Download or read book How to Shoot a Feature Film for Under 10 000 written by Bret Stern and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-08-20 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Right now, you're wondering, "Gee, what kind of information is in this cute yet stylish guide?" Sure, there are a bunch of other books that will take you through the filmmaking process, and if your name is Beaver Cleaver, you might be interested in them. But you should know that filmmaking is a war, and this book will lead you through it like no other. These pages contain information learned from years spent in the filmmaking trenches. Anyone with a credit card can rent a camera and buy film stock -- but who can: Rent a camera for two weeks and pay for only two days? Set the exposure on the camera without a light meter? Feed a crew of twenty with yesterday's chicken soup? Not many. You want more? Then turn the book over and crack her open. Still here? Fine -- we'll do it the hard way: This book will tell you how to shoot a sex scene, tell you what a stinger is. And if you need help writing your script, we'll give you some scenes to copy right into your screen-play -- and yes, we even provide the characters. In short, everything you need to know about filmmaking in the real world is in this book. Everything. We'll even help you select the proper baseball cap so you can look like a big-time director. Now start reading. Let's make film history.
Download or read book Movies Without Baggage written by Alain Silver and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the rise of 3D, CGI, and nine-figure budgets, the movie business has never seemed more expensive than it does today. But, in reality, making a movie for next to nothing has never been easier. In Movies Without Baggage, longtime filmmaker Alain Silver shows how twenty-first-century technology makes it possible to produce high-quality, full-length feature films for less than $50,000, $25,000, or even $10,000. There has never been a book like this written by a filmmaker with so much experience on both sides of the camera. Silver covers everything from finding/creating the right script; budgeting, casting, and signing contracts; scheduling, crewing, and shooting; post-production; and finally marketing and securing distribution. Richly illustrated with stills from his own ultra-low-budget films, Movies Without Baggage is the ultimate guide for the aspiring guerilla filmmaker.
Download or read book 10 000 Miles to Go written by Jason Rosette and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '10,000 Miles to Go: An American Filmmaking Odyssey' focuses on the making of the award winning contemporary feature film ('Terrific' - LA Times * 'Superb' - NY Film Critics Circle * 'Hilarious' - The New Yorker * 'Utterly Compelling' - Jacksonville Film Journal), 'BookWars', a no-budget project which was successfully bootstrapped against monumental odds with near-zero funding, yet which finally found its way into the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), NYC, films collection! From concept through worldwide international sales, '10,000 Miles to Go' takes you through through the entire process - warts and all - stripping away the glamour of the movie business to reveal what it takes to bootstrap and execute an ambitious startup creative project with maximum impact on a minimal budget! An essential book about filmmaking, movie and video directing, film editing, scriptwriting and production, '10,000 Miles to Go' is also a book which any startup entrepreneur or creative will find absolutely revealing and illuminating.'10,000 Miles to Go' is a fascinating and insightful read for all kinds of bootstrappers and entrepreneurs, whether working in media, business, creative fields, or tech startup areas! Told in a conversational and often humorous style, '10,000 Miles to Go' is a real life chronicle and expression of what many of today's creative and entrepreneurial types--in all fields--will encounter as they pursue their own particular dreams, ambitions, and explorations without much in the way of financial backing, safety nets, or safe-words for that matter. With this book you will learn: How to understand the mindset and challenges of bootstrapping a project How to use creativity and an asymmetrical ('guerilla') approach in place of money How to overcome psychological barriers, fear and doubt during the process How to navigate the 'realpolitik' behind a project's execution: the alliances, and the real dynamics of competition in the field How to demystify the production process of a long form filmmaking venture How to apply bootstrapping principles to your own business or project How to exploit opportunities to the maximum, whatever field you may be working in! How technological changes in any industry can have a massive impact on outcomes NOTE: This text is based upon real, unfiltered discussions with filmmaker and writer-director Jason Rosette (www.jasonrosette.com). All material is from the entrepreneur-filmmaker's point of view--this book includes plenty of exclusive stories you definitely won't hear at film school! Whether making a film, a movie, writing a book, undertaking an edit of a production, readers will learn what really goes into the shoot of a film or video project, and what it takes to direct as a filmmaker. This edition of '10,000 Miles to Go' also includes exclusive stills, photos, and images in a dedicated gallery at the end of the book This is a book on filmmaking for real indie filmmakers, allowing the maker to capture with a camera and effectively transmit a vision onto the screen - whether a project involves a lot of editing, a new director still learning techniques, or a seasoned producer shooting a script or slate of movies for digital distribution.
