EVAL script for Q3 interview:

Interviewer: I

Employee: E

I: Hello, so good to finally get to talk to you properly about your position here at Falcon International Pictures. As im sure you know we have produced movies such as Halloween and we are very excited to hear what you can offer us. So, I have reviewed your profile, tell me a bit about who you are.

E: So, I am currently a member of the Production of Christmas Sleigher, a slasher movie being released next year, my main role has been the distribution aspect and gaining audience feedback to improve the movie. I have spent countless hours engaging and conversing with the market, we try and look at as wide a range as possible, so our expected primary audience, the secondary audience and the people we wouldn’t have thought to have interest in the movie. This all gives us a greater understanding of what our audience may be and what they want.

I: So, whilst talking before, you mentioned using different mediums to communicate to the audience and release unfinished rough cuts, can you walk me through what you meant by this?

E: So, primarily I use a software called Microsoft teams to interact, get feedback quickly and respond to it, Teams works as an instant messenger but allows for large groups to discuss ideas and share projects, so it is ideal to get feedback. Not only do we use Teams, we also try and use social media to create hype around our film. This gets the film out there and gets people to know about it. We use Instagram and Snapchat to release teasers, ask for feedback and interact with a wider public group of fans, this once again widens our reach.

I: Sounds brilliant, but how would you be able to bring that here to us?

E: Well, seeing as this is a smaller distribution and production company we would have to stay reasonable and see what is inside our reach, to distribute a micro-budget movie is a huge financial risk as they are normally social-realistic rather then the popular Americanised, stereotyped Hollywood movie.

I: Ok, but what would you do if a movie couldn’t get distribution?

E: If a movie can’t find distribution immediately, it’s not necessarily a big problem. My first step would be to approach as many film festivals as possible like London or torronto, Sundance and many other known festivals that feature many large distributors. Even if this doesn’t work there are still more options, approaching online streaming sites can be a great option now, sites like amazon, hulu and Netflix all provide a platform for smaller movies to be seen on. Whilst Netflix is harder to get on, amazon and hulu can bring great chances to movies struggling for distribution.

I: sounds promising but what if that still isn’t enough?

E: Well for a production really struggling they can always approach a financing company and try self distribution or even apply for a government grant.

I: Brilliant, I am impressed with your level of knowledge, I just have to watch this back and finalise a few details before getting back to you about the position, you seem very promising and I hope to hear from you soon, thanks.

E: thank you, goodbye