Difference between mainstream and independent film openings

Mainstream and independent film openings have major differences. This is because mainstream films generally have more money which means they can make better looking openings with better quality titles and fonts. Independent films on the other hand have lower quality titles and very little detail to openings.

This will help in our film opening making because it can help us differentiate which type of industry we are going to be

Aspects of independent film openings would be

• The font is very simple
• The camera quality is not great 
• The camera is very shaky and not still 
• There is never any A-list actors or actresses in it 
• Ideas and subject matters are more realistic and relatable in independent films 

An example of an independent film that shows these points would be Fish Tank

You can see in this film that there is only one title and that is the name of the film itself with a very simple font, you can also see that the camera quality is not great and it is fairly shaky at times. The main actress is not A-List and the idea about her surroundings and life looks as if its more relatable to people than something of a mainstream film.

Aspects of mainstream openings would be:

• High quality images/objects
• Fairly original and intriguing fonts
• Big six company title at the beginning 
• Sometimes a high quality animation or sequence
• Most of the time has a musical piece to go with the opening

An example of a mainstream film with most of these aspects would be Spider man 3

You can see this film has had a lot more time put into it, there is high quality footage from previous movies and the font is original and relates to the film through its spider-like font. It also has one of the big six which is Columbia (owned by Sony which is a big six company) which shows that its mainstream. The animation is very high quality and wouldn't be able to be done by an independent company. We also have a very well done musical piece which has lots of high quality instruments and is very well composed.

So overall, mainstream films have more time and money put into them and have better quality equipment to make higher quality films.