Indie Film Producing : The Craft of Low Budget Filmmaking

"IndieFilmProducing"explainsthesimple,basic,clearcutroleoftheindependentfilmproducer.Raisingfundstodoyourdreamproject,producingaward-winningfilmswithalowbudget,puttingnameactorsonyourindiefilm-it'salldoable,andthisbookguidesyouthroughtheentireprocessofbeingasuccessfulproducerwithbonustipsonhowtoeffortlesslymaneuverthroughthesphereofsocialmediamarketingandfundraisingtactics.IndiefilmproducerSuzanneLyonspilotsyouthroughtheactualmakingoflowbudgetfilmstoshowyouhoweasyandfunitcanbe.Laidoutinastep-by-step,AtoZ,matter-of-factstylethatshowshowtheproducer'srolecanbeeasy,howtotreatthefilmasabusiness,andespeciallyhowtoavoidthepainfulpitfallsfacedbysomanyproducers,thisbookgivesyoutheessentialtoolsyouneedtomakeyourfilmasuccessfromthegroundup.Thisbookbeginswiththeearlieststagesofconceptdevelopment,continuesthroughproduction&post,andultimatelyconcludeswithdistribution.Itshowsyouhowtocreateabuzzforyourfilmthroughmarketingandpromotions.Itfeaturesinterviewswithglobalproducerswhoproducedfilmsusingsocialmedia,festivals,apps,andmore,giveyoureal-worldinsightthatcanbeappliedtoyourownfilms.Itfeaturesawebsitethatpointsyoutoafantasticcollectionofresourcesthatyou'llneedtoproduceyourownfilms.Itbreaksdownthecomplicateddutiesofproducingintomanageable(andfun!)pieces,coveringallthestagesofproducingamovie.Itincludesinterviewswithglobalproducersfromfilmssuchas"NapoleonDynamite","OpenWater","Brick","TheUndead",andmore,giveyoureal-worldinsightthatcanbeappliedtoyourownfilms.Itshowsreadershowtosecurefundingfortheirfilms-aneverdifficulttask.AuthorishighlyindemandasaHollywoodproducer,instructor,andindustryleader.