Download or read book A Gaffer s Perspective on Independent Filmmaking written by Rick M. Lord and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's digital age, thousands and thousands of independent filmmakers are challenging Hollywood's elite, best-of-the-best film producers. A Gaffer's Perspective on Independent Filmmaking examines why so many first-time independent film productions are doomed to failure before the first day of principal photography ever begins. Learning what dooms a production is only half of the process; teaching successful practices and techniques, while revealing many of the tricks of the trade used by the big productions, is the other half. With examples of actual productions gone awry, combined with "should haves," this book is a "must have" for a successful filmmaking experience.
Download or read book What You Don t Learn in Film School written by Shane Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Complete Guide To (Independent) Filmmaking. An in-depth, no holds barred look at making movies from 'concept to delivery' in today's ever-evolving climate while breaking down the dos and don'ts of (independent) filmmaking. Learn invaluable industry secrets from top to bottom and discover the truth about independent film distribution as the lid is torn off the many myths surrounding sales agents and today's release platforms that are certain to open reader's eyes - and ruffle a few feathers!
Download or read book A Look Into Black Independent Filmmaking written by Mann Robinson and published by METRO WEALTH STUDIOS. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HOW CAN YOU SUCCEED IN THE FILM INDUSTRY AS A PASSIONATE AFRICAN AMERICAN! Have you ever thought about pursuing your career in the film industry? Do you actually know what it takes to be a super-successful filmmaker? Have you ever wondered how your life would change if one day you make it to Hollywood? Now please, paint this Hollywood vision inside your head, imagine that. How sweet does is it feel? How bad do you want it? And I am not just talking about Hollywood. There are so many ways and movie areas where you can succeed as a filmmaker, Hollywood is just that super delicious cake which bite everyone wants to get… Unfortunately, for most filmmakers, this is a never achieved dream, a struggle dream they once wanted to attain but failed. And I am not going to tell you that it is going to be easy, that’s just not the way life works, and the film industry is no different – if you want huge success, it requires a lot of effort following the right directions. And if you are truly willing to strive for that fame and success, you came to the right place. Throughout this book, I will lay the foundation – the most important things you need to know about the film industry and how to step your foot into it – successfully and fast-track your journey towards that Super-Star Dream. Here are just a few things you’ll discover inside: · Do African Americans have an advantage in the Film Industry, or is it more difficult? · Is movie making for you? Discover the essential characteristics of future industry professional · Do you need film studies, and how can you start all on your own? · Can you start with no money? Find out if it is possible · Should you quit your job to start a film career? What are other options to stay financially secure while pursuing your dreams · 4 Major Tasks Of a Filmmaker – film producing, film making,… · How do you sell your movie scrip at a high price? · Much much more… And keep in mind that you don’t need to be a super-talent to start as long as you have a strong desire and are willing to put in the work needed. In this case, this is a book for you!
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Independent Filmmaking written by Josef Steiff and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an introduction to the making of a film without film studio backing, covering such topics as developing the story, obtaining financing, directing, cinematography, location, and post-production tools such as editing and special effects.
Download or read book Independent Filmmaking written by Ricky Burchell and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So, you want to make a movie and you've never done it before. Well the Independent Filmmaking: The Ultimate Guide is a book that can get you started on the right path and learn what to expect going on the journey of independent filmmaking. You will learn the basics of script writing, pre-production, finding cast and crew, production, camera, lighting, sound, editing and distribution, just to name a few. Learn from me, a filmmaker who has learned and found success in making independent films while seeing and going through all the pitfalls.Ricky Burchell is a successful writer, director, and producer who "indie films" have been seen all over the world. His career in independent film started as an editor and graduated to well respected writer/director.
