Book description
Learn to avoid the costly mistakes that commonly plague independent filmmakers with this concise and informative how-to guide. Laced with examples from famous movies, directors, and producers, author Daryl Bob Goldberg empowers you with the practical knowledge to achieve a dream that is not as intimidating as you might think
This book will help you avoid problems associated with fund-raising, budgeting, scheduling, casting, shooting, actors, crew, postproduction, distribution, legal issues, and much more, all written by someone who has learned these lessons the hard way-so you don't have to.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Full Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- PART 1 GETTING STARTED
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PART 2 GETTING THE MONEY
- Fuck-Up #6 “I'll Never Get the Money”
- Fuck-Up #7 “Selling Is about Sales”
- Fuck-Up #8 “First, I'll Get Actors; Then I'll Get Money”
- Fuck-Up #9 “No Stars Will Want to Be in My Movie”
- Fuck-Up #10 “Stars Will Want to Be in My Movie”
- Fuck-Up #11 “My Actors Are Committed”
- Fuck-Up #12 “I Don't Care about Tax Incentives”
- Fuck-Up #13 “If I Can't Raise All the Money, I Can't Start My Movie”
- Fuck-Up #14 “There's No Harm in Getting Creative with My Financing”
- Fuck-Up #15 “I Don't Need a Business Plan”
- Fuck-Up #16 “I Don't Need a Lawyer”
- PART 3 PRE-PRODUCTION
- PART 4 SCHEDULING
- PART 5 BUDGETING
- PART 6 ACTING
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PART 7 CREW
- Fuck-Up #34 “Hire a D.P. Based on Who Owns a Camera”
- Fuck-Up #35 “Grip? Electric? What's the difference?”
- Fuck-Up #36 “The Assistant Director Is the Director's Assistant”
- Fuck-Up #37 “Anyone Can Be a P.A.”
- Fuck-Up #38 “We Don't Need an Art Department”
- Fuck-Up #39 “I Don't Need a Script Supervisor”
- Fuck-Up #40 “Set Photographers Don't Help the Movie”
- Fuck-Up #41 “Sound Is Not Important”
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PART 8 LIFE ON SET
- Fuck-Up #42 “The Director Should Worry about Everything”
- Fuck-Up #43 “It's Quick On-Screen; It Shouldn't Take Long to Shoot”
- Fuck-Up #44 “I Need to Take My Time to Work”
- Fuck-Up #45 “Everyone Should Do What Needs to Be Done”
- Fuck-Up #46 “We Don't Need a Call Sheet”
- Fuck-Up #47 “I'll Start with My Close-Ups”
- Fuck-Up #48 “I Need More/Less Coverage”
- Fuck-Up #49 “I Know What Film Sets Should Be Like”
- Fuck-Up #50 “We'll Fix It in Post”
- PART 9 EDITING
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PART 10 MORE POST-PRODUCTION
- Fuck-Up #57 “Post Sound Isn't as Important as Picture”
- Fuck-Up #58 “Anyone with a Computer Can Do Post-Sound”
- Fuck-Up #59 “Dialogue Is Recorded on Set”
- Fuck-Up #60 “We Can Use Famous Songs”
- Fuck-Up #61 “We Can't Afford Good Music”
- Fuck-Up #62 “Cinematography Happens While Shooting”
- Fuck-Up #63 “I Gotta Have Effects!”
- PART 11 LIFE AFTER POST-PRODUCTION
- References
- Index
Product information
- Title: First-Time Filmmaker F*ck-ups
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2012
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136072055
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