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Summary
Summary
How to Make a Movie on a Tight Budget
Today's indie film market is growing by leaps and bounds and filmmaker Rickey Bird and screenwriter and novelist Al Guevara are on a mission to help indie moviemakers everywhere.
Bird and Guevara want to show aspiring filmmakers how to overcome common movie and video production problems:
Not enough money for crews Over budget and likely making the wrong movie Can't get the attention of an indie studio Should have started with a short film to gain attentionAmateur Movie & Video Production. Thousands of aspiring filmmakers are learning how to use cheaper, widely available filmmaking technology, and the craft of making movies from books pulled from bookstore and library shelves. Their work is totally DIY and they are the most creative people you will ever meet. Rickey Bird's Hectic Films is a Southern California enterprise building a filmmaking empire on a budget. His short films, feature films, micro docs and tutorials have landed in some of the biggest American film festivals and been seen online worldwide. The result? Millions of views worth of exposure from films online, in festivals and creative marketing literally on the street. His many projects have seen leading B actors like Hulk Hogan and Vernon Wells (Mad Max Road Warrior), make-up artists from the TV show Grimm, and stuntmen from the Call of Duty games.
What you'll learn in this book:
How planning and shooting a short film today can lead to a feature-length project tomorrow Everything you need to know about writing a movie project on a burger budget Tips on how to find locations and not get arrested Shooting tips galore for building exciting scenes Sound and film editing tips and all kinds of special effects wizardry, including puppetry Screenings, promotions, and juicy tips on film festival strategyIf you liked books such as How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck, The Filmmaker's Handbook, or Rebel Without a Crew, you'll love Cheap Movie Tricks.
Author Notes
Rickey Bird of Hectic Films is building a filmmaking empire on a budget. His short films,feature films, micro docs and tutorials have landed in some of the biggest American filmfestivals and been seen online throughout the world. The result? Millions of views worthof exposure from films online, in festivals and creative marketing literally on the street.His many projects have seen leading B actors like Hulk Hogan and Vernon Wells (MadMax Road Warrior), make-up artists from the TV show Grimm, and stuntmen from theCall of Duty games.
Table of Contents
| Introduction to Short Films: Big Tricks, Small Packages | p. 7 |
| Chapter 1 Starting Your Film Project | p. 21 |
| Chapter 2 Stories That Don't Suck | p. 35 |
| Chapter 3 No Room for Crappy Scripts | p. 51 |
| Chapter 4 What to Do with Your $2,000? | p. 69 |
| Chapter 5 This Movie Needs Style! | p. 103 |
| Chapter 6 Hey, You Look Like a Star! | p. 115 |
| Chapter 7 Action! (Almost) | p. 133 |
| Chapter 8 Monsters, Guns, Blood. Oh My! | p. 155 |
| Chapter 9 Shoot Days | p. 193 |
| Chapter 10 The Experience of Sensory Detail | p. 205 |
| Chapter 11 What Did You Do to My Movie? | p. 227 |
| Chapter 12 Your Marketing Matters | p. 239 |
| Chapter 13 Time for Some Reel Tests! | p. 249 |
| Chapter 14 Film Festivals | p. 261 |
| Chapter 15 Getting a Feature Deal | p. 271 |
| The Bonus Chapter: How to Film a KILL SCENE | p. 279 |
