How to Make Great Short Feature Films: The Making of Ghosthunter (Book & DVD set)

by IanLewis (Author), Alison Reddihough (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.25

  Making a short film is one of the first steps to becoming a filmmaker. Based on a real production and written from a real-world stance this book and DVD offers a short filmmaker's kit for aspiring producers. It combines advice and inspiration with practical information as well as a real-world case-study of the making of the short film Ghosthunter , which includes interviews from cast and crew, and practical documentation of all the processes involved, to provide an inside view of the process. The book and DVD follows the ambitious crew of Ghosthunter as they put the film together, secure sponsorship and seek the advice of some of the leading names in the business - Freddie Francis, double-Oscar-winning cinematographer; Rodrigo Gutierrez, and Trevor Coop, tow highly respected camera operators in the UK; Peter Lamont, Oscar-winning production designer for Titanic , Terminator II , and the James Bond films; Barrington Pheloung, composer for Truly, Madly, Deeply , Inspector Morse ; Robin O'Donoghue, sound re-recording mixer for Madness of King George and Shakespeare in Love ; Mark Auguste, leading sound editor, for Tea with Mussolini , Elizabeth ; and Frank Finlay, BAFTA award winning actor for The Death of Adolf Hitler . The free DVD offers the 20 minute long film Ghosthunter , a 25 minute documentary on the making of Ghosthunter , a special effect show and tell with The Computer Film Company, sound on film with Robin O'Donoghue, sample contracts and production forms, and budgeting and screenwriting software.