If you have a good story to tell there is no reason why you should not make it into an independent film. With the right film production techniques, the right script, the right people working with you and a relatively small amount of money you can make a low budget movie that can compete with the best of them on the festival circuit at places like Cannes, Toronto, Telluride and the Sundance Film Festival. If your story is compelling enough people will forget that the production value is a bit challenged
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There are many aspects we can cite from the film The Conversation, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, that run parallel with the themes we find evident in other films that would be considered American Independent films. Coppola’s films work to bend the traditional rules of Hollywood filmmaking. To begin, one aspect that American Independent films are usually void of is a very distinct sense of closure. Often times, we find that these films don’t give us the closure we need and often times force the
LEVEL OF AWARENESS ON SELECTED PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT FILMS OF AB COMMUNICATION STUDENTS In partial fulfilment of the the subject Thesis Writing CHAPTER 1 Rationale Movies have been an important part of everyday experience for more than a century. Most people already know a great deal about it. But majority of viewers appreciate those on the mainstreams without giving prior notice to the existence of independent films. The chances for an indie film to elicit at least a semblance of ‘mainstream
How has the role of technology affected independent films and their film-making process? The distribution of film has changed phenomenally during the last 10 years. Independent film is an area of production where filmmakers produce their films independently, outside of the studio system. Many argue that cultural value is taken from independent films whereas commercial releases follow the same narrative structure. Often, mainstream cinema will follow a common narrative arc which fits into the equilibrium
Independent Film Industries Reinforce The Global Construction Of The Hybrid Genre Almost every country has its own film industry. Films are being produced across the world, from the low budget gangster films of Britain's "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and Australia's "Chopper" to the French 'art cinema' of "L'aventura" and the German action offering of "Run Lola Run". This is of course to exclude America. Hollywood is the center of the global film industry and it
blockbuster and independent films in America with emphasis on independent film making concentrating on the similarities and differences portrayed. Co-existence The explosion of independent films in America started in the mid 80s due to the lack of creative niche films after the reorganization of the Hollywood studio systems. During this era, the big Hollywood studio system ran like a Ford Production plant systemized and standardized, pumping out action themed big-budget blockbuster films one after
emergence of television, this opened the door for independent filmmakers to take a shot at making films that were outside the comfort zone of Hollywood. Independent film was not always known as such and went under several names such as underground cinema and New York cinema (Marie A. para 1). The independent films were known by their lack of known actors, their small to medium budgets, and themes that were uncommon in Hollywood. As independent films gained a foothold in the 1950’s, Hollywood was
overwhelmingly valued in film based on their identification as a mother, wife, or lover. This is cause by media such as internet and TV because they create comparisons by influencing in an individual’s viewpoints of society and setting ideals. Mother’s roles in society are and have been watched at as responsible for the development of their children. If these requirements are not fit by mothers they are looked negatively upon society. Room is an independent drama feminist film based on Emma Donoghue
When I was reading "Subverting Sex and Love in Alejandro Amenabar's Agora," I noticed how Paul portrayed an aspect I had appreciated while watching the film Agora. As I watched the film Agora I noticed how in contrast to the other movies we have seen in class the female character was not defined by her relationship with men. For example, in the film Cleopatra, the female lead Cleopatra was defined in terms of her relationship with men. Even though Cleopatra was involved in politics, she and to win