Whats happening to indie film?
– By Kenny Carpenter Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2009 @ 23:37:02 Mountain Daylight Time by Duane In today’s world of independent cinema, the only thing that seems to keep money rolling is horror and documentaries. Getting a science fiction feature out there is almost near impossible without 10 times the visual impact you think it needs, from a filmmaker’s perspective. Getting any money from your films is a sheer crapshoot anymore, let alone anything on the front end. What’s going on here? This is a long one… When a new filmmaker sets out to make a movie, he/ she aims to make it big, get picked up by Hollywood, or just below it. A career, of course, is expected at the very least. Doing a feature film is supposed to increase your odds of success, while a short film used to be a mere calling card and helps to increase local fame, lest it make you infamous around town! With a feature film in hand, you would think that recouping your costs, most likely so many thousands of dollars (i
