Where are most independent films made?

Where are most independent films made?

Ben Lyons (Producer) gives expert video advice on: Which independent filmmakers have changed the genre?; Where are most independent films made?; What are some different techniques in making an independent film? and more...

Independent films are made all over the world. Wherever you can get your cast and crew cheaply, whether it's shooting in rural New Jersey or Antarctica. Who knows? You can really shoot anywhere with an independent film. A lot of movies are shot out here in Hollywood because they're funded by the studios and the studios have massive lots and that's how they work. They shoot them in here in L.A. or even on movie sets in Canada, because of tax breaks and stuff. A great independent filmmaker is Robert Rodriguez, who of course has his shop set up in Austin, Texas, and he shoots all his movies down there and he edits them down there. It's really isolated from the craziness of Hollywood and that's why he's able to create movies like 'Desperado', 'Sin City' and 'Grindhouse' - these crazy, crazy movies - partly because he's away from the Hollywood craziness.