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Mirvish

CHEERFUL SUBVERSIVES GT INDEPE

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-1-138-18512-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Erscheinungstermin: 17.08.2016
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In The Cheerful Subversive’s Guide to Independent Filmmaking, celebrated Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish offers a rich exploration of the process and culture of making low-budget, independent films. Once labelled a "cheerful subversive" by The New York Times, Mirvish shares his unfiltered pragmatic approach to scriptwriting, casting, directing, producing, managing a crew, post-production, navigating the film festival circuit, distributing your film, dealing with piracy and building a career. Readers will learn how to game the Hollywood system to their advantage, get their films accepted by respected festivals without going broke, and utilize a broad range of media and tactics to promote and distribute their work. A companion website features behind-the-scenes interviews and footage from Dan’s films, and much more.

Learn everything you need to know to make, promote, and distribute your independent films, with time-tested lessons and practical advice on scriptwriting, casting and directing A-list actors, financing, producing, managing a crew, editing in post, creating visual effects on a budget, and successuflly navigating the film festival circuit

Find out what it takes to become a true "cheerful subversive" and adopt new and innovative approaches to producing your films, discover hidden loopholes in the Hollywood system and festival scene, take advantage of a broad range of media formats to promote and distribute your indie films, and generally make bold moves in service of your creative work, all while staying flexible enough to pivot at a moment’s notice

An extensive companion website features in-depth interviews with filmmakers, more than an hour of behind-the-scenes footage from Dan Mirvish’s films, festival resources, and much more


