Production and Distribution Companies

Production and Distribution Companies

A production company provides the physical basis for works in the domain of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio and video. These companies may be directly responsible for fundraising for production, or funds are gained through other means. The production companies handles budgeting, scheduling, scripting, organisation of staff, production itself, distribution and marketing. The companies are either owned or under contract with other companies who act as the production company’s partner or parent company.

A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for the marketing for a film. These distributors may set the release date or when the film is available for viewing, such as theatrically or home viewing. A limited distributor may deal only with particular products such as DVD’s or Blu-ray, or perhaps act in particular countries or markets. 

Some examples of production companies include: DreamWorks, 20^th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation studios.

Some examples of distribution companies include: DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Lions Gate Films, Momentum Pictures, Rouge Pictures, Troma Entertainment, Sony Pictures Classic, Miramax, Hallmark Entertainment and Weinstein Company.

Warner Bros. Studios: The Warner Bros are one of the major film studios and have several subsidiary companies. They are responsible for various successful films throughout its era, such ‘The Matrix’, ‘Harry Potter’ and the new release of ‘Gravity. Having many films from the mystery and action genre, the films produced by these companies have a similar narrative to those that my group initially wanted to explore when creating the opening sequence of a movie.

Lions Gate Entertainment: Lions Gate Entertainment is one of the most well known distributorcompanies. It is the most commercially successful independent film and television distribution companies and seventh most profitable movie studio, generating revenue of over two billion dollars. The most successful releases by this company include ‘The Hunger Games’, ‘Twilight’ and ‘The Expendables’.