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What is distribution media from lucasmcnally

What is distribution? •        Distribution is about releasing and sustaining films in the market place. •        A distributor is the link between the filmmakers and the public, and allows a film to reach the public via the cinemas, DVD and on television. •        Worldwide distribution is dominated by US conglomerates such as Paramount, Warner, and Universal. —   Distributors may be involved in a film in any or all of the following ways: ¡   It may invest in the film’s production. ¡   The distributor might buy the rights to the film once it is made. ¡   If the distributor is part of a larger organisation that has made the film, then it will automatically distribute films made by the parent company. Film distributors are responsible for prints and marketing: PRINTS MARKETING —   Producing physical copies of a film ...