1 / 15

independent movies

independent movies. alternatives to the blockbuster. compare, contrast. Pretty Woman, Working Girls Born in East LA, El Norte. mainstream movies. overseas market favors action, high tech blockbusters high costs merchandising links caution, marketing. definitions: indies.

chick
Download Presentation

independent movies

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. independent movies alternatives to the blockbuster

  2. compare, contrast • Pretty Woman, Working Girls • Born in East LA, El Norte

  3. mainstream movies • overseas market favors action, high tech blockbusters • high costs • merchandising links • caution, marketing

  4. definitions: indies • outside the studios • limited budgets • funding • commercial quotient low • content • distribution • quality

  5. distribution • studio-owned companies • alternative routes • get shown, reviewed • film festivals • Internet

  6. Internet and the movies • alternative to Hollywood • growth • digitization • ease, potential • web ideal for short films • exposure • video sales

  7. some indie sites • www.alwaysif.com • www.Ifilm.com • www.Ifilmpro.com • www.Atomfilms.com

  8. web and movie publicity • Blair Witch Project

  9. limitations of web movies • download times • image quality • computer screen • financial concerns • are festivals better? • web flooded

  10. finding indies • reviews • TV • film festivals • web • identify directors

  11. John Sayles • Return of the Secaucus 7 • Matewan • Eight Men Out • Passion Fish • Lone Star • Men With Guns • Limbo

  12. Kevin Smith • Clerks • Mallrats • Chasing Amy • Dogma

  13. Spike Lee • She’s Gotta Have It • School Daze • Jungle Fever • Get on the Bus • Bamboozled

  14. Wayne Wang • Chan is Missing • Dim Sum • Slam Dance • Joy Luck Club • Smoke • Chinese Box

  15. Dash, Nava • Dash: Daughters of the Dust • Nava: El Norte, My Family, Selena

More Related