INDEPENDENT VS MAINSTREAM FILM Charlotte Ellis

AVATARMain production companies for avatar:•2oth century fox•Dune entertainment•Giant studios•Ingenious film partners•Lightstorm entertainmentThese production companies are very well known among the public.How much money was spent on this film?£237,000,000

How much profit did they make?£2.788 billion

HUNKY DORYMain production companies for hunky dory:•Aegis Film Fund•Mulligan and Nesbitt•Productions PrescienceThese production companies are not very well known to the public.How much money did they spend producing this film?Unknown

How much profit did they make?£12,629

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BUDGET FILMS High budget Low budget

Makes you laugh and cry. Makes you think and ask questions.

Associated with commercial success. Associated with critical success.

Film as escapist entertainment. Film more as an art and cultural expression.

Make a lot of money, usually produced in Hollywood by one of ‘the big 6’.

Realist genres, less escapist representations.

SIMILARITIES WITH HIGH AND LOW BUDGET FILMS •They both want to create good quality films for the public •They both want to make money (whether it be a large or small amount)•Both companies are very successful with their film making and have produced many different films.