Assignment 9Mainstream V Independent Horror films

and their audiences

Vincent Davenport

Mainstream Horror Films

• A mainstream film is a film which is released and distributed though theatre/cinema for a wide release. Usually known as blockbuster films or hollywood films.

• An example of a mainstream film would be Sinister. It is mainstream because it was released to the majority of the world and distributed through theatre/cinema.

• Its target audience would be people who are interested in horror films which include demonised spirits and also horror films which are created using top technology and well known actors.

Independent Films• An independent film is a film that

is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system.

• An example of an independent film horror films would be “Paranormal Activity”. It is independent because it was produced as an independent film but recognised at a film festival where it then made its way through theatres.

• Its target audiences would be people who don’t mind watching a low budgeted horror film however have an interest in haunted house and possessed spirits.