Form (independent film) Conventions

Conventions• They normally have a low budget, this is sometimes due to independent directors and producers wanting to keep the film the way they want and not give it over to studio executives who may fund it.•Limited or selective distribution to small/artistic cinemas.•Independent films will have more dialogue, limited sets/locations, minimal or no special effects and far less action.•Scripts are put together through improvisation.•Small ensemble casts to keep costs down.•Use more unconventional interesting filming techniques.•Protagonists are not generic and will have some special about them.