Institution research

Our film is going to be very similar to the films in the paranormal activity franchise, so it makes sense to look at the institutions used for these films. all of the paranormal activity films have been distributed by Paramount pictures. It is not common for a film with such a low budget to be distributed by such a massive company. Paramount have produced and distributed huge films including Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Thor and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. These films have a budget range from $13m all the way up to $195m, this is very different to the $15,000 budget of the first paranormal activity film, for this reason it is unlikely that we use paramount. Blumhouse Productions is the production company behind the franchise and is much smaller than mega companies like paramount, this makes it a good choice to produce our film. Blumhouse Productions has produced other horror films such as Sinister, a film that falls into the same sub-genre as paranormal activity and uses the same methods to make the film scary, this makes Blumhouse Productions perfect for our film. BrainDamage Films (BDF) is a good option for us to have as a distribution company as it specialises in Horror films, and is low budget. This isn't a company that pumps money into big blockbuster films that will gross well over $100m but invests into low budget films.

Film idea 2

The second idea for our film is a horror film similar to Paranormal Activity. The advert to Paranormal Activity is composed of quick and simple shots which we could recreate fairly simply. The only shots in the advert that we would not realisticly be able to do is the shots showing the audiences reaction as we dont have access to a cinema or screening room, and the more complex 'happpenings' such as the sheets floating. Both of us have seen the Paranormal Activity films and are interested, this is partly the reason for us considering this idea. Making similar shots to the film is well within our capability as we will need to purchase little equipment or props, considering the first Paranormal Activity only cost a reported $15,000 to make we should be able to make our trailer for a few pounds.

Pros 

• We are both interested in the Paranormal activity franchise
• We can create shots that fit in with the genre and look good with the equipment we have.
• A huge budget is not required in order to make the trailer

Cons

•  Creating the shots may be tedious as methods of making the paranormal happen may be noticable in the shots.
• Lots of takes of most shots will need to be taken as we may not be able to see the errors on the camera screen.