MOVIE FUNDINGANDRE

INDEPENDENT FILM COMPANIES

• AN EXAMPLE OF A FILM MADE BY AN INDEPENDENT FILM COMPANY IS THE IMITATION GAME. IN THE BOX OFFICE IT MADE 233.6 MILLION USD. THE PRODUCTION COMPANIES WERE BLACK BEAR PICTURES AND BRISTOL AUTOMOTIVE.

• INDEPENDENT FILM COMPANIES HAVE LOWER BUDGET THAN MAJOR STUDIO BASED MOVIES. THE MOVIES ARE ALSO USUALLY SHOWN AT LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS BEFORE RELEASE.

ACTORS IN INDEPENDENT FILMS

• INDEPENDENT FILMS DON’T USUALLY HAVE FAMOUS OR WELL KNOWN ACTORS BECAUSE THEY WOULD NEED A MUCH HIGHER BUDGET.

• SOME BIG ACTORS TODAY GOT THEIR START FROM INDIE FILMS. FOR EXAMPLE JENNIFER LAWRENCE. BEFORE BEING WELL KNOWN FOR ACTING IN THE HUNGER GAMES SHE PLAYED IN THE MOVIES WINTER’S BONE. THIS MOVIE GOT THE ATTENTION OF PEOPLE DIRECTING THE HUNGER GAMES.

BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE FUNDING

• BLOCKBUSTER MOVIES MAKE MONEY THROUGH CINEMAS, DVD, MOVIE RENTING, TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION AND OTHER WAYS OF WATCHING THE MOVIE. THE REVENUE IS SPLIT BETWEEN MUCH MORE PEOPLE THAN IF IT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MOVIE. THE ACTORS, DIRECTORS AND OTHER PEOPLE WORKING ON THE MOVIE NEED MORE MONEY. DEPENDING ON THE FILM MONEY CAN ALSO BE MADE THROUGH ADVERTISEMENTS, MERCHANDISE AND OTHER ROYALTIES.

WAYS TO FUND INDEPENDENT MOVIES• 1) GET SOME FILMS TOGETHER AND APPROACH AN INVESTOR. THEY CAN

GIVE INDEPENDENT COMPANIES MONEY TO CREATE A FILM AND THE INVESTOR WOULD GET MONEY FROM PROFITS IN RETURN.

• 2) GOVERNMENT FUNDING THROUGH BFI. THE UK GOVERNMENT STILL GIVES TENS OF MILLIONS TO BRITISH FILMS COMPANIES EVERY YEAR

• 3) PRE SALES CAN HELP FUND MOVIES IF THERE IS ALREADY A GOOD IDEA. MOVIES CAN BE SOLD CHEAP UPFRONT TO GET SOME MONEY.

• 4) USE WELL KNOWN MUSICIANS TO GET MORE OF A FOLLOWING AND YOU CAN ALSO USE THE ARTIST’S NAME TO ADVERTISE THE FILM

• 5) SELF FINANCED MOVIES DON’T HAVE ANY INVESTORS BUT ALL THE MONEY IS COMING FROM PEOPLE MAKING THE MOVIE. THIS CAN BE BENEFICIAL IN THE END BECAUSE ALL PROFITS GO TO PEOPLE WORKING ON THE MOVIE BUT IF THE MOVIE ISN’T SUCCESSFUL THEN A LOT OF MONEY CAN BE LOST.