Evaluation - Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

As our production company (Soulplex Productions) are doing a horror/thriller film, I believe that the best media institution that would be suitable for us would be Warner Brothers. I believe that this would be the best film production company for our film as they have produced multiple good quality horror/thriller films such as 'The Shining', 'The Exorcist' and 'I Am Legend' which is more of a thriller film than a horror. The reason why we would like to work with Warner Brothers is because they have produced very good films in the past that have made a lot of money, therefore our film is more likely to be a successful film if we work with Warner Brothers. Also, as Warner Brothers are a huge institution in America and that they are one of the most popular film institutions in the world, it means that by working with them our film will be a very popular film that audiences will want to watch just because it is produced by Warner Brothers. Unlike if we were to work with a smaller film company such as Working Title Films who are a small British film company, this is because they have a smaller audience than companies such as Warner Brothers, therefore our film wouldn't be as successful if we chose to work with them.

The film 'I Am Legend' is a very successful film produced by Warner Brothers. It is a very original and unique film and I believe that that is why it was a very successful film. Although we used multiple conventions of horror, we also made sure that our film was original and wasn't like a typical horror film. 

I Am Legend - 

Budget: $150 million

USA: $256,393,010   43.8%

Foreign Countries: $328,956,000   56.2%

Worldwide Income: $585,349,010

These are just some of the awards that 'I Am Legend' has been nominated for and won.

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 2008

Won ASCAP Award

Top Box Office Films James Newton Howard

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2008

Won Saturn Award	Best Actor Will Smith
Nominated Saturn Award	Best Science Fiction Film

Fright Meter Awards 2007

Nominated Fright Meter Award

Best Actor Will Smith

Golden Trailer Awards 2008

Won Golden Trailer	Best Horror
	Best Sound Editing
Nominated Golden Trailer	Best Thriller TV Spot For "One".
	Most Original TV Spot For "Quarentine".
	Best Wildposts For "Outdoor Series".

Image Awards 2008

Nominated Image Award	Outstanding Motion Picture
	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Will Smith

MTV Movie Awards 2008

Won MTV Movie Award	Best Male Performance Will Smith
Nominated MTV Movie Award	Best Movie

MTV Movie Awards, Russia 2009

Won MTV Movie Award

Best International Movie

Other than these awards, I Am Legend has also won multiple other awards and have been nominated for even more. These awards show that the film has been very successful, which gives Warner Brothers a big reward, as they will be getting a lot of money and a lot more fans and will become a lot more popular. Meaning that if we chose to work with Warner Brothers, our film will also be very successful and popular and would have a better chance of winning awards, just like I Am Legend.