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Arhouse/Independent/Auter/Experimental films

by trucnguyen-57667 • Created 2 years ago • Modified 1 month ago
"Independent film companies are always separate from the bigger movie studios in the film industry, like 20th Century Fox or Paramount Pictures. These independent movie companies tend to offer lower budgets when financing movies, as opposed to the larger movie companies. However, it is possible some indie movies can gain a higher budget from some of the more successful indie movie companies.
Independent movie companies work hand-in-hand with directors, considering a lot of what makes a production an "indie" movie is the director's complete control over the creation and art of the final piece. Independent movie companies, therefore, tend to work more on the funding, budget, and distribution of the movie. A lot of people also recognize independent filmmakers and movie companies produce a different type of movie.
These indie movies deliberately do not have the stereotypical feel many mainstream movies have. A lot of filmmakers are rejected by major movie studios if their film is too "different" or does not hit the fields and stories for which they are looking. This does not mean that the filmmaker's story or movie is bad - it just does not fit the requirements major movie studios are willing to invest in at the time." - Film Proposals -
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