Leena Evaluation Q3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Mainstream companies would distribute our film, as most of our conventions are typical thriller conventions. Companies such as Paramount Pictures, or Universal Studios.

Universal Studios distributed Rear Window one of Hitchcock's finest thrillers, which featured typical thriller conventions, making the movie mainstream. Hitchcock made some of the finest silent movies of his time. Though Rear Window is not a silent movie, in the opening sequence there is no dialogue, therefore we are introduced to each character through visual codes. He uses establishing shots, close-ups, mid-shots, long shots and point of view shots, to portray each character accurately. The absence of dialogue enables the audience to engage and understand the characters without any bias opinions. Although there was dialogue in our product, we decided to keep it to a minimum to have more impact on what audiences see visually.

Although independent films also have some of these mainstream features, they have their own characteristics making them independent. For instance, the narrative structure could possibly be non-linear, subverting conventions, portraying challenging concepts and having alternative or liberal values.


The audience research that took place in the early stages of this project was beneficial as it influenced the conventions and features of our end product. The music we chose to have was influenced by our feedback, as most people preferred classical as appose to pop or other types of music. Another mainstream feature was the mentally disturbed character as the majority of people questioned said they preferred this type of character. For these reasons I believe our opening sequence features more mainstream qualities. The subject matter, is entertaining and engaging for a wide range of audiences. Therefore I believe that if it were on a bigger budget, it would not be distributed by independent companies.