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- A highly successful, award-winning independent producer shares his funny, practical, and innovative approach to breaking into film or television, whether you want to direct, act, write, or produceIt doesn't take film school or expensive, high-tech equipment to make a brilliant--and marketable--movie today, says successful maverick producer Dean Silvers.
- Author(s): Dean Silvers
- 256 Pages
- Performing Arts, Business Aspects
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From Internet shorts to adapting, optioning, and collaborating on feature length films, presents an innovative new approach for anyone trying to enter the world of film or television.Book Synopsis
A highly successful, award-winning independent producer shares his funny, practical, and innovative approach to breaking into film or television, whether you want to direct, act, write, or produce
It doesn't take film school or expensive, high-tech equipment to make a brilliant--and marketable--movie today, says successful maverick producer Dean Silvers. For aspiring filmmakers, it's easier than ever to produce--and sell--their work. Secrets of Breaking into the Film and TV Business is packed with concrete, proven advice to help you follow in the footsteps of today's cinematic giants, many of whom broke out with runaway independent successes. Drawing from his own experience as a filmmaker, Silvers offers essential tips and a wealth of invaluable knowledge about every aspect of the moviemaking business, from Internet shorts to how to adapt, option, and collaborate on feature-length films (with shoestring budgets).
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"The king of independent film." -- Casey Affleck, Academy Award(R) Nominated Actor (Good Will Hunting, Ocean's Eleven)
"Dean brings all the resources needed." -- David O. Russell, Academy Award(R) Nominated Director (Flirting with Disaster, The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook, Spanking the Monkey, Three Kings)
"Dean is relentless... He's going to make your film--I can't say that about most people." -- Michelle Satter (Sundance Institute Founding Director, Feature Film Program)
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