietnamCJ Ent.9/18/15$112,85646.3%$243,62410/4/15


Why did the movie get so much success and get distributed? One main reason is because there were only big actors in the movie such as Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley. These actors have had big success in previous films. Moreover, there was a high budget of $55m for the production of this film. This means that the producers had good equipment to film and edit the movie. Hence, distributors want to distribute the film.

Exhibition, is about the public screening of the film. The exhibitor sells the experience of the film to the customers e.g. by selling tickets to the cinema.


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