Making Movies (Hardcover)

by John A. Russo (Author)

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Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press (March 1989)
ISBN-10: 044050113X
ISBN-13: 978-0440501138

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Veteran independent filmmaker Russo outlines the moviemaking process step by step, from developing an idea to selling the finished product, including sections on budgeting, pre- and post-production, raising money, technical aspects of shooting and editing, and dealing with agents, lawyers, and distributors. What sets Russo's book apart is the pragmatic, no-holds-barred quality of his information--this is eminently useful, down-to-earth, learn-from-my-mistakes (and successes) advice. There are interesting interviews with other "successful" indies like George Romero (with whom Russo started on Night of the Living Dead ), Lizzie Borden, Sam Raimi, Tom Savini, and Tobe Hooper, and an appendix of sample contracts.
- David Bartholomew, NYPL
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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What do the movies Dirty Dancing, Platoon, and Broadcast News have in common? Besides being blockbusters, all three were independently developed films. From a veteran in the field comes this nuts and bolts book on the entire process of making movies independently. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Practical advice from people who actually do it, May 11 2000

By	Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Making Movies: The Inside Guide to Independent Movie Production (Paperback)

Think this book is boring, cry me a freaking river losers. Making movies is not exciting, it's long hours and too soon deadlines and ego, ego, ego. This is how you do it. This is how The Blair Witch Project and dozens of other low/no budget videos are able to be made. I found the book to be priceless.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Bleh, Feb 27 2000

By	David Kerr (Calgary AB Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Making Movies: The Inside Guide to Independent Movie Production (Paperback)

This book is out of date, and the "famous director tales" are only a few pages in length each. Not worth the money. Would be interesting to see how this book would look if were written today, with the impact of DV.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Okay, Oct 3 1998

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This review is from: Making Movies: The Inside Guide to Independent Movie Production (Paperback)

This is not a fun book to read. It's like an old textbook in a community college. It's okay, and it's worth reading, but it's not worth the money. You won't gain 15 bucks of information in this book. If you want to know about independent filmmaking buy Rick Schmidt's Feautre Filmmaking at Used-car prices. This is well worth the read and the money.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellant
A general overview of the low budget filmmaking process loaded with pertinent information and technical advice. Read more

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