Furthermore, since most filmmakers expect their films to be seen primarily on the small video screen, increasingly, they are composing their image and making decisions about narrative, such as the decision to go for character-driven action rather than big screen spectacle assuming that their work will play primarily on videotape. They describe an industrial approach to narrative film making which became the standard by which national cinemas around the world came to judge themselves. Although modern production techniques differ substantially from those employed in the classical studio era, the fundamental division of labor remains the same. In the world of low budget independent film making, these functions might all be undertaken by the same individual. In Hollywood, they are generally distinct and separate.
Authorship is problematized by cinema's industrial nature and commercial origins.
We address studio and independent film making techniques, styles and forms in the first writing assignment. See projects for the first assignment .