Research of independent film making

 I will look here at independent film making - festivals, Sundance. I will look at how independent film gets known - social media.

Independent filmmaking is useful for first-time filmmakers like me or those shooting with a low-budget,however there are other reasons someone choose to produce films outside of the studio. Independent films-are controlled more by the creator when it comes to the content,voice,and style. Without big budget and fewer crew members at their direction, indie filmmakers can be more practical with their film productions, and have greater freedom to tell the story they want to tell.

When independent film been shot and edited ( and screened it to peers for feedback), it's time to show it to the world. Indie film festivals like Sundance or SXSW are some of the bigger festivals,those festivals can help secure my project a film distributor,which means that I'll finally have an target audience for the indie film when I'll made that.


Sundance Film Festival founded by Robert Redford, it is the largest independent film festival in the United States.Sundance Institute who organizes this festival is a nonprofit organization that actively advances the work of independent storytellers in film and theatre.
South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin,Texas,United States.
I just want to say that independent films become recognizable when they are shown at such film festivals.
Social media become a way to actually distribute content, and it's clear that filmmakers are going out and building their audiences on those platforms.
When I look at succesful social media channels for films, I find top picks from every genre or production level, but I think very important to develop a visual style. Not every Twitter or Instagram account has to have a unique look,but if I find a coherent look or theme, people will recognize that while they scroll through updates.










Reference

Tzioumakis, Y. (2017) ‘American Independent Cinema’ .Edinburg: Edinburgh University Press.

Swinson, B. (2020) ‘Kevin Smith celebrates 25 years of screenwriting and making indie films’.

[Online] Available at: www.creativescreenwriting.com [Accessed:09.11.2021].

NYTCo (2021) ‘The Blair Witch Project' at 20:Why it Can't Be Replicated’

[Online] Available at: www.nytimes.com  [Accessed:09.11.2021].

Stitney,P. (2002). ‘Visionary film:the American avant-garde,1943-2000’. New York.

Oxford: Oxford university press.

Valentini,V.(2020) ‘24 of The Best Indie Movies of All Time’.[Online] Available

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Comments

  1. Zoe Van-de-Velde15 November 2021 at 05:36

    Okay you have discussed Sundance, I think you still need more understanding of target audience however you have related this to your project

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