Download or read book Independent Feature Film Production written by Gregory Goodell and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-05-15 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supplies advice on the financing, writing, budgeting, casting, filming, editing, and distribution of a motion picture without the involvement of a major studio.
Download or read book Feature Filmmaking at Used car Prices written by Rick Schmidt and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2000 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice on making an inexpensive feature film; and explains how to select and write a story, assemble a filmmaking team, shoot and edit, market the finished product, deal with agents, and how the Internet and digital technology has revolutionized the film industry.
Download or read book Raindance Producers Lab Lo To No Budget Filmmaking written by Elliot Grove and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discover vital insider tips on producing movies with a micro budget! Covering both tried and true filmmaking techniques as well as insight on marketing, selling, and distributing your film, Raindance Producers' Lab, Second Edition is the ultimate independent filmmaker's guide to producing movies. This edition has been updated to include: fresh features on low-budget, high quality video cameras, including new digital camera options such as DSLRAn extensive selection of new case studies and interviews with industry talents such as Ewan McGregor, Ate de Jong, James Youngs, Joe Pavlo, Martin Myers, Rolin Heap, and more; essential advice on how to make the web work for you and promote your films through Twitter, Facebook and other social media platformsAll new postproduction workflows. A companion website (www.lotonobudgetfilmmaking.com) providing all the contracts and material you need to run a production company and make successful low budget movies. The verdict is in: if you're looking for a clear-cut, no-nonsense approach to micro-budget filmmaking and producing, Elliot Grove's wealth of teaching and filmmaking experience combined with winning formulas for marketing and promotion make this book a must-have one-stop shop for filmmakers! "--
Download or read book How To Make A Feature Film For Less Than A Grand The Making of Dark Matter written by Mol Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many books exist to help film makers create their feature films, especially on low budgets. My one tells you how to do it without harping on about things you don't need to know and are probably out-of-date. This book is about how I made two feature films - one called 'Tainted Love', the other called 'Dark Matter'. Both are available on streaming sites like Vimeo On Demand. The second film, I decided to cut through all the filming processes with a sharp knife. As an analyst for many years looking at processes for one of the largest companies in the UK, I could see glaring issues in why it was so difficult to finance and make my first movie. I decided to plan and make a top-notch looking movie for just £1000. This is much less than most people look for to make a 10 minute short, let alone a well made full length feature. I did it. I can't say it was easy, but I wrote it, produced it, directed it, shot it, and edited it. And... I financed it! You can do it too. My book tells it the way it is: the problems I encountered, their solutions, every aspect. It includes the script too so you can understand the movie against how it was written. You will find out how to edit without an expensive editing suite, what minimum gear you need to shoot it, and all the forms to help you plan it and shoot your movie via a link published inside. Nothing is hidden. There is no arty hedonistic dialogue, no regurgitating of 'Film-School' processes -- just practical easy to understand cut-to-the-chase method. A proven method. My method. You can do 3 years plus in a film school for thousands of pounds, wait years afterwards trying to get a chance to make a film, or you can wise-up, step up, read my book, watch my movie and have yours in the can within a year or less. And all that for less than £20. Three years ago, I'd never made a film. I have now produced 2 feature films, and 6 shorts, all inside 3 years. I never went to film school. I'm not boasting. I'm saying there is nothing gifted or talented about me. If I can do it, if I can learn and achieve it from scratch, so can you. I bought all the books at the start too. Few of them really helped. Most of them were out of date and out of time due to the rapidly advancing technologies at our disposal. Mine is bang up to now! You don't have to dream about making a movie any longer, you can simply do it! It isn't the money you need: it's the method!
