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9780786884773

What They Don't Teach You at Film School 161 Strategies For Making Your Own Movies No Matter What

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  • ISBN13:

    9780786884773

  • ISBN10:

    0786884770

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-08-16
  • Publisher: Hachette Books

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Do you have to go to film school to get your movies made? No, say two young entrepreneurs who survived the grind. Here they offer 140 strategies for making movies no matter what. Whether its raising money or cutting your budget, or jump-starting the production or stalling it while you finish the script, these strategies are delivered with funny, illustrative anecdotes from the authors experiences and from veteran filmmakers eager to share their stories. Irreverent, invaluable, and a lot cheaper than a years tuition, this friendly guide is the smartest investment any future filmmaker could make.

Table of Contents

The Credits ix
Introduction 1(2)
Everything you need to know
3(7)
The sign you've been searching for
10(15)
If all you really want to do is direct, what are you waiting for?
25(8)
Napkins, stoplights, and showers
33(13)
Fix the script, the rest will follow
46(11)
Sultans, dentists, and Uncle Al
57(16)
It's the budget, stupid
73(11)
Get the rights or get a lawyer
84(4)
Hustling
88(15)
Hype, for cheap
103(14)
Friends, enemies, lovers, and thieves
117(12)
It's a sad dog who can't wag its own tail
129(7)
Getting through the most terrible, wonderful few weeks of your life so far
136(7)
The road trip test
143(16)
Hire the actors with the shiniest shoes
159(15)
The emperor's parade
174(5)
Donuts, red vines, and keeping the crew together: The care and feeding of the set
179(7)
Grace under pressure: Directing under fire
186(7)
Sex, lies, and 16mm
193(4)
Don't make things more difficult than they are
197(10)
Location, location, and location
207(9)
The lost, the stolen, and the broken
216(2)
How I learned to stop worrying and love the sound
218(9)
Uses for duct tape and other quick fixes
227(2)
Don't leave the set without it
229(2)
Don't wait until the mix to fix it
231(3)
Point(er)s of distribution
234(8)
One or two more things before the lights come up
242(2)
Do it again
244

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