Inspired by internet video shorts and the YouTube revolution? Trying to break into the film industry? You can prove yourself by making a great short film at film school—if you can afford to go to film school; if you can't, then you're going to have to make your films without money. You're going to have to film on a microbudget—like Shane Meadows, who made Where's the Money, Ronnie? before This Is England, and Guy Ritchie, who made The Hard Case before Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. With the technology available today, it's easier than ever to make a short film without the benefits of funding, but digital cameras and editing systems are only part of the story. The most important thing is the filmmaker. This guide gives all the information necessary to put together a short film production—from first idea to script to planning and casting to locations, shooting, editing, and distribution—along with a list of the 10 most common microbudget mistakes and how to avoid them.
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Paul R. Hardy started life as a filmmaker. He made eighteen short films, won a BBC Drama Award, co-wrote & co-produced an independent SF film called Triple Hit and also wrote Filming on a Microbudget, a guidebook for making short films. Having been introduced to the concept of spare time following a well-known global financial meltdown, he now writes science fiction novels as well. The Last Man on Earth Club was published in 2011, to be followed by All That I See or Seem in 2012. Paul can usually be found in his native England (what with the cost of travel these days).
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This review is from: Filming on a Microbudget (Pocket Essential series) (Paperback)
This book is not a how-to for budget film making but an overview in the process of film making in general. Its a back pocket sized reference for the practical indie side of film making and is written in clear language making for a decisively informative read.
To break it down a bit Filming On a Micro Budget is organized according to the phases of production. Development, Preproduction, Production and Post production, has a case study at the end followed by the a section for outside references and the glossary with index.Each of the phases of production are broken into the corresponding work that occurs during that phase, with varying pieces of advice for aspiring filmmakers. The meat, potatoes and gravy of Pre, Post and production contain good descriptions of recommended equipment with cautions and the like. The book also explains things like the different kinds of media cables and other technical stuff but doesn't confuse you with overly technical explanations that need explaining. I must say that I am no stranger to the world of visual media, being a technical person my self but people without technical acclivity will still find the wording and diagrams easy to understand with careful reading. My only issues with the book are that it was written for the U.K and while it still keeps its U.S readers in mind, some of the recommendations may not factor in for certain Americans also as the case with any print media the info feels slightly dated although it does go well into hd tech. This is in short a very in expensive, accessible and dare I say essential reference for anyone looking to get insight into pro-level film making.
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