Question 2
How
does your media product represent particular social groups?
As she is the only character in the film opening, no other social groups are represented, yet in an ironic manner, this could perfectly represent the other groups; Red is so unusual, strange, and completely unlike any other young girl of her age, that she has been isolated and left alone by any other human being.
Our media product could be a symbolic metaphor for how a psychological illness can push everyone who you care about, away from you, leaving you with no one, but your own, over-active subconscious. The image below is a screenshot from our film, which shows Red behind a row of bars, which symbolises the fact that she is imprisoned, or trapped, in this red cloak, and that it is because of her cloak that she has become a social outcast.
This image above is of Jordana Bevan, who is the teenage lover of the protagonist in the indie film, 'Submarine'. The use of the colour red is also present here, as she very rarely removes her beloved coat throughout the majority of the film; the symbolism of which is that she elects to stand out and be different from the rest of her school peers. In one particular extract from 'Submarine', Jordana and Oliver, (the film's protagonist), spend their evening together, running around with sparklers and petty explosives.
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Question 3
What kind of media institution might distribute
your media product and why?
The film company, 'Warp Films' would be an appropriate film producer for our product, as it has produced many other films, with a similar genre, that target a niche audience. The artistic style of our film, with the colour red playing a significant role, further reflects its indie genre, as the audience is required to think more deeply about the metaphorical nature revolving around the protagonist than they are being blinded with amazing special effects.
It is an independent film production company based in Sheffield & London, UK, with a further affiliated company Warp Films Australia based in Melbourne, Australia. Some of the films that it has distributed include:
- 'Donkey Punch' (2008) Directed by Oliver Blackburn
- 'The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour' (2009) Directed by Paul King
- 'Four Lions' (2010) Directed by Chris Morris
- 'Submarine' (2010) Directed by Richard Ayoade
As can be seen from this list of some of the films that Warp Films has produced, the company is not used for mainstream, typically popular films or products, but used to distribute a whole range of niche, unique, and different films that can usually be categorized into the Indie genre. The typical audience for such a genre would also most likely watch TV Programmes on E4, and Films on the free channel, Film 4, (owned by Channel 4). This is because channels such as E4 and Film 4, like Channel 4, aim to be unique and innovative in comparison to channels such as BBC and ITV.
A film company that would be most likely to distribute our film company would be 'Optimum Releasing', which is a film distributor company working in the UK and Ireland. The company releases many films, including foreign language films, anime releases such as Studio Ghibli's films and independent British, Irish and American films in the UK and sometimes Ireland.
In 2006, Optimum was acquired by StudioCanal, and ever since StudioCanal bought Optimum, the French company has distributed their large back catalogue of classic British films (many from the Cannon and EMI catalogues) through Optimum releasing under the strand 'Optimum Classic'.
In September 2011, the company was renamed StudioCanal UK, and has distributed numerous films such as:
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