In the Ring: Hollywood Mega Budget Films vs. Independent Mid Budget Films

"That's the big danger, and there's eventually going to be an implosion — or a big meltdown. There's going to be an implosion where three or four or maybe even a half-dozen mega budget movies are going to go crashing into the ground, and that's going to change the paradigm."

Steven Spielberg

It is no secret that the film industry has undergone drastic changes and advances in the last 20 years. Today, with all of the incredible technology we have available at our fingertips filmmaking is the most accessible it has ever been, yet we face two major threats: implosion, as Spielberg and Lucas predict and the death of studio produced mid-budget films. With these threats looming, there has been a particular dark horse running in the races for years with the major studios making desperate strides to be a top contender for the attention of the world’s audiences. Who is this dark horse? They are many, varied and brimming with original ideas: they are independent filmmakers.