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Summary from the following article:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/31/hollywood-and-tv-put-the-squeeze-on-uks-low-budget-film-makers

From the article in which I was asked to study I have gathered information on Hollywood blockbusters, and how they are dominating the film industry.

The article identifies how large Hollywood franchises are making it more difficult for upcoming independent films to be a success. This is due to the Hollywood movie system becoming increasingly "risk-averse" and the "global explosion" of mega-budget  TV dramas, which is appearing to control over low-budget, independent films.

From this article, it is also made apparent that film franchises are prioritised and granted greater budgets resulting in smaller films struggling to do well.

A top executive from a main Hollywood studio said "there has always been pressure on the smaller films...". Despite these views, the BFI insist that "small to mid-budget film appears to be in decent health".

Kate Little, managing director of Lime Pictures, said that there is "a gap appearing in the mid-budget feature market". She also said "we are in a golden age of TV production".

From this article I have learnt that mega-budget tv shows and great film franchises clearly create a stigma for smaller,  independent movies to thrive and succeed in the film industry.
This can affect the pre-production of smaller films as they won't be funded or supported as much as a large film franchise. This would result in greater cuts to the process meaning the pre-production will not be completed to its full potential.

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  1. JCoSS Media Dept16 October 2017 at 15:38

    A clear summary, well done. For revision, try to add in how you think the situation outlined in the article has affected pre-production.

    Mrs E

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