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Independent film company

Post production - All the production and editing that is done after the mail film is produced such as editing the movie to fit perfectly and deleting takes that won't be used\

Production - The period when you are filming / producing a media product such as a film. This involves actors working and creating scenes with cinematographers and directors 

Runner - They run around and do things for directors such as get coffee 

Editor - They are part of post production and essentially take all the scenes and edit them down to fit the movie accordingly 



Independent Films

An independent film is one made outside of the Hollywood studio system.

Major film studios are referred to as The Big six who are conglomerates and have significant market share.

They are as Follows:

. Paramount

. Warner Brothers 

. 20th Century Fox

. Universal 

. Columbia 

. Walt Disney 


SET TEXT FOR INDEPENDENT FILM = BAIT













Bait

An independent UK film released in August 2019.

. Described as a "no budget" film

. It was directed by mark jerkin and initially recorded without sound- sound was added in post production

. Jenkin wrote and recorded the score (music) 


Which distributor picked up Bait in the UK 

The Berlin Film festival were the ones to pickup the film Bait first in the UK 

Where did they see it initially?

What was the marketing strategy?

To attract  audiences from the festival and get more attractions and activity towards the film. 



Joint ventures
Not all films have this luxury, though, so independent companies (i.e. those free from the control of a conglomerate) may undertake a joint venture-this is when one media company works with another on a project mutually beneficial for both parties.
Get Out
(2017)
Director: Jordan Peele
Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams.
Production companies: Blumhouse, QC, Monkeypaw.
Distributed by Universal.
Budget: $4.5 million.
Box office: $255.4 million. 





First-look deal:
A first-look deal is any contract containing a clause granted pre-emption right, right of first refusal, or right of first offer to another party, who then is given the first opportunity to buy outright, co-own, invest in, license, etc., something that is newly coming into existence or on the market for the first tie or after an absence, such as intellectual property (manuscript, musical composition, invention, artwork, business idea, etc.) or real property (real estate).

Blumhouse productions
Founded 2000
Produces low-budget horror films such as:
Insidious
The Purge
Happy Death Day
Paranormal Activity
Sinister

Monkeypaw productions
Founded 2012
Founded by Jordan Peele, who is a director and producer.
Monkeypaw had previously released comedy series Key & Peele on Comedy Central. 




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