Frederick Levy

Broschiertes Buch

Short Films 101

How to Make a Short for Under $50K-and Launch Your Filmmaking Career

Beschreibung

Where does a young filmmaker begin? With the right short-film concept and this book! The right short can be a filmmaker's "business card" in Hollywood. Here's the authoritative handbook by one of Hollywood's most connected insiders that offers a step-by-step guide through the entire creative process of shooting a short film, as well as expert advice from established filmmakers, and a final game plan for promoting and selling the film once it's in the can.Topics covered include: EURConcept EURBudget EURFinding equipment EURAssembling a crew EURCasting EURArranging for location EURLocating festivals and ancillary markets EURWorking with the unions EURFilm vs. digital video Plus:EURA list of film schools EUROscar-winning shorts and nominees EURA selection of short-film festivals EURActual short-film budgets EURSample scripts and shooting schedules EURA helpful short-film glossary

Autor

Frederick Levy is the owner of Management 101, a firm that guides the careers of actors, authors, screenwriters, and directors. He also develops and produces film and television, most recently producing Frailty, starring Bill Paxton and Matthew McConaughey, for Lions Gate Films. Before founding Management 101, Levy was the vice president of development and production at Marty Katz Productions, whose films include The Four Feathers, Impostor, Reindeer Games, Titanic, Mr. Wrong, and Man of the House. Levy is also the author of four books about the entertainment industry: Short Films 101: How to Make a Short and Launch Your Filmmaking Career (Perigee, 2004); The Hollywood Way (St. Martin's Press, 2002); two-time Los Angeles Times bestseller Hollywood 101: The Film Industry (Renaissance, 2000); and The Ultimate Boy Band Book (Pocket Books, 2000). Currently, Levy teaches film classes at UCLA Extension, the USC School of Cinema-Television, and the Los Angeles branch of Boston University. He is a sought-after speaker who has lectured at Harvard, Yale, NYU, USC, Rutgers, Boston University, and numerous writing seminars throughout the country. He has also been a featured guest on many TV stations and talk shows, including CNN, Fox News, MTV, VH-1, CBS News, Entertainment Tonight, The G. Gordon Liddy Show, and National Enquirer TV.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9780399529498
• ISBN-10: 0399529497
• Artikelnr.: 21299389