Stand Out, Be Independent

We plan to utilize a smaller, independent production company. This allows us to be more creative with what we choose to do, and also means we won't need to acquire as much funding. Relating to that, we are able to benefit by "choos[ing] quality actors/actresses that are willing to work for less money". This is important because many actors or actresses start out in independent films, and then work their way up into bigger Hollywood movies- meaning, they would presumably be more inclined to do more quality work, since their career potentially is being built off of these movies. Our film therefore has the potential to be high quality, but just with a lower budget, averaging at about $750,000 according to Sundance Infographic.


“Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is one of the more popular independent horror films. Made in 1974, it only had a $300,000 budget, according to IMDb. They used actual locations as opposed to sets, which probably helped with saving money in the long run. This film embodies creativity- you have to be creative to manage to make a movie based on a bunch of cannibals. And, in order to pick the locations and such of the movie there needs to be some creativity so that the settings compliment the theme of the movie.

“It Follows” is a more modern independent film, released in 2015. Although it had a much larger budget than “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” of $2,000,000 it still has a relatively low budget compared to more major-motion picture movies. However, it was shown at the Cannes Film Festival before it was majorly debuted. Our film would most likely follow this same format, but with more of the budget of something like "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". But, it would have more of the modern characteristics of "It Follows"-- however, "It Follows" has "no displays of current technology or cultural references that could make it feel dated". This is an important characteristic because it was "shaped" by its "attention to detail".

Source Links:

http://www.independentfilme.com/benefits-of-indie-films/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072271/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3235888/
https://www.wired.com/2015/03/it-follows-unholy-trinity/