compae and contrast 24 hour party people's production t that of a hollywood film

24 hour party people

A 24 hour party person (Michael Winterbottom, 2002) is a film set in Manchester. This film is about the music com unity in the 1970's- 1990's. it is about how this groups the Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, Happy Mondays were formed and the night club The Hacienda, which was one of the greatest night clubs in the world. All of this was put together by tony Wilson and the record label Factory Records. 24 hour party people had many production companies founding it these are Baby Cow Production, Channel Four Films, Film Council, Film Four, Revolution Films, and Wave Pictures. from this we can know that this is an independent film because the money being put in to the film are coming form different directions so the risks of the film flopping and bankrupting a company is very small. Where as in Hollywood film they would only have a smaller number of production companies as the production companies are willing to give more money to a Hollywood film that have a mainstream audience so they have a better chance of their film making more money.
The film breaks the fourth wall many times, for example at the beginning after he crashes in to the ground tony Wilson saying the scene was symbolic of what is to come on many levels 'I don't want to say too much, don't want to spoil it'. He does this again later on in the film when the real Devoto says "I definitely don't remember this happening." the target audience for 24 hour party people mature people but this film has lots of very funny parts in it. This film mostly is aimed at a male audience as most of the main actors are male. The audience will be between 16 and 35 because there are many scenes in this film with young people drinking and smoking and taking drugs. They would also be of a working class background. The biggest use of synergy is the music in the opening credits of 24 hour party people. The film starts with a song by the “Happy Mondays” in the opening credits. Tony Wilson is at a concert in Manchester 1976, the Sex Pistols are performing.
Most independent films do not have special effects so it is seen as rare and it breaks the verisimilitude when to have special effects 24 hour party people does have special effects, this is when tony meets god an god speaks how he can deal with his problems. Independent film are away of representing British life and not showing a fantasy sugar coat version of what this is called kitchen sink. Cross media convergence is also in the film this is when a record label sends an artist to sing the sound track of the film so the artist gets publicity as well as the film.

The new digital technology has affected both independent and Hollywood films. Independent film due to this now are able to use special effects , also Hollywood film can create a whole new world with anything they want in it and make it look as real as possible (CGI).