This new edition of the filmmaker’s bible has been completely updated to reflect changes in every aspect of the moviemaking process. The comments speak for themselves: “This book is a must. It is a straightforward, insightful, and articulate account of what it takes to make a successful feature film.”–Ridley Scott, director of Alien, Blade Runner,…
Wiese’s book sets itself apart in terms of balancing the creative aspects of filmmaking (idea development, brainstorming exercises) with the business aspects (financing, dealmaking).communicating to the beginning filmmaker how to realistically get a film made. Today’s independent filmmaker needs to understand the business aspects of filmmaking if he or she expects to have their work…
In Rebel Without a Crew, screenwriter and director Robert Rodriguez discloses all the unique strategies and original techniques he used to make his remarkable debut film, El Mariachi, on a shoestring budget. This is both one man’s remarkable story and an essential guide for anyone who has a celluloid story to tell and the dreams…
The single most comprehensive, honest, information-packed book ever written on how to make a low budget movie. This amazing book explains EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW. From lighting to camera equipment, from festivals to sales distribution, from catering (yes, it even contains recipes your crew will love) to costumes…it’s all here. Packed with thousands of…
A guide to low-budget moviemaking in the UK and around the world. Featuring tips, a yellow pages listing, contracts, and other information needed to create a film, the book explodes industry myth. The accompanying CD-ROM contains accounting programs.
Imagine Roger Corman and John Waters crossed with Howard Stern–and you’ll have an idea of the demented genius behind Troma studios, one of the oldest (and most successful) independent film studios in the world. Lloyd Kaufman’s spirited, outrageous, no-holds-barred look at low-budget, guerilla filmmaking is truly an inspiration to young filmmakers, a delight for movie…
Making a movie is an expensive enterprise no matter which way you try to cut costs. Many women filmmakers find themselves trying to stretch miniscule budgets without compromising quality. This book offers practical tips on how to make a movie without wasting money. Rick Schmidt suggests saving money by shooting titles on location, renting film…
The boom in interest in independent filmmaking witnessed during the 1990s gave birth to a cottage industry built around offering slimmed down, “just the facts” filmmaker training and taking advantage of a new audience of reasonably wealthy middle class wanna-be filmmakers who had no time for lengthy degree programs at traditional films schools. At the…
“Filmmaking must always be linked to a certain degree of risk.” This is the philosophy of Dogme 95, a collective of film directors born in 1995 in Copenhagen, when Lars von Trier (Dancer in the Dark) and other directors penned a semiserious manifesto demanding a cinematic “vow of chastity” aimed at countering the world’s glut…
A practical guide for independent filmmakers on all aspects of film & video production – including planning, budgeting, scheduling, casting, production logistics, post-production, distribution, and much more. Geared for producers or production managers but valuable for anyone connected with the filmmaking process. One of the best reference books of its type out there!
