Research into Production and Distribution companies

The production company may be directly responsible for fundraising for the production, they may achieve this through a parent company, partner or private investor. It handles budgeting, scheduling, scripting, the supply with talent and resources, the organisation of staff, the production itself, post production, distribution and marketing.

The disributor is mainly responsible for the marketing of the film, they also set the release date of the film, and when the film will premiere.

This is just a short list of Production and distribution companies within the film industry that tie in with the Post-apocalyptic film genre that I am researching.

'I am legend' was produced and distributed by alot of companies, these included Warner Bros. and village roadshow pictures, this shows that alot of big production companies are needed in order to create this film.

'World War Z' - UTV motion pictures & Plan B entertainment - (Distributed by) - Paramount Pictures.

2012 - Columbia Pictures & Spyglass Entertainment - (Distributed by) - Columbia pictures

I have concluded that many of the Production and Distribution companies stick within one genre as they feel more comfortable with that genre, however some of them tend to broaden their options and choose a different genre. Also I have concluded that many of the big, successful films have had alot of production and distribution companies working within them in order to attract more of an audience