Independant films vs Hollywood films
An independent film is a film that has been produced from outside any major Hollywood companies. These films are therefore Independent films are distinguishable by their content and style and the way in which the filmmakers' artistic vision. Usually, independent films are made with considerably lower film budgets than major Hollywood studio films.Generally, the marketing of independent films is characterized by limited release across the country, but can have major marketing campaigns and a wide release. Independent films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals before distribution. An independent film production can rival a mainstream film production if it has the necessary funding and distribution. Examples of a famous independent films are The Texas Chainsaw, Cube, Reservoir Dogs and Mad Max.
A Hollywood film is a film that is made by a Hollywood company. These films tend to have a much bigger budgets then independent films, and have a different context, style and artistic vision to independent films. This is because they have a bigger budget and can therefore afford to get professional artists in and make the film look distinguishable from independent films with a lower budget. Hollywood films typically have a larger advertising campaign then independent films, all due to there budget being larger, allowing then to pay for more advertising. Examples of Hollywood films are: Skyfall, Avengers Assemble, The Hunger games, Ted, 21 jump street and many more.Examples of Hollywood films - http://www.imdb.com/list/fGMpE8COV0Y/
Examples of independant films - http://www.filmsite.org/independentfilms.html
Indie films have difficulties with funding and distrib as there is no guarantee of financial gain. If you look at the funding bodies shown at the end of a British feature there are often several companies involved so the financial liability is shared with several companies. These companies include BBC films C4 films and Bristish Council funding, the French distribution company Pathe often work in collaboration with indie British films. American distribution companies take less risks and that is why often American films can seem very 'samey' because they know which formulas (genres) sell.
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