Distribution

 

Focus Features is the art house films division of NBCUniversal, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distributor for foreign films. Focus Features produced 'One Day' which was highly successful, this film parallels our genre of dramatic romance. It also uses time to portray the plot, Absence also abides by this. Therefore, Absence would most likely be distributed by a company like Focus Features. It has distributed films that have similar genre in the past, these include, Brokeback Mountain, Lost in Translation and Pride and Prejudice. Focus Features have had a total of $1,269,056,759 box office income.  

• Focus Features was founded in 1992 by Gramercy Pictures
• It's owned by NBCUniversal

 

Genre

The genre of our film is a Romantic Drama. 
This defines as: serious, plot-driven presentations, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction. Usually, they are not focused on special-effects, comedy, or action.

Research found

Absence

• The film represents the story of a teenage couple, this leads to the female being depressed. The costumes and setting is realistic and shows a portrayal of reality.
• As a group we decided this genre as it fits with our original idea for a target audience. 
• The opening sequence is an epilogue, it illuminates the after effect of the break down in the relationship.  

Our target audience research concludes of women aged 14-20 years old, therefore using the convention of a woman and man in this age range it will attract our target audience. As you can see from my research, our film follows the codes and conventions of a Romantic Drama genre. It follows the conventions of locations, costumes and camera angles.