Thursday 26 January 2017

The FILM CYCLE

There are 3 stages in the film cycle, these are:
Production
Distribution
Exhibition


The word for this process/cycle in business scenarios is 'vertical integration'.

In the production stage, this is where the production and creation of idea for a film is. In this process, there needs to be recruitment of actors, editing, filming and screenplay. Before the film is produced the producers have to consider the likely demands of distributors - how will you find investors if your production concept is unlikely to gain distribution. In order to make a success, they need stars. If the film has intellectual property, stars are not always needed (e.g. Harry Potter, Spiderman, The Girl On The Train) because the story itself is already very well known to the audience so they will go and see the film anyway.

In the distribution process, the film that has been produced is now distributed. Each film has it's own distribution plan to be sure it reaches the right audiences. The distributor buys the right to be able to show a movie around the world in different cinemas or shops etc.

The film 'The Girl On The Train' was distributed by Universal:
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The US box office for this film was $75.3m:


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There were no stars in 'The Girl On the Train':
Actors:
Emily Blunt
Rebecca Ferguson
Haley Bennett
Justin Theroux
Luke Evans
Allison Janney
Edgar Ramirez
Lisa Kudrow

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