Micro-Budget Methods of Cinematic Storytelling: A Practical Guide to Making Narrative Media with Minimal Means [Hardcover]

1. Introduction / MICRO-BUDGET SECTION; 2. Efficiency & Proportion;?3. Micro-budget Methods & Maximization Tactics /?STORY SECTION;?4. Narrative & Narration?5. Story Forms & Screenwriting;?6. Performance & Appearance;?7. Performance Modes /?TELLING SECTION;?8. Creative Vision;?9. Critique & the Art of Observation;?10. A Directors Function;?11. Directing Cine-motion /?CINEMATICS SECTION;?12. Subjectivity & Mystery;?13. Blocking & Visualization;?14. Editing & Sequence;?15. Case Study: Free in Deed; 16. Conclusion & Goals;?Filmography;?Bibliography

Mahaffy has staked out a quiet reputation as one of our most accomplished and necessary independent auteurs. Filmmaker Magazine

 A must-read for all writer-directors, whether youre about to make your first short or have already directed three features. This book is written by a low-budget warrior whos been to the front lines and returned full of battle-born insight and strategic concepts that cant be found in any other book.
Mike Ryan, Producer (Junebug, The Turin Horse, Fay Grim, The Comedy, Old Joy, Choke, Palindromes)

  Jake Mahaffy is one of very, very few people I'd trust to write this book. Unlike most writers who hawk their filmmaking philosophies, he's actually put extraordinary work up on the screen. And unlike most legit filmmakers (who tend to be a little insane), he's got the patience and trust to communicate clearly what he's learned over his decades in the microbudget trenches. I envy the next generation of artists having this book as a rlc%