Independent films?!
Question: Independent films!?
I need spme examples for an essay:
Can anyone think of a film maker who made an independent film which then brought him to thwe attention of a bigger company!? ie: He then moved on to bigger stuff!.
The sort of thing I mean is like Clerks starting Kevin Smith's career, or Evil Dead starting Sam Raimi's!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Can anyone think of a film maker who made an independent film which then brought him to thwe attention of a bigger company!? ie: He then moved on to bigger stuff!.
The sort of thing I mean is like Clerks starting Kevin Smith's career, or Evil Dead starting Sam Raimi's!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
The Coen brothers' first film - Blood Simple!. An off-beat little film but look how they're doing now!.!.!.!.!.!.
And, for that matter, a made-for-TV film called Duel that caught a few eyes back in 1971 - then came Jaws, Indiana Jones, Empire of the Sun, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan!. From little acorns!.!.!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
And, for that matter, a made-for-TV film called Duel that caught a few eyes back in 1971 - then came Jaws, Indiana Jones, Empire of the Sun, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan!. From little acorns!.!.!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Try Slacker, it started Richard Linklater's career!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
'Bad Taste' started off Peter Jackson's career and made him famous after it was shown at Cannes!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Sex, Lies and Videotape (Steven Soderbergh), She's Gotta Have It (Spike Lee), and Who's That Knocking at My Door!? (Martin Scorcese) are all classic low-budget independent movies whose directors are now Hollywood royalty!.Www@Enter-QA@Com