Independent Film Company

An independent film:
-An independent film is one made outside of the Hollywood studio system,
-The major Hollywood film studious are often referred to as 'the big six', these command a significant market share, and the budgets tend to be much bigger than those of an independent film.

The big six are:
-paramount
-Warner brothers
-20th century fox
-universal
-columbia
-walt disney

INDEPENDENT SET TEXT-BAIT

-An independent UK film, realised in August 2019
-Describes as a 'non budget' film (no exact budget was given), it was directed by Mark Jenkin and initially reread without sound, sound was added in post production.  Jenkin also wrote and recored the score

Sight and Sound:

Which distributor picked up Bait in the UK?
The Berlin Film Festival

Where did they see it initially?
Sundan and Rotterdam Festivals

What was the marketing strategy?
Go to festivals, screenings at festivals

How did Jenkin contribute to this?
Tours and Q and A

What did the film make on the opening weekend?
32 thousands

What was the film's gross at the time of publication?
48.4

List some of its technical specifications
black and white, 16 mm, academy ratio, hand processed film

Joint Ventures
Independent companies that work together with another company on a project that is mutually beneficial for both parities

GET OUT CASE STUDY

Director:Jordan Peele
Stars:Daniel Layuuya, Allison Williams
Production Companies:Bluehouse,QC, Moneykeypaw
Distributed by Universal
Budget:$4.5 M
Box Office:$255.4 M

Production Companies:

•blumhouse productions: founded in 2000 by Jason Blum 

•monkeypaw producctions: founded in 2012 by Jordan Peele, initially for the comdey series, Key and Peele

•these two partnered

•QC entertainment: producer Scott McKittrick- created get out

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