The Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook: The Ultimate Guide to Digital Film Making

The Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook: The Ultimate Guide to Digital Film Making

by Chris Jones (Author), Genevieve Jolliffe (Contributor), Chris Jones (Author), Chris Jones (Author), Andrew Zinnes (Contributor)

Synopsis

This title distills the essence of "The Guerilla Film Makers" brand into one new, up-to-date, amazingly concise book. Making your own film can be complicated, infuriating, crazy, and expensive - not to mention incredibly hard work. Luckily, "The Guerilla Film Makers Pocket Manual" is crammed with tips, facts, checklists, and more - all of the stuff you need to know, and none of the stuff you don't. Never set up an office before? You'll need to, and we can tell you how. Worried about putting together - and sticking to - a realistic budget for your movie? No problem, we can show you how to do that, too. Ever had to feed a hungry film crew? We know what they like to eat, and how to make it cheaply. How about a press kit for your movie, for the upcoming festival? Yup, all covered in here. We've seen it, done it, and learned the hard way. Now it's your turn. The authors have made their own low budget movies, given hundreds of workshops, and sold over 100,000 copies of their filmmaking handbooks. Now, they've distilled everything they know into this brand new book.

$26.27

Quantity

10 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Revised edition
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 17 May 2010

ISBN 10: 1441180788
ISBN 13: 9781441180780

Media Reviews
Article about the complete Guerilla brand and its authors in The Oxford Times blog, 5th May 2010.
'If you've ever had the urge to make a film but don't know how, this is the perfect companion ... Passionately written and entertaining to read, this is a brilliant how-to book that makes you want to start plotting your movie straight away.' The Stage
Author Bio
Chris Jones has been making micro-budget features since he and Genevieve Jolliffe made The Runner in 1992. In 2009, his short film Gone Fishing was Oscars shortlisted. Genevieve Jolliffe met Chris Jones at film school and the two went into independent filmmaking through their production company, Living Spirit Pictures. Andrew Zinnes has worked in development at Paramount Pictures and at USA Networks. He is a founding partner of the film company Crazee Pictures.