IFP/Los Angeles Independent Filmmaker's Manual, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
IFP/Los Angeles Independent Filmmaker's Manual, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

Author: Eden Wurmfeld

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13:

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Backed by the resources of Independent Feature Project/West, co-authors Nicole Shay LaLoggia and Eden H. Wurmfeld have written the definitive low-budget production manual. Using examples from the Swingers and Kissing Jessica Stein, this comprehensive manual offers the independent filmmaker a single volume reference covering every aspect of making a film: script rights and rewrites, financing, breakdown, scheduling and budgeting, pre-production, production, postproduction, and distribution. A resource guide listing useful references and organizations, as well as a glossary, complete this guide. The companion CD-ROM features interviews with important figures in the independent film industry, including Billy Bob Thornton and Ang Lee. Forms that are illuminated in the text are also included on the CD for ease of use. The new edition is updated with thorough coverage of digital and HD-how to decide which to shoot on, what the financial impact is, and the effect on preproduction. There is also a new chapter on distribution and expanded material on postproduction.

IFP/Los Angeles Independent Filmmaker's Manual, Second Edition
IFP/Los Angeles Independent Filmmaker's Manual, Second Edition

Author: Eden H. Wurmfeld

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2012-09-10

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1136051066

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Backed by the resources of Independent Feature Project/West, co-authors Nicole Shay LaLoggia and Eden H. Wurmfeld have written the definitive low-budget production manual. Using examples from the Swingers and Kissing Jessica Stein, this comprehensive manual offers the independent filmmaker a single volume reference covering every aspect of making a film: script rights and rewrites, financing, breakdown, scheduling and budgeting, pre-production, production, postproduction, and distribution. A resource guide listing useful references and organizations, as well as a glossary, complete this guide. The downloadable resources feature interviews with important figures in the independent film industry, including Billy Bob Thornton and Ang Lee. Forms that are illuminated in the text are also included on the downloadable resources for ease of use. The new edition is updated with thorough coverage of digital and HD-how to decide which to shoot on, what the financial impact is, and the effect on preproduction. There is also a new chapter on distribution and expanded material on postproduction.

IFP/Los Angeles Independent Filmmaker's Manual, 2nd Edition
IFP/Los Angeles Independent Filmmaker's Manual, 2nd Edition

Author: Eden Wurmfeld

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Backed by the resources of Independent Feature Project/West, co-authors Nicole Shay LaLoggia and Eden H. Wurmfeld have written the definitive low-budget production manual. Using examples from the Swingers and Kissing Jessica Stein, this comprehensive manual offers the independent filmmaker a single volume reference covering every aspect of making a film: script rights and rewrites, financing, breakdown, scheduling and budgeting, pre-production, production, postproduction, and distribution. A resource guide listing useful references and organizations, as well as a glossary, complete this guide. The companion CD-ROM features interviews with important figures in the independent film industry, including Billy Bob Thornton and Ang Lee. Forms that are illuminated in the text are also included on the CD for ease of use. The new edition is updated with thorough coverage of digital and HD-how to decide which to shoot on, what the financial impact is, and the effect on preproduction. There is also a new chapter on distribution and expanded material on postproduction.

IFP/West Independent Filmmaker's Manual
IFP/West Independent Filmmaker's Manual

Author: Nicole Shay LaLoggia

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780240803890

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This manual for the less experienced independent filmmaker covers the gamut: script rights, rewrites, scheduling, budgeting, production, and distribution. Every chapter includes an interview with an important figure in the film industry. A companion CD-ROM includes the interviews, 100 production forms, and a demo version of "Movie Magic" budgeting software. 210 line illustrations.

