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An Exploration in Funding Independent Film
Author Info
Strader, Laura K
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1410189827
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2014, Master of Arts, University of Akron, Theatre Arts-Arts Administration.
Abstract
Film making is expensive. It can be done cheaply, but to raise a film to the level of art it requires an amount of increased integrity. This can be achieved through better cameras, crew, actors, props, locations, editing, and special effects (SFX) – all things that cost money. Film making is possibly more expensive than any other art form, especially when considering that a film must not only be created, but also edited, printed, and distributed in order to reach its target audience. Without backing from a major studio, the task of fundraising for a film can be daunting, unless considering alternatives. This thesis explores and concisely presents ways in which film makers can borrow and adapt strategies from other art forms, as well as non-profit and for-profit business models, to create a diverse funding mix to finance independent films.
Committee
Kara Stewart, Mrs. (Advisor)
Durand Pope, Mr. (Committee Member)
Craig Joseph, Mr. (Committee Member)
Neil Sapienza, Mr. (Committee Member)
Pages
72 p.
Subject Headings
Arts Management
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Film Studies
;
Fine Arts
;
Theater Studies
Keywords
art
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cinema
;
film
;
independent film
;
film making
;
movies
;
fundraising for independent film
;
nonprofit fundraising
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fundraising plan
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social media for fundraising
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crowdfunding
;
grant writing
;
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Strader, L. K. (2014).
An Exploration in Funding Independent Film
[Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1410189827
APA Style (7th edition)
Strader, Laura.
An Exploration in Funding Independent Film.
2014. University of Akron, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1410189827.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Strader, Laura. "An Exploration in Funding Independent Film." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1410189827
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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