Comparison Between Independent And Dependent Films

Independent Films and Hollywood films are quite easy to tell apart. From the high-tech equipment used in Hollywood films to the wide range of shots. Whereas Independent Films cannot usually afford the high-tech equipment that Hollywood films use. There locations are also very limited, but however this makes the independent movies seem much more realistic.

Some examples of Hollywood film makers are, Walt Disney, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Coloumbia Pictures and Universal. These are the 'Big Six' Hollywood Fiilm makers.

Some examples of Independent film makers are, Summit Entertainment, EM Media and Film 4.

Halloween Resurrection



Halloween reveals that Laurie actually killed the wrong guy by beheading him. It wasn't the real Michael Myers. It comes to a new year, where a bunch of selected college students take part in an online reality show in which they'll spend the night locked up in the killer's childhood home being filmed by dozens of cameras and broadcast over the Internet. Little do they know that the real Michael Myers is yet to return.

Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Driving through the backwoods of Texas, five youths pick up a traumatized hitchhiker, who shoots herself in their van. Shaken by the suicide, the group seeks help from the locals, but their situation becomes even more surreal when they knock on the door of a remote homestead. It's quickly apparent the residents are a family of inbred psychopaths, and the unlucky youths suddenly find themselves running for their lives. In hot pursuit is a disfigured, chainsaw-wielding cannibal known as Leather face.

Actors

The actors in a Hollywood film are always famous and well known. This is because then the Films reputation has a big impact. If a film has famous people which are well liked by the public and the films target audience. Then it will make it more appealing.
In Halloween Resurrection the actors are quite famous and appeal to the target audience. Having Busta Rhymes and Tyra Banks in te film make it attract the target audience. The target audience for this movie is around 15-35. Busta Rhymes appeals to this target audience because he is a rapper/singer, and is therefore well known to this population.

In Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The actors aren't really known. They are just ordinary students, that might have some sort of degree in drama. The main character only needs to wear a mask and pretend to go around killing people.


Camera work

The camera work in Halloween Resurrection varies. This is not surprising for a Hollywood film, as they can afford to have the correct equipment for these types of shots. The movie uses a pan. This can be seen in the trailer above. They use this pan so that you can see the whole picture and get a sense of the scene. They do not only use this once, it is used throughout the whole film. They also use a camera movement, where the camera goes nearly 180 degrees around the characters this is so that you can see all the expressions on their faces. This camera movement, also creates tension as, the audience cannot see what the characters see, until the camera has gone about 90 degrees around. When they see what the characters see it makes the audience jump, as it is Michael Myers. Building up tension.

They also use a range of mid-shots, Long shots, and close ups.

An advanced feature of camera movement they use is point of view. this is the main camera movement used. There are little cameras attached to the characters to heads. This lets the audience feel involved in the film, as they can see everything. It makes them feel like they are in the shoes of the character as they are able to see what the character sees. They also use alot of zooms.

Whereas, Texas Chain Saw Massacre is not so detailed. For an independent film, the unusual thing is that in the trailer above, the scene lasts about 2 seconds and then cuts to another. There are not that many long scenes. Which are usually popular in independent films. There are hardly and pans or tilts. And it mainly uses Mid-shot or long shot, with the occasional close-up.

Editing

The editing for a film is very important. If the film is edited in a right way then it makes the film more interesting. Editing can vary from the cuts, to the way the film is put together overall.

Surprisingly, both films editing are quite similar.

Halloween Resurrection uses many flash fades, from scene to scene. However so does Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The other unusual thing is that in dependent films, the cuts are always faster than the independent films. This is because independent films usually leave the camera running and have it long scenes.

Halloween only has the upper quality of the special effects it uses. Halloween has a fire in the house. Which is a special effect. Also the special effect of a character hanging dead from the attic door, as another character opens it, they come flying out, upside-down. It also uses the special effect that makes it television look like it has lost signal, just like one of the cameras in the film.

Texas Chain Saw Massacre hardly uses any special effects. This is due to their budget. They simply cannot afford to have and use special effects.

Mise-En-Scene

The props and locations for Halloween Resurrection are high quality and vary. The props used, such as the knife look very realistic. The locations in Hollywood Films are all over the place. Even though Halloween is only based in one house, the locations for Hollywood films always vary.

However, Independent Films cannot once again afford to have the film set in different locations. They always tend to set in the location, just at different angles and shot in different ways. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is set in the dessert. This is a clever idea, as they do not need to pay to use the location, and it sets the vibe on loneliness and emptiness making the film more scary. As it can be seen that there is no-one else around, especially if something bad happens.