Download or read book The Cheerful Subversive s Guide to Independent Filmmaking written by Dan Mirvish and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Cheerful Subversive’s Guide to Independent Filmmaking, celebrated Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish offers a rich exploration of the process and culture of making low-budget, independent films. Once labelled a "cheerful subversive" by The New York Times, Mirvish shares his unfiltered pragmatic approach to scriptwriting, casting, directing, producing, managing a crew, post-production, navigating the film festival circuit, distributing your film, dealing with piracy and building a career. Readers will learn how to game the Hollywood system to their advantage, get their films accepted by respected festivals without going broke, and utilize a broad range of media and tactics to promote and distribute their work. A companion website features behind-the-scenes interviews and footage from Dan’s films, and much more. Learn everything you need to know to make, promote, and distribute your independent films, with time-tested lessons and practical advice on scriptwriting, casting and directing A-list actors, financing, producing, managing a crew, editing in post, creating visual effects on a budget, and successuflly navigating the film festival circuit Find out what it takes to become a true "cheerful subversive" and adopt new and innovative approaches to producing your films, discover hidden loopholes in the Hollywood system and festival scene, take advantage of a broad range of media formats to promote and distribute your indie films, and generally make bold moves in service of your creative work, all while staying flexible enough to pivot at a moment’s notice An extensive companion website features in-depth interviews with filmmakers, more than an hour of behind-the-scenes footage from Dan Mirvish’s films, festival resources, and much more
Download or read book Hope for Film written by Ted Hope and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Essential for the aspiring filmmaker,” this is an inspiring, tell-all look at the independent film business from one of the industry’s most passionate supporters (Todd Solondz, director of Welcome to the Dollhouse) Hope for Film captures the rebellious punk spirit of the indie film boom in 1990s New York City and its collapse two decades later to its technology-fueled regeneration and continuing streaming-based evolution. Ted Hope, whose films have garnered 12 Oscar nominations, draws from his own personal experiences working on the early films of Ang Lee, Eddie Burns, Alan Ball, Todd Field, Hal Hartley, Michel Gondry, Nicole Holofcener, and Todd Solondz, as well as his tenures at the San Francisco Film Society, Fandor, and Amazon Studios, taking readers through the decision-making process that brought him the occasional failure as well as much success. Whether navigating negotiations with studio executives over final cuts or clashing with high-powered CAA agents over their clients, Hope offers behind-the-scenes stories from the wild and often heated world of “specialized” cinema--where art and commerce collide. As mediator between these two opposing interests, Hope offers his unique perspective on how to make movies while keeping your integrity intact and how to create a sustainable business enterprise out of that art while staying true to yourself. Against a backdrop of seismic changes in the independent film industry, from corporate co-option to the rise of social media and the streaming giants, Hope for Film provides not only an entertaining and intimate ride through the business of arthouse movies over the last decades, but also hope for its future. “There is nobody in the independent film world quite like Ted Hope. His wisdom and heart shine through every page.” —Ang Lee, Academy Award winning director of Brokeback Mountain
Download or read book Me and You and Memento and Fargo written by J. J. Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, J.J. Murphy argues that the independent feature film from the 1980s to the present has developed a distinct approach of its own, centering on new and different conceptions of cinematic storytelling. The film script is the heart of the creative originality to be found in the independent movement. Even directors noted for their idiosyncratic visual style or the handling of performers typically originate their material and write their own scripts. By studying the principles underlying the independent screenplay, we gain a direct sense of the originality of this new trend in American cinema.