Producer to Producer 2nd Edition - Library Edition: A Step-By-Step Guide to Low-Budget Independent Film Producing
Producer to Producer 2nd Edition - Library Edition: A Step-By-Step Guide to Low-Budget Independent Film Producing

Author: Maureen Ryan

Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions

Published: 2023-04-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781615933570

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This is a comprehensive bible to low-budget film producing for emerging and professional producers. Structured to guide the reader through production meetings, every aspect of the film-production pro-cess is outlined in detail. Invaluable checklists -- which begin 12 weeks before shooting and continue through principal (and secondary) photography and postproduction -- keep the filmmaker on track and on target. Ryan is co-producer of James Marsh's Man on Wire, winner of the 2009 Academy Award for Best Documentary

The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking
The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking

Author: Mark Polish

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780156029520

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Critically acclaimed, award-winning independent filmmakers Mark and Michael Polish offer this practical guide to writing, shooting, editing, scoring, promoting, and distributing short and feature films--an indispensable resource for anyone interested in filmmaking.

The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking
The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking

Author: Dan Mirvish

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-07-05

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1000403084

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In this fully updated second edition, award-winning film director and Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish gives you soup-to-nuts, cradle-to-grave advice on every aspect of the filmmaking lifestyle and craft. He drops advice on playing the Hollywood game, and shows you how to finance, cast, shoot and show your indie feature, documentary, episodic series, short film, student film, web video or big-budget blockbuster. Once labeled a "cheerful subversive" by The New York Times, Mirvish shares lessons he's learned personally from film luminaries Robert Altman, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Steven Soderbergh, Rian Johnson, Whit Stillman, Harold Ramis, Lynn Shelton, John Carpenter, Ava DuVernay, the Russo Brothers, Bong Joon-ho, Sean Baker and more. This revised edition includes brand new chapters on filming during a global pandemic finding investors and crowdfunding backers whether and where to go to film school how to get a big Hollywood agent self-distributing your film, even to airlines casting an Oscar®-winner as your lead actor and turning your garage into a 1980s New York subway Visit the extensive companion website at www.DanMirvish.com for in-depth supplemental videos, behind-the-scenes footage from Dan's films and bonus materials.

The Independent Film Producers Survival Guide: A Business and Legal Sourcebook
The Independent Film Producers Survival Guide: A Business and Legal Sourcebook

Author: Gunnar Erickson

Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 0857124986

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In this comprehensive guidebook, three experienced entertainment lawyers tell you everything you need to know to produce and market an independent film from the development process to deal making, financing, setting up the production, hiring directors and actors, securing location rights, acquiring music, calculating profits, digital moving making, distribution, and marketing your movie.

The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide
The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide

Author: Jon M. Garon

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2021-08-03

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1641604271

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Today's independent and digital filmmaking demands a clear guide to the business and legal aspects of the art. What fundraising options are available to a filmmaker? When should a filmmaker establish a corporation or limited liability company? How do screenwriters protect their work? What are a director's legal obligations to the producer, cast, and crew--and what are their obligations in return? This indispensable resource addresses the legal, financial, and organizational questions that an independent or guerrilla filmmaker must face, and the problems that will doom a project if left unanswered. It demystifies issues such as founding a film company, obtaining financing, preparing a budget, securing locations, shooting, granting screen credits, and distributing, exhibiting, and marketing a film. Newly updated and expanded, this third edition explores concepts such as integrating social media; crowd funding and nonprofit status funding; diversity, inclusion, and compensation equity; and distribution via streaming services. Appendixes provide sample contracts and riders, copyright circulars, Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use, and more.

The Last Guide To Independent Filmmaking
The Last Guide To Independent Filmmaking

Author: Tut Thomas

Publisher: Irvin Thomas

Published: 2018-05-04

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1732290911

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This comprehensive guide will teach you about the exciting new tools available to independent content creators. Gain invaluable knowledge about getting your project on streaming platforms like Netflix and iTunes, how to write, format, prepare and register a script, even where to find amazing resources that the major studios use for a fraction of the cost. And much more! Written by Tut Thomas, an award-winning writer and director, "The Last Guide to Independent Filmmaking: With No Budget" is designed for individuals new to the Entertainment industry and veterans looking for an easy to understand guide to content creation as the industry shifts into the age of artificial intelligence. With this book, you'll quickly be on your way to making your first, or your next great indie project.