Wasp Vs Hollywood

When filmmaking began, it was an art form for the rich. It was very costly to produce a film, and thus the task was left to large Hollywood studios to take charge. These companies owned all the equipment, soundstages and lots and even had most of their cast and crew on long-term contracts . Today, while Hollywood still has most of the same studios that still own equipment and space, crews and actors are rarely contractually bound to any one studio, and everything operates on a case-by-case basis for each production . This Hollywood system works wonders to create big blockbuster films, but caters to those who already have their foot in the door in the industry, while younger filmmakers find themselves funding and producing their projects on

It’s a hyper-real look at the struggles of a young single mother living in a subsidized housing apartment who has keeping her four young kids fed. The film is vulgar, crass and hard to watch during many moments, especially when the children are involved, and it reveals the gruesome realities of living in poverty. Studios rarely produce short films because they rarely get widely distributed, and therefore don’t get the chance to make a profit or even earn the budget back. This is why almost all short films are produced independently, and submitted to film festivals instead, but they’re unlikely to get a theatrical release. Hollywood studios also have a history of smoothing over reality and making the audience think that everything is okay by not getting too real. It’s very evident that Arnold is specifically trying to do the opposite by making the audience uncomfortable with the level of honesty portrayed, especially during the moments where the children are seen hungry outside the pub, or more importantly, when the wasp enters the baby’s mouth towards the end. It’s worth noting that Arnold was obviously more concerned with story realism than production value. Besides, if she had spent millions of dollars to make things look more run-down and poor it would lose that honesty. The critical acclaim and praise that the film got is wonderful, but every independent filmmaker knows that it won’t pay back investors or cover production costs. Nevertheless, just like in the other cases mentioned, filmmakers would rather struggle to find money to fund their projects than give up creative control or forfeit their visions to fulfill the Hollywood mode of production that a studio would