Download or read book Full to the Brim with Fizz Ginger and Fierce Determination written by Tori Butler-Hart and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to learn valuable secrets about making your own low-budget films? This book is at once Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart’s personal account of their ten-year adventure running their own film production company and a manual loaded with tips on how to survive—and thrive—in the modern independent movie business. Since founding Fizz and Ginger Films in 2009, the Butler-Harts have spent the past decade writing, producing, directing, line producing, and promoting both their own and other people’s films. In Full to the Brim with Fizz, Ginger and Fierce Determination, the duo looks back and takes stock of what they've learned in their sometimes turbulent creative journey. Rather than a step-by-step guide of how-tos, Tori and Matthew offer real-life lessons in making independent feature films, including useful tips and pitfalls to avoid. From the very first stages of writing a screenplay to securing financing, producing and shooting the movie, post-production and distribution—each area is explored and explained through anecdotes and interviews with other professionals involved in the industry, including Sir Ian McKellen, Stephen Fry, and legendary producer Margaret Matheson. Full to the Brim with Fizz, Ginger and Fierce Determination is a must-read for young actors, writers, directors, producers, or all of the above, hoping to tell their own stories through the magical art of moving pictures.
Download or read book Shoot Me written by Rocco Simonelli and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For any film student or indie buff seeking an insider's perspective of the art and business of independent film-making, it doesn't get any closer than...
Download or read book I Wake Up Screening written by Frank Daniel Gilroy and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Stevens was the first to know - months before Frank D. Gilroy had even an inkling. As they scouted locations for The Only Game in Town in 1968, Stevens repeatedly handed Gilroy his viewfinder to consider possible scenes. Asked to explain why he was so insistent on this procedure, Stevens answered with certainty, "You're going to direct some day". Gilroy recalled Stevens' words two years later when, unhappy with the limited role of screenwriter, he optioned Desperate Characters by Paula Fox, determined not only to adapt her novel for the screen but to direct the film. Fortunately for film buffs, film historians, film students, and prospective independent film producers, Gilroy is a compulsive diarist who wrote I Wake Up Screening! while he made four independent feature films - each accorded three stars in Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide - for a total investment of two million dollars (for all four films!). These intimate logs of the making of Desperate Characters, Once in Paris, The Gig, and The Luckiest Man in the World show clearly that a film school that doesn't include in its curriculum discussions of negotiating with the Teamsters and of raising money by independent producers is leaving out vital parts of the film-making process. Because Gilroy wrote the scripts, raised the money, assembled the production team, directed, opened each of the four films, and even ventured into the murky world of distribution, I Wake Up Screening! is a vast repository of information about film making in general and independent film making in particular. It is not recommended for anyone who wishes to preserve a fairy-tale notion about feature film making. When Gilroy first consideredpublishing these logs, his wife encouraged him. "Do it", she said. "If it stops one person from following in your footsteps it will be worthwhile".
Download or read book The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking written by Mark Polish and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically acclaimed, award-winning independent filmmakers Mark and Michael Polish offer this practical guide to writing, shooting, editing, scoring, promoting, and distributing short and feature films--an indispensable resource for anyone interested in filmmaking.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Independent Filmmaking written by Josef Steiff and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-08-02 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You ought to be making pictures. Designed for people who want to tell a story their way, The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Independent Filmmaking explains everything a budding auteur needs to know—from literary development and financial and organizational pre-production to principal photography production, post-production assembly, exhibition and distribution, and more. • The advent of desktop editing and a wide range of consumer cameras enable the average person to create a “film studio” at home. • A great “textbook” for novice filmmakers, whether film students or on-their-own auteurs. • The proliferation of film festivals around the world, many of which encourage submissions from “amateur” filmmakers, shows there are countless filmmakers who aren’t learning the ropes in school. • Author has terrific credentials and has a feature-length script in development in Hollywood.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of American Independent Filmmaking written by Vincent LoBrutto and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2002-12-30 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Independent filmmaking is often regarded as a relatively recent phenomenon, yet the so-called movement has actually existed as long as movies themselves. In this indispensable single-volume reference work, LoBrutto surveys the subject from cinema's inception through the 21st century. Written in an accessible style and including biographical, critical, factual, and bibliographical information, this remarkable source encompasses films and filmmakers operating independently from the studio system in concept, financing, production, and distribution. Such a broad interpretation of independent filmmaking separates it from that of commercial Hollywood, a conglomerate existing to create product rather than support personal artistic vision. Many of the entries' subjects have rarely been investigated and studied—yet knowledge of independent filmmaking is vital to any understanding the cinematic medium, making this an essential book for any library's film shelves.
