The Great Acting Blog: “Independence”

The Great Acting Blog: “Independence”

We hear the phrase “independent filmmaker”* too much these days, and most times it’s used inaccurately.

Independence has got nothing whatsoever to do with the means of production or lack thereof – I’ve known people who’ve self-financed their productions and censor themselves as though they were trying to please the CEO of MacDonalds.

Independence has got nothing to do with your attitude or the way you dress or whatever it is you do to distinguish yourself from the crowd.

Independence is about how you think. It lies within the will of the individual artist.

*An “independent actor”??? Is there such a thing?

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