Download or read book Naked Filmmaking written by Mike Carroll and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning filmmaker Mike Carroll guides you through his proven step-by-step process of how to single-handedly make a feature-length film without going bankrupt in the process. Mike has single-handedly made three features as writer-producer-director-cinematographer-sound recordist-editor, all of which have played in film festivals on the big screen. "This is not so much a How-To book for making movies, because there are plenty of those out there-almost all of which seem to say the same thing. This is a How-I-Do book, how I make a film-from concept to production to editing to how I design the poster for screenings-because I think my method is quite a bit different from most other filmmakers. And a heck of a lot less expensive!"In this book Mike walks you through his process for writing a script for a film that will essentially require no money to make it, then on to his unique style of casting, choosing the right camera and getting locations. He also discusses how to shoot a film using only the light that is there, as well as how to light a location at night so that it doesn't look like it is artificially lit at all. His method of directing actors to get great performances, the kind of microphones to use to record perfect dialogue audio, and how to start editing it all together. Then what he's learned through screenings, both good and bad, at film festivals & selling his films to the World. You've read all the screenwriting books. Attended the writer's workshops. You've got that great, perfectly-formatted script for your Sundance debut film. Only one problem: nobody will read it. Thousands of scripts arrive in Hollywood every week - never to be heard from again. Stop banging your head against the wall. Make Your Movie Yourself. Illustrated with 150 photos - behind-the-scenes and frame blowups from the films themselves. Also including script extracts. Mike's films "Dog Soldiers," "Year" and "Nightbeats" are all available on DVD and as digital downloads from Amazon and make perfect filmmaking companions to this book. Each DVD includes in-depth audio commentaries and "Year" and "Nightbeats" also include making-of documentaries and detailed alternative examples of how sequences were edited. For more information visit mikecarrollfilms.com.
Download or read book Cheap Movie Tricks written by Rickey Bird and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to know how to make a movie on a tight budget? How to make a movie: Filmmaker Rickey Bird and screenwriter and novelist Al Guevara are on a mission to help indie moviemakers everywhere. Today’s indie film market is growing by leaps and bounds. At the same time, many aspiring filmmakers are running into their share of problems: • not enough money for crews • over budget and more than likely making the wrong movie • can’t get the attention of an indie studio • should have started with a short film to gain attention Cheap Movie Tricks: Film school numbers aren’t down. They’re increasing at more than 2,600 film-related courses worldwide. You probably didn’t even realize 48% of all film schools are in the U.S. and U.K. Thousands of aspiring filmmakers are literally learning how to use cheaper, widely available filmmaking technology, as well as the craft of making movies from books pulled from bookstore and library shelves. They’re totally DIY and the most creative people you will ever meet. Rickey Bird’s Hectic Films is a Southern California enterprise that is building a filmmaking empire on a budget. His short films, feature films, micro docs and tutorials have landed in some of the biggest American film festivals and been seen online throughout the world. The result? Millions of views worth of exposure from films online, in festivals and creative marketing literally on the street. His many projects have seen leading B actors like Hulk Hogan and Vernon Wells (Mad Max Road Warrior), make-up artists from the TV show Grimm, and stuntmen from the Call of Duty games. What you’ll learn inside this book: • how planning and shooting a short film today can lead to a feature-length project tomorrow • everything you need to know about writing a movie project on a burger budget • tips on how to find locations and not get arrested • shooting tips galore for building exciting scenes • sound and film editing tips and all kinds of special effects wizardry, including puppetry • screenings, promotions and juicy tips on film festival strategy
Download or read book Raindance Producers Lab Lo To No Budget Filmmaking written by Elliot Grove and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2012. Covering both tried and true filmmaking techniques as well as providing insight on marketing, selling ad distributing your film, Raindance Producer's Lab Second Edition is the Ultimate Independent Filmmaker's Guide to producing movies. This edition has been updated to include: fresh features on low-budget high quality video cameras; new case studies; essential advice on to make the web work or you; and a companion website
Download or read book Feature Film Budgeting written by Ken Goldberg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feature Film Budgeting: A Step-by-Step Manual is a step-by-step guide to film budgeting in the $600k to $6.5 Million range. Be it the film student, Line Producer, 1st Assistant Director, or script writer, all will benefit from the easy-to-follow steps on how to create a film budget. This book walks the reader through how to: - find current and future salary rates for every Hollywood Guild - determine Prep and Wrap periods for all crew members - navigate the Guild contracts for easy understanding - analyze salary rates and how they were arrived at - simplify the application of fringe rates (tax percentages). Additionally, sample budgets are presented to reinforce knowledge gained in each chapter through a comprehensive breakdown. Notably, this manual covers films budgeted in the $600,000 to $6.5 Million range. This allows the reader to focus and excel at those budget levels before moving on to higher budget levels.
Download or read book From Reel to Deal written by Dov S-S Simens and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on his acclaimed "2- Day Film School", Dov S-S Simens serves up a flawless and detailed blueprint for creating successful independent films. With his signature in-your-face, no-holds-barred advice, the Godfather of Independent Film teaches readers everything they need to know to create full-length feature films. From screenwriting ("There are two types of scripts: It's great or it sucks!") to distribution ("Who are the whores of Hollywood?"), Simens provides encyclopedic, precise, and creative instruction for making a vision a reality. By the end of the book, readers will know exactly what to do to make their films.