Download or read book Lighting for Cinematography written by David Landau and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We can't shoot good pictures without good lighting, no matter how good the newest cameras are. Shooting under available light gives exposure, but lacks depth, contrast, contour, atmosphere and often separation. The story could be the greatest in the world, but if the lighting is poor viewers will assume it's amateurish and not take it seriously. Feature films and TV shows, commercials and industrial videos, reality TV and documentaries, even event and wedding videos tell stories. Good lighting can make them look real, while real lighting often makes them look fake. Lighting for Cinematography, the first volume in the new CineTech Guides to the Film Crafts series, is the indispensable guide for film and video lighting. Written by veteran gaffer and cinematographer David Landau, the book helps the reader create lighting that supports the emotional moment of the scene, contributes to the atmosphere of the story and augments an artistic style. Structured to mimic a 14 week semester, the chapters cover such things as lighting for movement, working with windows, night lighting, lighting the three plains of action and non-fiction lighting. Every chapter includes stills, lighting diagrams and key advice from professionals in the field, as well as lighting exercises to help the reader put into practice what was covered. www.lightingforcinematography.com
Download or read book How I Made 52 Films in 3 Years written by Blake Ridder and published by Blake Ridder. This book was released on 2023-04-15 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the captivating world of indie filmmaking with Blake Ridder's "How I Made 52 Films in 3 Years" - a candid, humorous, and insightful look at the highs and lows of a relentless creative journey. Discover how Blake transformed wild ideas into 50 short films and 2 feature films, all within the span of three years. In this riveting book, Blake shares his personal experiences, offering a behind-the-scenes tour of his unique filmmaking odyssey. This isn't your typical guide to filmmaking techniques; instead, you'll find a collection of stories and insights gleaned from bringing each of the 52 films to life. From the importance of collaboration to overcoming obstacles, learn how Blake honed his craft and shaped his career in the unpredictable world of indie filmmaking. As you follow along with Blake's engaging narrative, you'll discover: The power of perseverance and how to overcome setbacks The importance of building a team and collaborating with talented individuals Strategies for financing your films and navigating the world of crowdfunding Tips on casting, storytelling, and directing to bring your vision to life The role of mental health and work-life balance in sustaining a creative career "How I Made 52 Films in 3 Years" is the perfect read for aspiring filmmakers, creative individuals, and film enthusiasts seeking an inspiring, behind-the-scenes look at the world of indie filmmaking. Get ready to embark on a journey that will leave you inspired, enlightened, and ready to tackle your own creative projects.
Download or read book The Cheerful Subversive s Guide to Independent Filmmaking written by Dan Mirvish and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-07-05 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fully updated second edition, award-winning film director and Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish gives you soup-to-nuts, cradle-to-grave advice on every aspect of the filmmaking lifestyle and craft. He drops advice on playing the Hollywood game, and shows you how to finance, cast, shoot and show your indie feature, documentary, episodic series, short film, student film, web video or big-budget blockbuster. Once labeled a "cheerful subversive" by The New York Times, Mirvish shares lessons he's learned personally from film luminaries Robert Altman, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Steven Soderbergh, Rian Johnson, Whit Stillman, Harold Ramis, Lynn Shelton, John Carpenter, Ava DuVernay, the Russo Brothers, Bong Joon-ho, Sean Baker and more. This revised edition includes brand new chapters on filming during a global pandemic finding investors and crowdfunding backers whether and where to go to film school how to get a big Hollywood agent self-distributing your film, even to airlines casting an Oscar®-winner as your lead actor and turning your garage into a 1980s New York subway Visit the extensive companion website at www.DanMirvish.com for in-depth supplemental videos, behind-the-scenes footage from Dan's films and bonus materials.
