What do the movies Dirty Dancing, Platoon, and Broadcast News have in common? Besides being blockbusters, all three were independently developed films. From a veteran in the field comes this nuts and bolts book on the entire process of making movies independently.
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Veteran independent filmmaker Russo outlines the moviemaking process step by step, from developing an idea to selling the finished product, including sections on budgeting, pre- and post-production, raising money, technical aspects of shooting and editing, and dealing with agents, lawyers, and distributors. What sets Russo's book apart is the pragmatic, no-holds-barred quality of his information--this is eminently useful, down-to-earth, learn-from-my-mistakes (and successes) advice. There are interesting interviews with other "successful" indies like George Romero (with whom Russo started on Night of the Living Dead ), Lizzie Borden, Sam Raimi, Tom Savini, and Tobe Hooper, and an appendix of sample contracts.
- David Bartholomew, NYPL
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- David Bartholomew, NYPL
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Okay,
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This review is from: Making Movies: The Inside Guide to Independent Movie Production (Paperback)
This is not a fun book to read. It's like an old textbook in a community college. It's okay, and it's worth reading, but it's not worth the money. You won't gain 15 bucks of information in this book. If you want to know about independent filmmaking buy Rick Schmidt's Feautre Filmmaking at Used-car prices. This is well worth the read and the money.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellant,
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This review is from: Making Movies: The Inside Guide to Independent Movie Production (Paperback)
A general overview of the low budget filmmaking process loaded with pertinent information and technical advice. Areas of interest: starting your own production company and an appendix containing several sample contracts. Includes interviews with the likes of George A. Romero, Tobe Hooper, Sam Raimi, Lizzie Borden, Tom Savini and Oliver Stone. It cries out for an update(its eight years old)but its an excellant exploration into the world of filmmaking nonetheless. Worth the dough.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Practical advice from people who actually do it,
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This review is from: Making Movies: The Inside Guide to Independent Movie Production (Paperback)
Think this book is boring, cry me a freaking river losers. Making movies is not exciting, it's long hours and too soon deadlines and ego, ego, ego. This is how you do it. This is how The Blair Witch Project and dozens of other low/no budget videos are able to be made. I found the book to be priceless.
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