ABSTRACT
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
part |14 pages
Getting Started
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #2 “I Just Want to Make a Movie”
chapter |3 pages
Fuck-Up #5 “My Buddy/Mom/Brother/Dog Is Going to Produce”
part |34 pages
Getting the Money
chapter |4 pages
Fuck-Up #7 “Selling Is about Sales”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #8 “First, I'll Get Actors; Then I'll Get Money”
chapter |3 pages
Fuck-Up #9 “No Stars Will Want to Be in My Movie”
chapter |5 pages
Fuck-Up #10 “Stars Will Want to Be in My Movie”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #11 “My Actors Are Committed”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #13 “If I Can't Raise All the Money, I Can't Start My Movie”
chapter |3 pages
Fuck-Up #14 “There's No Harm in Getting Creative with My Financing”
part |13 pages
Pre-Production
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #17 “We Don't Need Much Pre-Production”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #18 “I Don't Want SAG Actors”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #19 “Cast the Person Who Looks the Part”
chapter |4 pages
Fuck-Up #21 “We Don't Need to Go on a Scout”
part |11 pages
Scheduling
chapter |6 pages
Fuck-Up #22 “I Have to Shoot My Movie in Script Order”
chapter |4 pages
Fuck-Up #23 “I Don't Need a Stripboard Schedule”
part |19 pages
Budgeting
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #24 “Movies Cost ___Dollars”
chapter |3 pages
Fuck-Up #28 “My Budget Fits My Vision”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #29 “Post Is Cheap”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #30 “I Don't Need a Contingency”
part |9 pages
Acting
chapter |5 pages
Fuck-Up #31 “Acting Should Always Be Natural”
chapter |1 pages
Fuck-Up #32 “Acting Happens When You Have Lines”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #33 “Continuity Isn't as Important as Performance”
part |21 pages
Crew
chapter |3 pages
Fuck-Up #34 “Hire a D.P. Based on Who Owns a Camera”
chapter |1 pages
Fuck-Up #35 “Grip? Electric? What's the difference?”
chapter |3 pages
Fuck-Up #36 “The Assistant Director Is the Director's Assistant”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #37 “Anyone Can Be a P.A.”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #38 “We Don't Need an Art Department”
chapter |4 pages
Fuck-Up #39 “I Don't Need a Script Supervisor”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #40 “Set Photographers Don't Help the Movie”
chapter |3 pages
Fuck-Up #41 “Sound Is Not Important”
part |24 pages
Life on Set
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #42 “The Director Should Worry about Everything”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #43 “It's Quick On-Screen; It Shouldn't Take Long to Shoot”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #44 “I Need to Take My Time to Work”
chapter |1 pages
Fuck-Up #45 “Everyone Should Do What Needs to Be Done”
chapter |4 pages
Fuck-Up #46 “We Don't Need a Call Sheet”
chapter |3 pages
Fuck-Up #48 “I Need More/Less Coverage”
chapter |4 pages
Fuck-Up #49 “I Know What Film Sets Should Be Like”
part |13 pages
Editing
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #51 “Anyone with a Computer Can Edit”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #52 “You Don't Need to Watch ALL the Footage”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #54 “Editing Will Take a Few Passes”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #55 “This Cut Is Good Enough to Show”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #56 “I Don't Need Outside Feedback”
part |19 pages
More Post-Production
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #57 “Post Sound Isn't as Important as Picture”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #58 “Anyone with a Computer Can Do Post-Sound”
chapter |3 pages
Fuck-Up #59 “Dialogue Is Recorded on Set”
chapter |3 pages
Fuck-Up #60 “We Can Use Famous Songs”
chapter |2 pages
Fuck-Up #61 “We Can't Afford Good Music”
part |13 pages
Life after Post-Production