I am continuing my research on different thriller films by conducting a case study on the 2019 film Vivarium. On this case, I will focus on the production and finance aspect of the film. This will give me an idea of who to target, how much to spend, distribution, and many more points of the what goes on before the production of a film. I will use and enforce what I learn in my own thriller opening sequence.
In my previous research on the thriller conventions, they describe the typical conventional target audience to be 25 and older, mostly for mature adults. This film is Rated R, restricts children under the age of 17 and requires an accompanying parent or adult guardian to view it. The film included some violence, gore, and a lot of frightening scenes. This movie is not fit to be seen by kids. They intended to make this movie for an adult audience that are able to pick up on and handle the intense scenes. An MA rating would be considered the best fit for the genre but Rated R is not uncommon when making a thriller.
From imdb I've found 13 production companies that were credited for this film. Majority of them are companies outside of the United States.
1. Lovely Production
2. Copenhagen Film Fund
3. Creative Europe MEDIA
4. Det Danske Filminstitut
5. Eurimages
6. Fantastic Films
7. Film4
8. Frakas Production
9. Fis Eireann/Screen (as Fis Eireann/Screen Ireland)
10. PingPongFilm
11. Voo & Be tv (in co- production with)
12. XYZ Films
13. Wallimage
None of the six major companies, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Warners Bros. Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, and Columbia Pictures, don't seem to be connected in any way to the credit companies of the film. These are all independent companies working together on the film. Film 4 Productions is very well knows as being an Independent.
The director of the film, Lorcan Finnegan, describes the of the film coming from a short story name "Foxs". It inspired different kinds of themes and actions which is what lead to the development of Vivarium with the co-writer Garret Shanley. He talks about the process of society getting trapped in these social contract when the move and the isolated feeling this give off, the lost of the community and the natural world. He wanted to incorporated it into his work.
The budget of the film was 4 million. The main characters are Jesse Eisenberg, who is an American actor known for his role in 2021 "The Social Network" and Imogen Poots, a British actress known for acting in multiple British films. Originally they casted Mackenzie Davis. She accepted at first but later had to give up the role due to filming another movie.. That when they thought and offered it to Imogen. When they discussed who should be casted as the male lead, the kept circling back to Jesse and offered him the role. They filmed in Belgium and Ireland. Due to filming on location the lighting and wind birds and sound was difficult to work with. The location of filming also had a part to play in editing. The wanted more reverse angle shots but due to only have one side of the street, they were very limited.
Continuing my research on imdb lists, they have listed the 17 distributors involved with the film. This film was distributed in numerous way. In about 7 countries using all forms of media each company had available distributed a film. In 6 countries it was only a theatrical release using about 7 different distributors. The last 2 ways of distribution through Blue- Ray and DVD in the country of Germany.
1. Saban Film (2020) (USA) (All media)
2. Les Bookmakers (2020) (France) (theatrical)
3. Parco Co. Ltd. (2021) (Japan) (theatrical)
4. Shaw Organisation (2020) (Singapore) (theatrical)
5. The Jokers (2020) (UK) (theatrical)
6. Ukrainian Film Distribution (UFD) (2020) (theatrical)
7. Vertigo Releasing (2020) (UK) (theatrical)
8.Weird Wave (2020) (Greece) (theatrical)
9. A contracorriente Film (2020) (spain) (all media)
10. Concorde Home Entertainment (2020) (Germany) (Blue-ray)
11.Concorde Home Entertainment (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
12. Films4You (2020) (Portugal) (All media)
13. Lumix Media (2021) (South Korea) (all media)
14. Umbrella Entertainment (2020) (Australia) (all media)
15. Umbrella Entertainment (2020) (New Zealand) (all media)
16. XYZ Films (worldwide) (all media)
17. Superfine Film (India) (all media)
Again, the production and distribution chart are form imdb.
They used cross media convergence to promote and market the media. Countless of articles explaining the plot of the movie, leaving the reader on a cliff- hanger so they have to go see the movie themselves to see what happens. The movie trailer is also available on online platforms like YouTube. Synergy is only used in Germany when distributing Blue-Rays and DVDs.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368406/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
https://www.filminrevolt.org/lorcan-finnegan-and-tony-cranstoun-vivarium/
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