Editorial Reviews
Product Description:"Making Short Films: The Complete Guide from Script to Screen" is a practical and inspirational guide to students and independent film-makers. This new edition of what has become a bible for film-makers internationally is completely rewritten, expanded and redesigned. This is the only book to describe and explain the whole process - from creating an original or adapted script, to producing and directing, to managing budgets and people, to financing, marketing and distributing your film. Whether you are embarking on your first YouTube project or planning a more ambitious, collaborative film, "Making Short Films" gives you the low-down on everything you need to know."Making Short Films" includes: a detailed, structured guide to the whole filmmaking process; information on new, digital and internet technology; interviews with key film-makers; a range of complete scripts for award-winning shorts with commentaries by the film-makers; insider tips on making deals, renting equipment, securing funding and getting your short shown; details on all the major film festivals; a glossary of film terms; and an accompanying website with supporting information and access to the key films discussed.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
essential, November 16, 2008
By
davo rhinehart (samui)
i can't believe my luck, stumbling across this title. it really is "the only guide you will ever need" lots of titles claim this, few deliver. an A to Z of every important, unknown, or plain overlooked piece of info you will need to get your film on the screen.should be in every film school or film studies class
Short Bible, November 6, 2008
By
Iris Gioia (London)
Every film, short or feature, begins with the screenplay. In Making Short Films, the writer has managed to condense all the screenwriting 'secrets' and mysticism into a powerful, straightforward guide to telling stories through film. Having started at the beginning, the book takes you step by step through the arts of directing, producing, editing and screening shorts at festivals and on the net. There are useful chapters on casting, locations, careers in film and I particularly enjoyed the History of Short Films, which puts the genre in context as it takes you on a journey from The Lumiere Brothers to YouTube. For new filmmakers, this is an essential guide. For tutors, you really won't need any other course work. Rarely does a book come along that can really change lives. Thurlow's Making Short Films is just such a book.
