“By validating and aggregating the best material from a wide range of independent and mainstream content owners, Babelgum aims to encourage common interest communities that are not well served by traditional television.” WellsInterestCommunityCommonTelevisionMaterialsAimIndependentWideTraditionalRangeOwnersMainstreamCommon Interests Author:Silvio Scaglia
“Television is making, there was in independent film renaissance late '80s through the mid-90's. It was an amazing time. Television is doing that right now. So that's why everybody wants to do it. I mean if you're writing stuff like, you know, Fargo, or True Detective, or any of these things that are on, Breaking Bad, there are no rules in television.” IfsKnowsWantWritingMeanFilmStuffTelevisionLike YouRight NowLateIndependent80sDetectivesRenaissanceIndependent FilmFargo Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I went to the top of the mountain in television and could do anything I wanted, but I wanted to do an independent film, which results in you paying your own way, fighting like hell to get distribution, and maybe 30 people will see it. That was a good idea.” PeopleWayIdeasWantedFilmFightingResultsHellTelevisionMountainIndependentGood IdeasDistributionIndependent Film Author:Joel Surnow
“I do like working on independent films where it is a smaller budget and less pressure. The pace is also quicker than that of a big budget film. You are shooting at a fairly fast pace. Sitting around for three or four days can be quite draining. So I guess in terms of film or television, I would say filming an independent feature.” BigsFilmThreeTermFourTelevisionSittingPressureIndependentShootingBudgetsFeaturesPaceSitting AroundIndependent FilmDraining Author:Colm Meaney
“I like working in both movies and television. Television is faster, not very much rehearsal and a lot of material is shot in a day. Big budget movies are luxurious in terms of the schedule. Independent films often shoot fast as well.” WellsBigsFilmTermTelevisionMaterialsShotsIndependentFasterBudgetsSchedulesRehearsalIndependent FilmLuxurious Author:Juliet Landau
“Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But it hardly follows that elimination of a strong and independent press is the way to eliminate abusiveness . . .” WaySometimesStrongTelevisionIndependentPressesNewspapersMagazinesArrogantEliminationAbusiveHypocritical Author:Potter Stewart
“I've really dreamed of doing television. All of us do television, coming up. But when I was coming up, television was a black hole for actors. Now, television has a certain cache. Now everybody wants to be on TV because they're doing adult dramas. If you're an actor, it's like, "Well, get me on television," because it's the only place you can do it and also make a living at it. If my kids need shoes, I better do a TV show because I damn sure don't make any money with independent films.” IfsWantNeedsWellsShowsKidsFilmCertainActorsBlackCan DoTelevisionTvsDramaAdultsIndependentShoesHolesDamnTv ShowsYou Can Do ItIndependent FilmBlack HoleCache Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I'd always wanted to work in television once I found out that they started to hire independent filmmakers to direct.” WantedFoundTelevisionDirectIndependentFilmmaker Author:Lynn Shelton
“I want to do more independent film. I'm blessed to be working on really quality episodic television, which to me actually feels like a sort of 13-hour film.” WantFeelsFilmHoursQualityTelevisionIndependentBlessedIndependent Film Author:Maggie Siff
“The work that I have been doing on television has been important to me because I have had the opportunity to portray very strong, intelligent women. It has been such a privilege to depict a woman that is independent, unapologetic, and resilient on both shows.” Has BeensImportantShowsOpportunityStrongTelevisionIntelligentIndependentPrivilegeVery StrongResilientUnapologeticIntelligent Women Author:Amanda Schull