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Can you see what I see? Differing perspectives between low and micro-budget filmmakers and film development agencies
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Abstract Low and micro-budget filmmaking is less documented than mainstream cinema, and as such, less understood. There is a need for more research into all aspects of low and micro-budget cinema, as it is often the portal through which some filmmakers will pass on the way to bigger things. This paper uses a... view more
Low and micro-budget filmmaking is less documented than mainstream cinema, and as such, less understood. There is a need for more research into all aspects of low and micro-budget cinema, as it is often the portal through which some filmmakers will pass on the way to bigger things. This paper uses a comparative literature approach to explore two texts from different perspectives of low and micro-budget filmmaking; John Connors' acceptance speech for Best Actor at the Irish Film and Television Academy Awards in 2018, and the UK Film Council's 'Low and Micro-Budget Film Production in the UK' report from 2008. The aim is to understand: is there a different perspective between the low and micro-budget filmmaker and the state development agency that seeks to support filmmaking? The conclusion identifies some differences in perspective and argues that it is due to a lack of understanding about each party that creates the friction.... view less
Keywords
film production; budget; cinema; Ireland
Classification
Other Media
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Low and micro-budget; Production studies; Film policy; Film Development Agency; John Francis Connors 1990- ; UK Film Council; Bord Scannán na hÉireann; Irish Film Board; Fís Éireann; Screen Ireland
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 65-79
Journal
Studies in Arts and Humanities, 5 (2019) 2
ISSN
2009-8278
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0