How Indie Filmmakers Rich Ronat & Laura Vale Took Control Of Their Careers And Made “Culprit”
They bypassed the studio system
A successful #film used to focus on a strong story that will resonate with audiences. The ongoing battle between art and commerce rages on. It’s unclear who’s winning the war, but these filmmakers are certainly winning the battle.
Writer/ Producer Rich Ronan (Grand Isle, American Sicario) set up a production company called Good Rebel Pictures with his partner Laura Vale to take control of the narrative.
Good Rebel Pictures argues that the importance of story, creativity, performance and writing have become less important in the current landscape of filmmaking. There seem to be many other factors that have hurt independent films like commercial viability, vanity projects, and the financial bottom line. Indie filmmaking allows creators to maintain “creative purity” as oftentimes with big studio films you end up with three films: the one that is written, the one that is filmed, and the one that makes it to the screen.
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