Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Indie's & Small Budge

I'm the kind of movie fan who doesn't always go for the huge budget, big blockbuster, 10 million dollar ad campaign flicks that are constantly spewed at us every other month. I take much pleasure and have much respect for the small budget movies. Why? Because the essence of film is creativity. Down to its very core. Huge studios will usually solve their problems by spraying them down with their giant money hose, while crew's with small budgets are forced to find new ways to weave around their problems to have the same outcome as a 50 million dollar movie. Some great movies with small budgets include the "El Mariachi Trilogy," "Grosse Point Blank," "Resevoir Dogs," and "Underworld." These are just a few of my personal favorites that display true filmmaking talent. So my question to hollywood: Why waste your money on half decent, expensive, problem solvers instead of utilizing your crew's special talents which they are trained to use. Recycle your sets, use less crew, use more THOUGHT in your work.

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