The reel truth : everything you didn't know you need to know about making an independent film / Reed Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Reed, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Production and direction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Independent filmmakers.

Independent films--Production and direction.

Independent films.

Independent films--Production and direction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Independent filmmakers--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Motion pictures--Vocational guidance.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

536 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Everything you didn't know you need to know about making an independent film

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.

Summary:

Publisher: Did you know that most of the biggest indie filmmakers, screenwriters, and producers working today each made the same avoidable mistakes early on in their careers? The Reel Truth details the pitfalls, snares, and roadblocks that aspiring filmmakers encounter. Reed Martin interviewed more than one hundred luminaries from the independent film world to discuss the near misses that almost derailed their first and second films and identify the close shaves that could have cut their careers short. Other books may tell you the best way to make your independent film or online short, but no other book describes so candidly how to spot and avoid such issues and obstacles as equipment problems, shooting-day snafus, postproduction myths, theatrical distribution deal breakers, and dozens of other commonly made missteps, including the top fifty mistakes every filmmaker makes. From personal experience and his years as a freelance reporter covering independent film for USA Today and Filmmaker magazine, Martin uncovers the truth about the risks and potential rewards that go with chasing celluloid glory. Whether you're writing a screenplay, looking for financing, about to start shooting, or thinking about investing time and money (or someone else's money) in an independent film, The Reel Truth is a must-read.

Contents:

Introduction

Many famous directors struggled famously

Writing MBA-style business plans, or not

First you get the money : financing woes

Seeking legal advice : cheaper than your life

Casting up and cashing in : landing big names

The nightmare of story and screenplay theft

Phones off! Common production-day mistakes

That music in your head is too expensive

Guess what : it can't be fixed in post

Your new best friend : the producer rep!

All or nothing : distribution deal breakers

Getting your film seen : smarter marketing

What's next? : Career strategies for making it

Documentary : following in Herzog's footsteps

Out of the theater : BitTorrent, Netflix, and Amazon

Appendix 1: Independent-film budgets

Appendix 2: Sample formal agent/screenwriter representation contract.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0571211038

9780571211036

OCLC:

317759908

Publisher Number:

99977931675