• Developing a story writing a script

• Pitching ideas and hiring staff

• Making storyboard and finale scripts

• Filming

• Editing the film

• Distribution is big business, and is about shipping products rather than creating them. Therefore, media production companies often sell the rights to their text to specialist distributors at this stage, eg HMV will take on all record companies' CDs, rather than them trying to open up record stores themselves

• How the audience view the film, how it get show cast e.g film festivals and youtube

An independent film is something that is not funded by a mayor films which are Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney, Touchstone Pictures, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studies.

Made outside the hollywood film lower film budget no one inter with it don’t hear about them because they cant afford it, people know about it by word of mouth.

Films made by the big 6 Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney, Touchstone Pictures, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studies. Big budget to market it so people see it and know about it

Producer of independent films-

• Island pictures

• Big Talk Productions

• Cowboy Films

• Independent Film Company

• JW Films

• Shine Pictures

• Trademark Films

• Working Title

• Number 9 Films

• Heyday Films

Producers of mainstream films-

• 20th Century Fox

• Walt Disney

• Touchstone

• Warner Bros

• Paramount Pictures

• Universal Studies

The biggest public funder of films in the UK is the BFI which invests Lottery funds across a diverse mix of projects. The production and development fund offers financial assistance to established filmmakers, emerging talent, and every level in-between. There are also other finance schemes in support of film distribution, UK sales companies and film festivals.

Showcasing new talent – The best way for an up-and-coming filmmaker to get his/her name out there is to submit a film and gain acceptance into film festivals. Whether the film passes muster or not with the audience, the filmmakers get recognition simply for completing a work and getting it screened. Those with the skill to win over the audience and receive awards reap further benefits.Networking – These festivals also give filmmakers a chance to commune with fellow filmmakers, supporters, media representatives and various professionals. I can tell you from personal experience I have made important contacts and lifelong friends from networking at festivals. It establishes mutually beneficial relationships and leads to many collaborative possibilities.

UK film festival-

You Keep Your Rights: you dont have to worry about confusing contracts, expensive lawyers, and accidentally signing over your vision You decide how your film is used. You get to make your own film and nobody can change the scrip or your ideas.

There are now some companies who claim to make profits from distributing films online in a similar way to traditional distribution.DistrifyChanging the way we share, discover, buy and sell movies, Distrify turns the web into a movie sales platform.DynamoReach a global audience, publish programs on any site, and get paid for every purchase.

• Skylight

• Passion River

• Rialto

• New Video

• Strand Releasing

• Troma Entertainment

• Halo 8

• Brink DvD

You can put your movie online for people to view. Many people will see it and it will spread, popular site e.g. Netflix means many people you don’t know can view your independent film. One of the best ways to get into the independent cinema sector is by volunteering or undertaking an internship. These roles are unpaid which makes them difficult to sustain, but if you can find a way to fund yourself, they are an ideal way for you to gain invaluable experience and make your first contacts within the industry.

Independent Cinema Office

The national organisation for the development and support of independent

film exhibition in the UK. We exist to bring a wider range of films to a wider

range of audiences. Our primary aims are to:

• Promote diversity in exhibition content, audience and location.

• Develop a culturally-led approach to an economically sustainable independent exhibition sector.

• Provide access to industry leading exhibitor training

Produced- Universal Studios and The Kennedy Marshall CompanyDistributed- Universal StudiosExhibited- Benefit premiere, UK premiere, Australian premiere, video

Produced-A Band Apart ProductionDistribution-miramax filmsExhibited- gala at the Empire Leicester Square.

Produced-new market filmsDistribution-summit entertainmentExhibited-film festival circuit, Venice film festival

Produced-eon productionDistribution-columbia picturesExhibited-premiered, odeon Leicester square

Produced- Ciné+, Canal+, working tite films, Kinowelt Filmproduktion, Paradis Films, Karla FilmsDistributed- studio canal ukExhibited- premiered in competition at the Venice international film festival

Produced- live entertainmentDistributed-miramax filmsExhibited- single two-sided disc

Produced-mirmax filmsDistributed- miramax films, alliance films, metro goldwynmayorExhibited-

My film will be an independent film, it will be online for people to view and produced by Big Talk Production this is because they have produced some big television shows and has produced some big films. They are a independent film company