A step-by-step guide to creating short films, with expert advice from Hollywood insidersThe right short can be a filmmaker's business card in Hollywood, and this authoritative handbook by one of the industry's most connected insiders guides you through the entire creative process. You'll learn the basics of filmmaking, get expert advice from established filmmakers, and have a final game plan for promoting and selling the film once it's in the can.
Topics covered include:
• Concept, budget, and arranging for location
• Finding equipment, assembling a crew, and casting
• Arranging for location
• Locating festivals and ancillary markets
• Working with the unions
• Film vs. digital video
You'll also get references to real-world examples, including:
• A list of film schools
• Oscar-winning shorts and nominees
• A selection of short-film festivals
• Actual short-film budgets
• Sample scripts and shooting schedules
• A helpful short-film glossaryShort Films 101Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Getting Started: Why Make a Short Film?
Episode 1 · What Is a Short Film? · What Makes a Great Short Film? · Making a Short Film · The Calling Card · Getting Started · The Case for (and Against) Film School · The Purpose of This Book
2. Concept: Telling a Great Story
George Lucas in Love · Format · Genre · What's the Big Idea? · Amazing Stories
3. Budget: How to Spend the Money
Discount Filmmaking · From Zero to Fifty Grand · The Beg anlƒ!
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