PART TWENTY SIX
What kind of institution would produce your film?
I have chosen two different institutions to produce my thriller film:
BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTIONS would wish to make my film because they specialize in horror, drama and thriller movies, such as; The purge, Paranormal activity, The normal heart ect. They are partners with Universal Pictures, making them incredibly popular. They focus on producing movies which are dark and tense. This, I would say, completely incaptures the mood of my thriller. Blumhouse Productions have pioneered a new model of studio filmmaking- producing high-quality micro-budget films. Initially, this concept supports our idea because we would eventually ideally like to make our thriller based on a small and affordable budget but then incapture the dramatic moments within it in detail, which is what Blumhouse Productions does.
COFFEE FILMS would wish to make my film because stylistically their films have ranged from experimental to arthouse, thriller, documentary, black comedy and drama. Much of their work has settled into exploring the dark, alternative and creative side of humanity, as well as the occasional foray into the beauty of the natural world it exists within. In the immediate future their slate is targeted in three primary areas of drama/thriller. My thriller depicts a female character, who is emotionally unstable, drowning herself in a bathtub. This, to me, is relevant to the type of dark side of humanity coffee films wish to explore. Additionally, They are a small independent company based in the UK so would be a perfect institution to target in terms of gaining approval as they specialize in small and low-budget productions.
BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTIONS have produced many films in a similar vein to me. JESSABELLE is particularly influential to my thriller, it is where part of my inspiration came from. It is still a very recent film, only being aired in cinemas on
November 7, 2014. There is a scene towards the end where Jessabelle, the main character, is lying in a bath, there is a shot of the tap dripping and then a shot of her in the bath from head on.
This is very similar to Evangeline, our thriller. Although Jessabelle is a horror movie and Evangeline is a thriller, they share many similar aspects, including; camera angles and shots, characters, mood, ect. Here is a clip of the trailer:
Proficient blog entry. You clearly have researched your film influence and the institutional context of a Hollywood film production and linked your own concept to planning of your film production. l like the way in which you have targeted subsidiaries of Universal - in particular Coffee films This is well presented and you have organised your blog entries well. Would it be a good exercise to also consider a British independent company? After all you are planning to release in the UK and research into potential studios would widen your understanding of the institutional context particularly in relation to your target audience.
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