Declaration of Independent Filmmaking

Lessthanadecadesincetheybeganworkinginthemovies,MarkandMichaelPolishhaveestablishedthemselvesascriticallyacclaimed,award-winningindependentfilmmakers.Theirinnovativeapproachtoartdirection,useofdigitalphotography,andabilitytoattractstellartalenttotheirmodestlybudgetedfilmssprangfromnecessity;nowtheseaestheticshavebecomeadmiredtrademarksoftheirwork.Infusedwiththissamebalanceofartisticintegrityandpopularappeal,"TheDeclarationofIndependentFilmmaking"isapracticalguidetowriting,shooting,editing,scoring,promoting,anddistributingshortandfeaturefilms.MarkandMichaelhavepackedthisbookwithstar-studded,oftenhilarioustalesfromtheirownexperiences--aswellashelpfulinsiderphotos.Thisisanindispensableresourceforanyoneinterestedinfilmmaking,whetherahighschoolstudentwitha$500budgetoraseriousfilmmakerlookingforafreshapproach.