Dying to make a feature? Learn from the pros!
"We never put out an actual textbook for the Corman School of Filmmaking, but if we did, it would be Fast, Cheap and Under Control." – Roger Corman, Producer
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Learn the tricks and pitfalls of low-budget filmmaking from 33 successful independent films and the filmmakers who created them. Includes never before published interviews with low-budget mavericks such as Steven Soderbergh, Roger Corman, Jon Favreau, Henry Jaglom, and many more.
Learn the lessons from such classics as Clerks, Night of the Living Dead, Swingers, Open Water, El Mariachi, Slacker, sex, lies and videotape, The Blair Witch Project, Eraserhead, Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Dark Star, Return of the Secaucus Seven, The Little Shop of Horrors, Caged Heat and Targets.
Are you dying to make a movie? This is the one book that can help you make it a reality.
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INCLUDES:
-Jonathan Demme: The value of cameos
-John Sayles: Writing to your resources
-Peter Bogdanovich: Long, continuous takes
-John Cassavetes: Re-Shoots
-Steven Soderbergh: Rehearsals
-George Romero: Casting
-Kevin Smith: Skipping film school
-Jon Favreau: Creating an emotional connection
-Richard Linklater: Poverty breeds creativity
-David Lynch: Kill your darlings
-Ron Howard: Pre-production planning
-John Carpenter: Going low-tech
-Robert Rodriguez: Sound thinking
And more!
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Praise for the Fast, Cheap and Under Control:
"This terrific little book explains how to make every penny count on the often-arduous journey from script to screen." – John Carpenter, Director, Halloween, Starman, Escape from New York
"A helpful and funny guide for beginners and professionals alike." – Jonathan Demme, Director, Silence of the Lambs
"This book is as good as film school, and a lot less expensive. It's required reading in Tromaville." – Lloyd Kaufman, President, Troma Entertainment, Creator, Toxic Avenger
"I wish I’d read this book before I made Re-Animator." – Stuart Gordon, director, Re-Animator
"This simple and sensible book injects reality into the process and helps any filmmaker prevent their film from becoming a money pit. Lessons like those in this book are cheap at ten times the price." – John Badham, director, Saturday Night Fever, Dracula, Blue Thunder
"For everyone who wants to make art without breaking the bank, John Gaspard’s book is worth every penny." – Derek Pell, Editor, DingBat Magazine
"A richly-detailed, highly readable and inspiring book jam-packed with information that will keep low-budget filmmakers from making costly mistakes. Filled with a ton-full (not a spoonful) of fascinating, insightful interviews, with a you-can-do-it approach." – Dr. Linda Seger, consultant on over 2,000 screenplays, best-selling author of Making a Good Script Great and 7 other books
Write Your Screenplay with the Help of Top Screenwriters!
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Discover the pitfalls of writing to fit a budget from screenwriters who have successfully navigated these waters already. Learn from their mistakes and improve your script with their expert advice.
"I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator." – Stuart Gordon, Director, Re-Animator, Castle Freak, From Beyond
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The book covers (among other topics):
-Academy-Award Winner Dan Futterman (“Capote”) on writing real stories
-Tom DiCillio (“Living In Oblivion”) on turning a short into a feature
-Kasi Lemmons (“Eve’s Bayou”) on writing for a different time period
-George Romero (“Martin”) on writing horror on a budget
-Rebecca Miller (“Personal Velocity”) on adapting short stories
-Stuart Gordon (“Re-Animator”) on adaptations
-Academy-Award Nominee Whit Stillman (“Metropolitan”) on cheap ways to make it look expensive
-Miranda July (“Me and You and Everyone We Know”) on making your writing spontaneous
-Alex Cox (“Repo Man”) on scaling the script to meet a budget
-Joan Micklin Silver (“Hester Street”) on writing history on a budget
-Bob Clark (“Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things”) on mixing humor and horror
-Amy Holden Jones (“Love Letters”) on writing romance on a budget
-Henry Jaglom (“Venice/Venice”) on mixing improvisation with scripting
-L.M. Kit Carson (“Paris, Texas”) on re-writing while shooting
-Academy-Award Winner Kenneth Lonergan (“You Can Count on Me”) on script editing
-Roger Nygard (“Suckers”) on mixing genres
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"A perfect read for anyone who wants to write a film script or for anyone who just enjoys watching movies." – Fred Willard, Actor, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman
"This volume is packed full of useful little nuggets of information." – Jonathan Lynn, Director, My Cousin Vinny, Clue, Nuns on the Run, The Whole Nine Yards
“Packed with war stories and savvy advice for beginning screenwriters.” – Larry Gross, Screenwriter, 48 hrs., Streets of Fire, True Crime
Short, Valuable Lessons, Ideas and Insights On Making a Successful Feature Film.
Includes great tips from Steven Soderbergh, Roger Corman, Jon Favreau, Kenneth Lonergan, Henry Jaglom, Bob Odenkirk, Dan O'Bannon, Jonathan Lynn, Carol Littleton, Griffin Dunne, Stuart Gordon, Kasi Lemmons, George Romero, Tom Noonan, Daniel Myrick and many more.
Topics covered include getting started, scripting, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution. An ideal handbook for all filmmakers, providing great insights that will help you whether or making your first film or your tenth.
Dispatches from the Trenches.
Eleven women who've found success in the film and television industry (directors, actors, writers, editors, executives) talk about what it took to get them to where they are today.
Interviews with directors Amy Heckerling (Clue, Fast Times at Ridgemont High), Susan Seidelman (Desperately Seeking Susan), Lesli Linka Glater (Homeland, The West Wing, Twin Peaks), editors Carol Litteton (The Big Chill, Body Heat) and Dody Dorn (Memento), actors Mo Collins (MadTV and Fear The Walking Dead), Edie Falco (The Sopranos) and Debra Eisenstadt (Oleanna) and more!
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Digital Filmmaking 101 reveals an inside look at the secrets of making professional-quality digital moviemaking on ultra-low budgets. How low? How about USD 10,000 or less?
Newton and Gaspard give real-world advice on scripting, financing, casting, production, distribution, trouble-shooting and more using their own in the trenches experience.
Tired of watching the digital revolution from the sidelines? Grab this book, fire up your camcorder, and make a movie.
Dale Newton and John Gaspard, who hail from Minneapolis, Minnesota, have produced three ultra-low-budget, feature-length movies and have lived to tell the tale. Their latest movie is the all-digital feature, Grown Men.
Persistence of Vision: An Impractical Guide to Producing a Feature Film for Under $30,000 reveals the challenging and often humorous process of creating ultra-low-budget feature films for $30,000 or less. It includes practical information on writing the script, budgeting, raising financing, casting, putting together a crew, and dealing with distributors.
You'll Learn How To:
-- Write For A Tiny Budget
-- Create Unique Characters
-- Make Practical Business Decisions
-- Find Investors
-- Breakdown A Script
-- Cast
-- Create Low Budget Special Effects
-- Get Your Film Out Into The World
This step-by-step book is an invaluable tool for all ultra-low-budget and novice filmmakers and includes interviews with ultra-low-budgets filmmakers and a large Appendix of essential forms, contracts and addresses.
When it comes to producing successful films on a shoestring, authors John Gaspard and Dale Newton know of what they speak. Together they created Resident Alien and Beyond Bob, two critically-acclaimed ultra-low-budget features using the tactics and strategies outlined in this book.
