If you are a burgeoning independent filmmaker, no doubt you have one question drilling into your mind: how much does all of this actually cost? More importantly, how much does it cost to do it right? Few industries have more overhead than filmmaking. Few industries come with more financial risk and, typically, more diminishing financial returns. So what budget does the typical indie film have?

The answer is the same you’d get from any used car salesman: how much do you have? Budgets for indie films vary widely. Last year’s action masterpiece “Drive” was around $15 Read more

As time goes on, no doubt the differences become less and less clear. If you are truly seeking films that are out of the norm—films that you can’t find on the Blockbuster shelf (if there are any left near you)–then indie film is where you want to be. However, there’s a huge gray area that defines the difference between an indie film and a big budget Hollywood film. So what’s the difference?

Let’s look at it as if you were a novel writer. Let’s say you’re a young, unpublished John Grisham.Confused? < Read more

The independent movie phenomenon became hit a peak in popularity in the 1990s, and this decade brought a plethora of indie films to the big screen. Among the indie films of the 90s are these top-rated films:
• “Fargo” is an indie film by brothers Joel and Ethan Cohen that won an Academy award for its dark comedic screenplay.
• “Pulp Fiction” is a masterpiece by Quentin Tarentino, who made this film just two years after his first indie hit “Reservoir Read more

An “Indie Movie” is the film industry’s jargon for an independently produced film on a shoestring budget. Many themes of indie movies would not be considered by major studios in that they do not believe they have mass appeal. Controversial topics and experimental film techniques are part of the indie culture. An indie movie director and his team usually enjoy complete artistic control over the entire production. And everyone involved usually agrees to work for minimal union scale or for nothing at all, opting for a percentage of Read more