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9781138185128
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-1-138-18512-8
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Erscheinungstermin: 17.08.2016
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2016
  • Produktform: Kartoniert
  • Gewicht: 399 g
  • Seiten: 230
  • Format (B x H x T): 184 x 230 x 11 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
  • Nachauflage: 978-0-367-56697-5
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DedicationAcknowledgmentsPrefaceSection A. - Getting StartedWrite a Brilliant Script!***Poem: On StrikeUmm, What to Write?Adapt or DieYou're No GeniusYou're in Good CompanyPlaying Around with George Clooney's Happy EndingBooks are Just Screenplays with Adjectives.Develop Relationship with Original AuthorUse Their Experience to Your BenefitConnect with the MaterialDon't Call it "Opening Up"Location, Location, Location.Editing; Macro and Micro.Putting the "Move" in "Movies"Use Your Source Material's PedigreeDon't Apologize for Your Source MaterialTry This On For Size: Improvise!Buying a Script on the Open MarketChoose a Castable ScriptLawyer Up!Chain of Title Isn't Just an R&B SongMining for Gold: Discovering the Lost Jules Feiffer Script***NameDropper Sidebar: Robert AltmanThere's No Business Like a Show Business PlanProject SummaryProject HistoryKey Production TeamSynopsisDirector's StatementCastingWhy Support Independent Film?Product Integration & Branded SponsorshipFinancing OptionsBudget Considerations/OptionsDistribution PotentialDistribution ScenariosContact InfoDisclaimerRemember, It's a Visual MediumStoryboardLookbookPitch CinemaSubtitles*** Sidebar: Famous Director Kickstarter CampaignsTakin' Care of BusinessRin-TIN-TINPutting the Love in LLC!Wonderful WaterfallsMaking Sure You're Not a FlimmakerRegistering with the StateThe New Pizza King of OmahaEDGAR, EDGAR, Give Me Your Answer DoBoiler Rooms and ShrinersCasting Your BankerHey Buddy, Can You Paradigm?***Poem: Crowdfund ThisStaff Up: Your First Round of CollaboratorsProducing a ProducerInterns and a Clean GarageTerrorist FilmmakingThe One-Armed ExecutionerSection B. - Shooting the MovieCasting Your Movie With A-List ActorsAssemble a TeamAim HighGo to New YorkBe Bi-Coastally CuriousDon't Have a List!Develop Relationships with Agents YourselfPlay the Agency GameBait and SwitchSet a Start DateMake it RealMagnetic Balls of IronTake Advantage of Others' MisfortuneOh, and What if You Don't Have Famous Actors?***Poem: Call BacksDirecting Famous Actors in a Microbudget FilmCast WellRehearse***Namedropper sidebar: Harold RamisUse Rehearsal WiselyOverlapping Dialogue***Sidebar: The Sound of Music ***What's My Motivation?Trust Your ScriptyEncourage "Chemistry" Among Your CastBehave Like a Big Budget ProductionBlock Scenes On SetUse Multiple Takes as Your CoverageHave Faith in EditingSay Something to the ActorsMethods to their MadnessLights, Camera, Cinematographer!Good vs. Nice***NameDroppers Sidebar - Rian JohnsonThey're Like Actors with CamerasIt's Who They KnowPutting the "DP" in iDentity PoliticsAre They Still Called Films if They're Digital?Film's Zombie Resurgence***NameDroppers Sidebar - Christopher Nolan & Emma ThomasDeconstructing the Cult of GalileoFrankenlens and Mir (vishscopes)Walt Disney's Secret Optics BunkerTime to Shoot!Does It Take a Video Village to Raise a Film?Bump Up the CreditsFinding a Crew with Donut Group TherapyDress the PartGroup Hug, Safety and Prayer to the Film GodsYour First-Day DisastersHello, My Name is JoshFind the GoatReady, Aim, Fire!Be PreparedTwo Takes Ahead***NameDropper Sidebar - Alexander PayneArrive Early, Bring Donuts, Wear TapeMaking Your 12-Hour DayFeeding the BeastMaking an Epic EPK***NameDropper Sidebar - John CarpenterDevious Use of the EPKornerStill the OneGetting Your Kill ShotsPoint and ShootTo Infinity and Behind-the-ScenesMaking Product Placement Work for YouCash and CarryBreak Down, Go Ahead and Give it To MeA Clear and Present NecessitySelling Out, Even if You Don't Get Paid for ItKilling Two Birds with One Stone***Poem: The Locavore FilmmakerLivin' La Vida LocavoreKeep Your Homebase at HomeCast Locally (sort of)Find Locations Close to HomeDrag Your Actors out of BedNo, Seriously, Keep it Really Close to HomeIf You Travel, Hire LocallyEditing, One Pant Leg at a TimeScrew the Environment, Do It for Yourself***Poem - Hack AttackSection C. - Post-ProductionEditing Like an ACEEditors Are Like Bass PlayersFinding Fresh EyesCut Yourself***Poem: The Artisanal FilmmakerStart Strong; Stick Your LandingDon't Let Your Post Supervisor Escape To MadagascarTeasing Out Your Assistants***NameDropper Sidebar - Jon BokenkampGetting a Little TestyIt's Not Easy Being Green ScreenedSound and FuryThe Breakfast (Nook) ClubTemp DecomposingSong Sung BlueSection D. - FestivalsToronto, Toschmonto: Time for a Festival Plan "B"It's Just as Well. Your Film Wasn't Finished!It's All About Sundance Anyway!To Get Distribution!***SideBar: Producer's Reps vs. Foreign Sales AgentsDon't Buy Into the Premiere Arms RacePlay Them Off Against Each OtherVolume, Volume, VolumeGet ReviewsMeet Your AudienceSee the World!They're "Romantic"Meet New MoneyGet DVD ExtrasMeet Other Filmmakers***Poem: Putting the Festiv Back Into FestivalHow to Avoid Going Broke Applying to Film FestivalsBe SelectiveMake a Personal Connection to the Festival ProgrammerOffer Your Premiere StatusOffer Up TalentAsk for a WaiverDon't Ask for a WaiverAim ForeignMail SmartSubmit Vimeo LinksHand-Deliver Your DVDMeet Festival Directors at Other FestivalsBribes and Blackmail***SideBar: Top 24 Sundance/Slamdance Rejection Rationalizations***Poem: We Are SlamdanceHow to Start Your Own Film Festival: The Birth of SlamdanceSundance or BustAnarchy in UtahProspecting for Screening RoomsThe Birth of IndieWood***NameDropper Sidebar: Steven SoderberghOur Napolean Complex***NameDropper Sidebar: Marc ForsterBillions and Billions***Poem: Slamdance at 15Section E. - DistributionSexy Things You Get to Do When You Think Your Film is FinishedDeliverablesE&O InsuranceRepair RelationshipsPromote Your Friggin' MovieDVD ExtrasCrowd-Funding PerksTaxesAccountingK-1sWrite ChecksResidualsArchivingEscaping Your DistributorDissolving Your EntityRinse, Repeat***Poem: Don't Get DistributionAarghh! How to Beat Film Pirates at their Own GameThe Whack-a-Mole Takedowns!Make Money From the PiratesThe Fakeout!Using the Pirates to Screw Your Distributor!Embracing the Pirates!Slut-Shaming the AdvertisersMake Piracy an Essential Element of your Release StrategyUse the Pirates to Pimp Your MerchUse Piracy to Charge for Product PlacementWhat Operas and Sharknado Can Teach Indie Films***Poem: Analytic Black HoleWhen In Doubt, Create Your Own OscarGo Team America!Big in GermanyA Tree in the ForestRace to the Academy!We Wuz Robbed***Poem: Transmedia VerseHow to Make Money From an Oscar NominationThe AccountantHow to Become a TV Director and Make it in HollywoodRecut Your Reel.Redo WebsiteUpdate Your IMDb and Wikipedia PagesMake a ListWhom to Meet With?How to Get the Meetings***NameDroppers Sidebar: Joe and Anthony RussoResearch Their ShowsResearch The PeopleGo EarlyThe Pre-Meeting MeetingCheck for Breaking NewsDo You Take The Water?Choose Wisely Where to SitWear or Do Something MemorableTell Funny Stories About Yourself***NameDroppers Sidebar - Lynn SheltonAsk Them Personal QuestionsGet Something Out of Each MeetingThe Parking Garage Meeting After the Meeting***SideBar: The Eight Stages of Success for an Indie FilmmakerEpilogueIndex