資金與創作自由
Indie films, or independent films, refer to films that are not produced by major studios in the movie industry.
獨立電影Indie Films，英文又可稱為Independent Films，是指不是由電影界大型製片廠所製作的電影。
independent (adj.)獨立的refer to 指…industry (n.)工業,產業tourist industry 旅遊業
At the other end of the spectrum are studio films, which, in the case of the U.S. film industry, are motion pictures made by entertainment conglomerates, such as Disney, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., etc.
它的相反就是片廠電影，在美國電影界中這是指由娛樂產業的大集團像是迪士尼、派拉蒙影業、華納兄弟等等所製作的電影。
spectrum (n.)光譜motion picture = movieconglomerate (n.)企業集團etc.=et cetera 等等
In general, these two types of films differ in a few ways.
一般來說，這兩種電影有些不同的地方。
differ (v.)與…不同
One of the distinctions concerns budgets. Studio-backed films usually receive more funding.
其中一個不同處在於預算。有電影公司支持的電影通常拿到較多的資金。
distinction (n.)區別,差別make no distinction 一視同仁funding (n.)資助fund (n.)資金
Not only do large film studios consistently produce vast quantities of films annually, but they also have the distributional and promotional means to reach a broader audience.
大型電影公司不只每年不斷製作大量電影，它們也有發行和宣傳方式以接觸更廣大的觀眾群。
vast (adj.)巨大的,廣大的distribute (v.)發行distributional (adj.)發行的means (n.)方式,手段
Therefore, they can usually guarantee profitable returns at the box office. On the other hand, independent filmmaking often operates on shaky financial ground.
因此，它們通常在票房方面可以保證獲利。另一方面，獨立電影的製作經常運作於不穩定的財務基礎上。
guarantee (v.)保證profitable (adj.)獲利的return (n.)利益回報operate (v.)運作shaky (adj.)搖搖欲墜
Creative control over the film is another area where these two types of films diverge. Major studios follow fixed formulas to movie production.
對影片創意的掌握也是兩種電影不同的地方。大型電影公司在電影製作方面遵從既定的模式。
diverge (v.)分叉,出現差異或分岐formula (n.)公式,配方
They aim for commercial success by churning out blockbusters.
它們藉由大量製作出賣座鉅片來追求商業獲利的成功。
aim for 期望達到某個目標churn out大量製造blockbuster (n.)賣座鉅片
In contrast, independent filmmakers have much more artistic freedom in making films, as they are not subject to the opinions of executives or higher-ups in large film companies.
相反地，獨立電影製作者在拍電影時有較多的藝術發揮自由，因為它們不受制於大型電影公司裡領導階層或更高階主管的意見。
in contrast 相反地artistic (adj.)藝術的subject to 受制於…,取決於…subject (n.)臣民,國民executive (n.)主管或領導階級CEO= Chief Executive Officer