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Make Your Own Damn Movie Box Set (with Book) - Limited Edition

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No, just kidding, but I did find this set informative and entertaining. You can learn a lot about filmmaking from the errors of others, and Make Your Own Damn Movie shows that in spades. And with over 20 hours of content, it's a steal at $50. If you're an aspiring filmmaker or even just a fan of Troma, the Make Your Own Damn Movie Box Set is for you.

Let me just say that for some people this DVD will be great to see an independent working on his films. But you can see that kind of stuff on special features of better movies. Robert Rodriguez has a 10-minute filmschool on each of his DVD's and they give more information.
The thing I didn't like about this DVD is that it says it's filmschool in a box, but it seems more like a promotion for the filmmakers movies and his company. He had on one part on how to raise money and the only thing he said was there is no one way to raise money and then he showed a session of his actors performing for some investors, but it was not helpful. He still didn't tell you how to get the investors to get a performance.
For $50 and something that promised filmschool in a box it didn't deliver. Get the book instead. I think the concept of a DVD like this is great but it didn't deliver.
Buy it to check it out if you want to and make up your own mind about it. But I don't recommend this.

This is a great, comprehensive set of DVDs for both experienced and aspiring filmmakers. It's informative, hilarious, and above all, practical. Kaufman's low budget filmmaking lessons are more relevant to people who want to make their own films than anything you'd learn at film school-- and a hell of a lot cheaper, too. And to top it off, the interviews and behind-the-scenes footage are really, really funny.

This is a must have for any serious filmmaker. Lloyd Kaufman is the genius behind Troma and one of the coolest people on the planet. This 5 DVD set basically sucks the 30+ years of independent filmmaking knowledge out of Mr. Kaufman's brain and spills it on the table for everyone to learn from. everything from Scriptwriting to production to Marketing and distribution. Buy a copy today and while your at it buy a copy of The Toxic Avenger novel. Good bedtime reading for all the kiddies.

this dvd box set is educational, inspirational, and entertaining. there are a bunch of documenteries that were entertaining and there are very informative interviews with veterans of film making. lloyd kaufman doesnt beat around the bush. i feel i got alot of major dos and donts on making a film.
i am a musician with a real DIY aproach to releasing c.d.'s and touring, and while this box set is for making your own damn movie it can also be used as inspiration for any art one is involved in. so i would say buy this box set and go out and make your own damn art!!!

Tell you what,don't waste your thousands of dollars sitting in some boring classroom soaking in the trade secrets and filmmaking techniques of A-list movie conglomerates like AO-Hell or Slime Warner. Pick up this 5-DVD boxed set (And companion book) and save yourself some time, money, and most of all learn something. I myself find learning a lot easier with a more creative and entertaining approach. Lloyd Kaufman's "Make Your Own Damn Movie" does just that. It teaches and entertains. You'll learn the ways of the experienced filmmaker in no time and probably, sometime or somewhere in this box set, you'll discover that you can be just as good as any filmmaker out there. "You" could one day be sitting up there with the likes of Oliver Stone, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Alfred Hitchcock. The latter statement is only a small display of the confidence you'll receive from this hilarious look at the motion picture world. Lloyd and others will detail their own careers and get you right in the door for your own. In this box set you'll learn to budget, cast, finance, film, write, edit, sell, distribute, and get people to watch your movie. You'll get a good look at pre-production, production, and post-production. You'll receive curtious advice from some of the biggest and baddest in the business like Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, From Beyond), Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel), Bill Lustig (Maniac, Maniac Cop), George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, The Crazies), Trey Parker (South Park, Team America), Larry Cohen (It's Alive!, Phone Booth), James Gunn (Slither, Scooby Doo), Herschell Gordon Lewis (2,000 Maniacs, The Wizard of Gore), and Stan Lee (Creator of Spider Man, X-Men, and the Incredible Hulk)! If you're interested in the special effects aspect of things than you're in luck! Some of the make-up guys that created the creatures and hideously deformed creatures of super human size and strength for Troma give you a descent break down. You get to see footage of the Cannes Film Festival, which is not only entertaining but also educational. Watch Lloyd and the rest of the Troma family try to market their Tromasterpieces to foreign investors and gain the attentiona and publicity from the local hard-nosed French community. Watch Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD and The Toxic Avenger parade about, serving as superb visual campaign adds. You'll also get to see some behind the scenes material on classic Troma movies like Citizen Toxie the Toxic Avenger Part IV and Terror Firmer. You'll learn to use what you have to your advantage and you'll hopefully learn that everyone's faced rejection. (Yes, even Quentin Tarantino) It's part of the business. If you want to learn all you can about renegade filmmaking or even big bidget studio-owned stripped down crapmasterpiece production, this DVD is for you. You owe it to yourself to read this book and watch this DVD collection. Remember, it's art. Sure you won't be a millionaire on your first attempt but experience is knowledge and this collection can give you the ultimate knowledge on the field. Feeling even more nostalgic about the budding film career in your future? Well then don't wait. Buy this now. Learn this now. And most importantly.... Make your own damn movie!"

When I was in a movie theatre, I watched the movie break down infront of me and I felt dissapointed. Dissapointed at what I saw up infront of me. The same cookie cutter plots and crappy themes with the same bland actors. Well Lloyd Kaufman says Make Your Own Damn Movie, and he'll show you how! Using this DVD set, he interviews many famous indepentent filmmakers and pop culture icons on how they made their own damn movie. Definatelty worth the price, and appeals to all filmmakers and Troma fans a like!

I loved this DVD and I have been offering it to all my friends at filmschool. Original and funny!

When I told my holier-than-thou films school snot buddies that Lloyd Kaufman is the quintessential pop artist (not unlike Andy Warhol) they all scoffed at me...well now I scoff at them! While they are all still toiling away in post film school hell, working on detergent commercials...I just got a distribution deal for my sweet new blood and boobies DV feature. Now, while all those dudes are paying off 500K loans, I own this informative little ditty free and clear! Thanks Lloyd Kaufman, your set hooked me UP!