Institution research

Universal

American film studio owned by comcast (media company) and is Hollywood 'big six' film studios. Universal would be a good distributor for our own  film, as they have promoted many popular horror films such as Ouija(2014).  I think that this company would be most suitable for our film as content shown is similar and this company has many horror film which have been successful through it, so it would appeal more to the target audience.

Paramount

Paramount is a film studio, TV production company, and motion picture company, ranked as one of the big six Hollywood studio. Many horror  films have been distributed by this company which are very well known to everyone, including our target audience. One of these films are paranormal activity.

Entertainment one

Entertainment One is an international media cooperating company, specialising in production, distribution of films and television content. They have many businesses which have been divided for film distribution, television and music productions, family programming, merchandising and licensing different types of digital content. films such Insidious chapter 3 (2015) have been produced bu this company.

Alliance Films

Alliance films is Canadian motion picture for distribution and production of films. They have worked in Canada United Kingdom and Spain. It is also a part of the Entertainment group as they are a media company who promote music, film and other news to a global audience. This is effective when it comes to promoting films as it allows the film to get promoted by a global audience making the film more popular. It then went on to become an independent distributor in the united states. Films like Insideous have been distributed by this company.


Momentum pictures

Momentum pictures is one of the most leading independent distributing, motion pictures in the UK and Ireland. Which is also part of the Entertainment one company. films distributed from this company such as The women in black and Sinsiter.


Dreamworks

Dreamworks are an American film studio who develop, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming. Producing many horror/thriller films such as ‘The uninvited’, ‘What lies beneath’.The founders are Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen.  These have also been successful films and Dreamworks were owned by the Reliance but became independent from 1996-2006.

Hammer film productions

Hammer film productions is a film company based in London, It was Founded in 1934, It is well known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films created from the mid-1950s to the  1970s. Hammer film productions have  produced science fiction , thrillers, film noir and comedies. During the successful years successful years, Hammer film productions dominated the horror film market, with worldwide distribution and considerate financial success. This success was due distribution partnerships with major United States studios, Warner Bros. Films such as Dracula and Frankinsten 


In 2010, Hammer productions, partnership with  Relativity Media, released Let Me In, a remake of Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In.

In February 2012, the Hammer and Alliance Films adaptation of The Woman in Black was released. Daniel Radcliffe, with Jane Goldman wrote the film's screenplay, with James Watkins in the director's chair.

 April 2012, the Hammer company announced it was to make a sequel to the The Woman in Black titled The Woman in Black: Angels of Death.

Lionsgate

Lionsgate is Canadian-American entertainment company. The company was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia. In November 2013, Lionsgate was the most commercially successful mini major film and television distribution company in North America. it was found in 1997 by Frank Giustra Lionsgate who is one of the most successful independent film production companies as of 2012. The films they have produced include the ‘Saw’ series and ‘Hard Candy’.