Editorial Reviews
Product Description:You ought to be making pictures … Designed for people who want to tell a story their way, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Independent Filmmaking explains everything a budding auteur needs to know— from literary development and financial and organizational pre-production to principal photography production, post-production assembly, exhibition and distribution, and more.
• The advent of desktop editing and a wide range of consumer cameras enable the average person to create a "film studio" at home
• A great "textbook" for novice filmmakers, whether film students or on-their- own auteurs
• The proliferation of film festivals around the world, many of which encourage submissions from "amateur" filmmakers, shows there are countless filmmakers who aren’t learning the ropes in school
• Author has terrific credentials and has a feature-length script in development in Hollywood
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
Educational and fun to read. Really., January 4, 2007
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Cold, wet, and happy!OK. This is just a good book. Mr. Steiff, (I use "mister" because I know it makes him feel old) knows his stuff and he does a superb, (SOOPERB) job of getting that stuff across to the reader. (If you've ever read any of his movie reviews you will find this book just as entertaining.) He has a way with words he has. I'll never be a filmmaker. But I can now carry on a conversation with one. Maybe my home movies will be less boring in the future. This book ought to be required reading for all media students everywhere.
great reference, July 27, 2006
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J. D. Moore (Wadmalaw Island)
For those with even the most remote interest in filmmaking or how it works, this is a great book to read. You can learn the basics of things behind the scenes of making your favorite movies, without necessarily having to be a filmmaker yourself.
Invaluable, December 20, 2005
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Jim Andrews (Chicago, Illinois USA)
Joe Steiff is an accomplished and highly-regarded filmmaker, a respected educator, a
talented writer and much else. All his talents and experiences are put to use in this concise, practical and endlessly interesting book. Every facet of independent filmmaking is covered with clarity and excellent advice. But the book goes way beyond the basics into areas such as professionalism, ethics, teamwork and treating people with consideration. Even if you have never considered making a film you can learn a lot from this book about planning, organization, creativity and focus in any field.
