INDEPENDENT CINEMA

RESEARCH

Production consists of five stages: Development- treatment/ film outline/

script

Packaging- pitch idea/ hire creative staff

Pre production storyboard/ final draft of script

Principle photography- filming

Post production - editing

PRODUCTION

Distribution:

How you get the film out there into media

DVD

Online- iTunes

Streaming- Iplayer

Pay television networks to air it

Air on planes, TV public distribution

DISTRIBUTION

Exhibition:

How the audience exhibit view the film

including the theatres in which films are shown; the people and technologies

involved in exhibition—projectors and projectionists, sound equipment.

EXHIBITION

Independent cinema:

Any movie that gets less than 50% of the money that comes out of the six

major studios. It depends on how its funded. If its not funded one of the

“Big Six” it is an independent film. Low budget and far more artistic , is how

we can tell if a film is an independent film.

They cannot afford to be advertised through TV so its less known to people.

Small cinemas normally show them.

My film is an independent film.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF CINEMA

Mainstream cinema:

Blockbusters that are paid for by the “Big Six”.

20th century fox, Walt Disney, Columbia pictures, Touchstone pictures, Warner

bros, and Universal Studios, Are the “Big Six” who fund mainstream films.

MAINSTREAM CINEMA

Who produces independent films?

Capitol Films, DreamWorks Animation, Fox Searchlight Pictures, and

Paramount Pictures.

Who produces mainstream films?

20th century fox, Walt Disney, Columbia pictures, Touchstone pictures,

Warner bros, and Universal Studios

PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Who funds independent projects?

Government funding for shorts comes largely through the UK Film Council,

Local councils will often put money towards a short filmmaking initiative

A number of charities fund short films (often though on an ad hoc basis).

From time to time, there are various schemes set up by broadcasters and other

organisations that produce a series of shorts, such as the BBC New Music

Shorts

INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION

FUNDING

The Importance of Film Festivals

It’s a whole different way to circulate a film, and there are indeed certain films

that circulate exclusively on the film festival circuit.

People go to these festivals purposely to find new films, so there’s a better

chance that an audience will be interested. Sometimes when a film advertises

on the TV people tend to skip it so they can continue watching their

programme, so it’s not as effective.

DISTRIBUTION

make double the money per unit sold means more profit

other products beyond books sold, other target audiences and wider range of

productions

ADVANTAGES OF SELF

DISTRIBUTION

reaches a bigger audience

Cheaper– you don’t need to press CD’s warehouse them, ship them which

makes it all an easier process.

ADVANTAGES OF ONLINE

DISTRIBUTION

A film screening is the displaying of a motion picture or film, generally

referring to a special showing as part of a film's production and release cycle.

To show the film to best advantage, special screenings may take place in plush,

low seat-count theatres with very high quality.

Production companies and producers screen films in order to get more

publicity and excitement to gain a larger audience.

This can save them money on advertising in various methods, due to selecting

specific people to see the film first.

ADVANTAGES OF SCREENINGS

Arrow Films

Artificial Eye

Axiom Films

Dogwoof

Entertainment Film Distributors

COMPANIES THAT DISTRIBUTE

INDEPENDENT FILMS IN THE UK

Exhibition of films is when they are shown and viewed in cinemas. In order

to exhibit your independent film you must contact a production company who

is willing to show your product to the public in one of the independent

institutions.

HOW CAN YOU EXHIBIT

INDEPENDENT FILMS?

Kill Bill-Produced by Quentin Tarantino with Miramax Films, at the cost of

$30,000,000

-Distributed by Miramax Films

- Country: USA

HOW WERE THE FOLLOWING

MAINSTREAM FILMS PRODUCED,

DISTRIBUTED AND EXHIBITED?

Bourne Identity-Produced by Doug Liman with Universal Pictures, at the cost of $60,000,000

-Distributed by Universal Pictures

-Country: USA | Germany | Czech Republic

Casino Royale-Produced by Marc Forster with Columbia Pictures, at the cost of

$150,000,000

-Distributed by Columbia Pictures

-Country: UK | Czech Republic | USA | Germany | Bahamas

Memento-Produced by Christopher Nolan with Newmarket Capital Group, at the cost

of $9,000,000

-Distributed by Newmarket Capital Group

-Country: USA

Breaking and Entering-Produced by Anthony Minghella with Miramax Films, at the cost of $928,960

Distributed by Miramax Films

-Country: UK | USA

HOW WERE THE FOLLOWING

INDEPENDANT FILMS PRODUCED,

DISTRIBUTED AND EXHIBITED?

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy-Produced by Tomas Alfredson with StudioCanal, at the cost of £20,000,000

-Distributed by StudioCanal

-Country: France | UK | Germany

After conducting my research, I have decided that my production company

and distributor for independent films will be Miramax Films. This is because

the name of this company is associated with famous, high quality thrillers,

meaning that when this title is displayed they will have high expectations of

my Thriller.

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WHO WILL PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE

AND EXHIBIT MY INDEPENDENT

PRODUCTION?