1.   As an independent studio, it is being dwarfed by the giant production houses of AOL Time Warner, Viacom and News Corp.

2.   As for offbeat films, the smaller so-called independent studios can be counted on to contribute to the mix.

3.   Both originated with small-market independent studios and smallish budgets.

4.   For the past few weeks, maverick independent studio The Shooting Gallery has been running a series of offbeat films in an attempt to showcase non-mainstream entertainment.

5.   I was fortunate to grow up in a small town in Oklahoma that was the home of one of the best independent studio teachers in America, Jonetta Hinkle.

6.   Independent studios have struggled in recent years, with even well-financed companies like Savoy Pictures running into financial trouble.

7.   Miramax, which produced the film, sees itself as an independent studio, but Disney, which owns Miramax, is pure Hollywood.

8.   Of course Miramax is not the only independent studio owned by a well-financed corporate entity.

9.   The arrival of big-spending clients has led advertising agencies to set up Web design divisions, and spurred the growth of independent studios.

10.   The New York screening had representatives of independent studios clamoring for seats.