This story should be inspiring for new independent filmmakers starting out in the business. As you all know, independent film has largely been infiltrated by studios and big business, making it even harder for filmmakers starting out. So when The Inheritance, a road movie set in Scotland’s west coast, won the 2007 British Independent Film Awards Raindance Award, it was a victory for truly independent filmmaking. Shot in 11 days on a budget of £5000, Producer Tim Barrow and Director Charles Henri-Belleville and their cast and crew proved what people have been saying for years, that new technology evens the playing field for new talent needing a first break. It is no longer necessary to convince someone else to believe in you, when you can simply believe in yourself. Tim and the team carried this self belief straight through the process beginning to end, declining industry help in distributing the film, opting to do it himself. Contacting cinemas directly and utilising the growing network of cinemas with digital projectors, he was able to circumvent the need for expensive prints and bring the film to a number of audiences in the UK, particularly Scotland. According to Tim ‘filmmakers know what is best for the film’ and are best placed to choose ‘the right path for the film’.
Though the film appeals mostly to a Scottish audience, EVERY filmmaker entering the business should buy the DVD version of the film even if it is just to watch the documentary included with the film that shows how they made such a well received film on such a low budget.
http://www.theinheritancethemovie.com
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