Download or read book Independent Ed written by Edward Burns and published by Avery. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed independent filmmaker Ed Burns shares the story of his remarkable career and offers a candid, instructive account of the ins-and-outs of making great movies without the backing of Hollywood. As the second of three children from a working-class Long Island family, Ed Burns thought a career in filmmaking was a pipe dream. When his first film, The Brothers McMullen, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, he proved himself to be one of the most distinctive and tenacious filmmakers of our time. Since then he has gone on to star in major Hollywood films while remaining dedicated to his true passion: making small films that he believes in. Sharing the lengths he's gone to in order to write, direct, cast, produce, shoot, and edit films on a shoestring budget, Burns uses stories from his life and career to illustrate what it takes to make it as an indie filmmaker. His extreme focus and drive prove that passion and hard work can pay off, and he urges students and aspiring filmmakers to embrace and learn from their failures—and continue to pursue their goals. A gripping, inspirational story about forging your own path, Independent Ed is a must-read for casual movie fans, serious film students, and any creative person searching for a bit of inspiration.
Download or read book Naked Filmmaking How to Make a Feature Length Film Without a Crew For 10 000 6 000 Or Less Revised and Expanded for DSLR Filmmakers written by Mike Carroll (Filmmaker) and published by . This book was released on 2013-03-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether your goal is to break into Hollywood or the local film festival, post to the Internet, or simply to prove to everyone (and yourself) that you were meant to make films. Stop banging your head against the wall -- Make Your Movie Yourself! "Naked Filmmaking" is newly revised & expanded for DSLR filmmakers, with more than 50% more information than the first edition of Naked Filmmaking (first edition contained 65,000 words - new edition contains over 101,000 words) and over 100 new photographs. One-Man Filmmaker MIKE CARROLL guides you through his proven step-by-step process of how to single-handedly make a feature-length film without going bankrupt in the process. Mike has single-handedly made three features as writer-producer-director-cinematographer-sound recordist-editor, all of which have played in film festivals on the big screen. Mike shows step-by-step how to: Write a script that you can afford to make. Cast & direct actors. Choose cameras & lenses. Shooting methods & lighting. Know the difference in microphones & record perfect sound. Editing - it's more that just cutting shots together. Finding music & creating sound effects. Build a website to promote your film, design a poster & publicity for festivals. Self-distribute your film to the world. "This is not so much a How-To book for making movies, because there are plenty of those out there-almost all of which seem to say the same thing. This is a How-I-Do book, how I make a film-from concept to production to editing to how I design the poster for screenings-because I think my method is quite a bit different from most other filmmakers. And a heck of a lot less expensive!" Mike even includes detailed budget breakdowns of his two feature films to show exactly how you can make a movie for $10,000 - or $6,000 - or less! 20-page screenplay extract - with frame blow-ups - from Mike's film "Nightbeats." Illustrated with over 250 photographs.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Low Budget Feature Filmmaking written by Josh Becker and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most books about film production assume that you have an idea and a script to shoot. Most screenwriting books are geared to how to write a script that you can sell to Hollywood (as though the authors of these books had the slightest clue) and do not take into consideration that you might be shooting the script yourself, possibly with your own money. This book is about how to write a script properly that you can rationally shoot, how to shoot it, how to finish it, how to sell it, and also how to get it shown.
Download or read book Take One written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book GoPro MAX How To Use GoPro Max written by Jordan Hetrick and published by Kaisanti Press. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn everything you need to know to master your GoPro MAX 360 camera in this guide book from the #1 AMAZON BEST SELLING AUTHOR on how to use GoPro cameras. Written specifically for GoPro Max, this is the perfect guide book for anyone who wants to learn how to use the GoPro Max camera to capture unique 360 and traditional videos and photos. Packed with color images, this book provides clear, step-by-step lessons to get you out there using your GoPro MAX camera to document your life and your adventures. This book covers everything you need to know about using your GoPro MAX camera. The book teaches you: *how to operate your GoPro Max camera; *how to choose settings for full 360 spherical video; *how you can tap into the most powerful, often overlooked settings for traditional video; *tips for the best GoPro mounts to use with GoPro Max; *vital 360 photography/cinematography knowledge; *simple photo, video and time lapse editing techniques for 360 and traditional output and *the many ways to share your edited videos and photos. Through the SEVEN STEPS laid out in this book, you will understand your camera and learn how to use mostly FREE software to finally do something with your results. This book is perfect for beginners, but also provides in depth knowledge that will be useful for intermediate camera users. Written specifically for the GoPro MAX camera.
