Inventing a new way to do indie films
1 - Indie films are art projects. But a significant amount of money can be raised to make and release movies, the projects can even make a profit - but the main goal is to make interesting art/auteur movies - not commercial cinema that costs tens or hundreds of millions of $s to promote and distribute. Indie film/real indie films/real movies are something outside of the Hollywood system. 2 - The cost of making and releasing a movie can be spread out over a year or longer. Movies can be self-funded or funded with help of crowdfunding, grants, donations, supporters/investors, gifts, merch sales. 3 - Keep production small - similar to Hong Sang-soo movies - small crew, small cast. But, individual filmmakers may be able to figure out great new ways to do amazing things in movies. Not Hollywood solutions, but epic indie film solutions. 4 - Have a marketing and distribution, promo, ad budget when self releasing the movie. Fine to do wide VOD availability with media coverage,...
