Role of the production company

Production companies are the heart and soul of all media – film and TV. Without them, no media types in these forms would ever be made. They hold a lot of responsibility and need to have a huge talent to succeed in the ever changing media community.

The role of the production company is to handle everything from marketing, distribution, scripting, the production and a whole lot more. Usually production companies work hand in hand with big media conglomerates which is all part of something named the ‘studio system’. There are only two types of production companies – mainstream independent or independent.

All in all, I would say that the main role of the production companies would be to produce the media and therefore advertise it. For instance, they can do this by using other media sources such as adverts on TV, film, radio, magazines etc…

However, not all production companies can be as successful as their other competitors. The bigger the company – the more scope they have to advertise, make more films and increase their reputation. The difference in company size is possibly the most important feature of being a successful producer of media. As already mentioned, the bigger the company, the better they are. For example, even simply promoting a new film is all through the production company – but the smaller ones just cannot do this, they first have to work their way up the media ladder.

A small company may have enough scope to make adverts on TV, but is this less exposure than they actually need? Will TV alone get them noticed? Possibly not. The difference between a larger and smaller production company lies within the creation of their products, its and theirs talent, along with a big reputation to attract a larger audience.

Film Audiences

Horror;

The typical horror audience has changed again and again since it first came about in the early 1900’s. However, currently it stands at males between the ages of 18-26. There are a number of reasons why this could be true, from the topic concerning women’s representation in horror films, to the male gaze theory first put in place by Laura Mulvey.

Women’s representation in horror films is stereotypically considered weak and vulnerable, so this may put off females from watching horror films as they do not want to be seen as part of this view believed by many cinema fans today. There is also the point of what genre the horror film is – if it is more blood and gore then we can assume that males are more likely wanting to go see it as they are portrayed as strong and fearless – whereas women are seen to be emotional and not enjoy bloody murders on their screens.

The male gaze theory also has a valid point to this topic – if males are known to enjoy the fact that women are vulnerable and always get killed then obviously they will be the ones who are first in line to see the new horror blockbuster. Alongside this point, why would women want to see their gender being portrayed badly and always feeling smaller than men? They wouldn’t.

However, I’m not saying all females hate horror, I’m completely certain there are some out there who find it fascinating and thrilling to watch – I’m just stating the facts – more men enjoy horror.

General;

 

Graph Reference;
http://www.mpaa.org/resources/5bec4ac9-a95e-443b-987b-bff6fb5455a9.pdf

It is likely that a lot of factors have an impact on how many people and between what age range go to the cinema each year. Some of these factors include where you live (urban or rural – more people living in towns and cities are more likely to visit the cinema more often than those who live in the country), your age and interests and social group.

Famous Horror Character Research

Freddy Krueger

Freddy Krueger is probably one of the most famous horror characters ever known. He is shown as a disfigured serial killer who has burns on his face and kills his victims in their dreams, causing their death in real life too. His famous costume of red and dark green striped jumper, the brown fedora and metal clawed glove is how he is mostly recognised in the horror franchise. The glove is how he murders his victims. Freddy’s character was introduced and created by Wes Craven, saying his inspiration for this horrific character was from his childhood, including a disfigured man, a specific song and a bully from his youth. As the Nightmare on Elm Street films go, Freddy’s history is gradually discovered, revealing he was conceived when his mother was raped by mental patients and that he was adopted by an alcoholic abusive step father named Mr. Underwood. His famous rhyme “One, two, Freddy’s coming for you” is a sign of this killer is about to come for you. This frightening character was brought to life in 1984 and has ever since put the scare into his audiences. He is supposed to represent everything we fear in our sleep.

 Freddy is also known to have certain powers – he can jump into any of the teenagers dreams and control them how he wishes, most of the time with him killing them. Also, with each soul he possesses, their face appears on his chest, granting him the ability to each of their attributes. Another major aspect of Freddy is that he can cause harm from the dream world to the real world, making it easy to commit several murders in one night.