Microcinema / Photo Credit: The Mini Microcinema
WHAT IS MICROCINEMA? (In the
Entertainment industry.)
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What is Microcinema?
The term "microcinema" can
have two meanings. It can describe low-budget or amateur films shot mostly on
digital video, edited on a computer, and then distributed via videotape, disc
or over the Internet. Or it can describe a mode of low-budget exhibition—a
small theater or screening series operated in order to show small-gauge
filmmaking, artists’ works, shorts, and repertory programming.
Microcinema is a flexible term that
can cover anything - micro movies, animated shorts, bizarrely impressionistic
video manipulations, hard-hitting documentaries, and garage-born feature-length
movies. A classic microcinema offering is a film that probably would not exist
if new technology hadn't allowed its creators to cut costs or inspired them to
try something different.
The term "microcinema" was
first coined in 1994 by Rebecca Barten and David Sherman founders of San
Francisco's Total Mobile Home microCINEMA, where all the films are
"underground" because they're shown in the basement. The founders say
they envisioned an alternative movement, a sort of cinematic microbrewery. And
now, the word has come to describe an intimate, low-budget style of movie shot
on relatively cheap formats like Hi-8 video, DV, and (less often) older do-it-yourself
stock like 16mm film.
As of late, a large growing
subculture of film makers has risen in the wake of technological advancements
that have made low-budget film making more affordable and pleasing to the eye.
One camera in particular, that has made a large impact, is the Panasonic DVX100
followed recently by the Panasonic HVX200 High Definition camcorder (many other
cameras are used as well but DVX and HVX are arguably the favorites).
Many film festivals and websites have
hosted films made from the microcinema subculture. The rise of YouTube and
other large video hosting websites has led to a flourishing of microcinema
videos. In fact, many films are now finding their way to rental store chains
and independent distributor line-ups.
Characteristics
- Low-budget considering your locations and intent of distribution…
- Tends to be shot on a video camera or 16mm camera…
- Small crew (under 20 but usually around 5-10 people)…
- Director tends to be the writer, producer, director of photography and editor…
- Limited equipment owned by the director/crew or rented…
- Initial distribution of film done by filmmaker…
- Films premiere at film festivals or on the internet…
- Actors are usually unknown in pop culture and work for free…
- Directors are usually unknown in pop culture…
References & Credits: Google, Wikipedia, Wikihow, WikiBooks,
Pinterest, IMDB, Linked In, Indie Wire, Film Making Stuff, Hiive, History
Channel, Film Daily, New York Film Academy, The Balance, Careers Hub, The
Numbers, Film Maker, TV Guide Magazine, Blurb, Media Match, Quora, Creative
Skill Set, Chron, Investopedia, Variety, No Film School, WGA, BBC, Daily
Variety, The Film Agency, Best Sample Resume, How Stuff Works, Studio Binder, Career
Trend, Producer's Code of Credits, Truity, Production Hub, Producers Guild of
America, Film Connection, Variety, Wolf Crow, Get In Media, Production Beast, Sony
Pictures, Warner Bros, UCAS, Frankenbite, Realty 101, Careers Hub, Screen Play Scripts,
Elements of Cinema, Script Doctor, ASCAP, Film Independent, Any Possibility, CTLsites,
NYFA, Future Learn, VOM Productions, Mad Studios, Rewire, DP School, Film
Reference, DGA, IATSE, ASC, MPAA, HFPA, MPSE, CDG, AFI, Box Office Mojo, Rotten
Tomatoes, Indie Film Hustle, The Numbers, Netflix, Vimeo, Instagram, Pinterest,
Metacritic, Hulu, Reddit, NATO, Mental Floss, Slate, Locations Hub, Film
Industry Statistics, Guinness World Records, The Audiopedia,
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Microcinema / Photo Credit: The Mini Microcinema
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