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MICHAEL WIESE PRODUCTIONS

2009CATALOG

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MICHAEL WIESEA NEW TIME IS EMERGING. If you look around, all the old paradigms are crumbling — economies, politics, education, relationships among couples, families, and countries. And while everything appears to be in decay, there is also new growth and a new cre-ativity which is more apparent every day. I was quite fortunate to have Bucky Fuller as a dear friend and mentor. He saw that even though humanity is in its “final exam” and that it is “five minutes to midnight,” he was also optimistic because he saw that there is nothing in the universe that human beings cannot experience. Chew on that for a moment. We have underrated what we humans are capable of. I want to make films and publish books that celebrate this creativity, this transformation, and our experience in

the universe. I invite you to join us.

Onward and upward, Michael Wiese

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BonnetBettman

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PeppermanLewinski

Smith Snyder Sonnenschein Travis Van Sijll Voytilla

Riley Rydall SimonSeger

La Motte LanierJones

Wilkinson

Nichols

*The Gift now on YouTube

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NEW TITLESThe Hollywood Standard - 2nd Edition 4Reflections of the Shadow 5

FORTHCOMING TITLES / FALL 2009 Getting the Money 6Film Editing 7 Horror Screenwriting 8Mandalas of Bali 9

FORTHCOMING TITLES / WINTER 2010 Shaking the Money Tree - 3rd Edition 10From Word to Image - 2nd Edition 11Filmmaking for Teens - 2nd Edition 12Costume Design 101 - 2nd Edition 13Talk the Talk 14Bali Brothers 15

TRANSFORMATIONAL FILMMAKING 16

SCREENWRITING/WRITING/TV WRITING The Writer’s Journey - 3rd Edition 17Save the Cat!™ 18Save the Cat!™ Goes to the Movies 18Cinematic Storytelling 19Stealing Fire from the Gods - 2nd Edition 19Your Screenplay Sucks 19Writing the TV Drama Series - 2nd Edition 19 Myth and the Movies 20And the Best Screenplay Goes to... 20Romancing the A List 20The Script-Selling Game 20Psychology for Screenwriters 20The Power of the Dark Side 21Inner Drives 21Screenwriting for Teens 21Creating Characters 21The Way of Story 21Writing the Comedy Film 22What Are You Laughing At? 22Writing the Second Act 22Screenwriting 101 22Fast, Cheap & Written That Way 23Could It Be a Movie? 23The Writer’s Partner 23Elephant Bucks 23The Moral Premise 23Archetypes for Writers 24Rewrite 24The Crime Writer’s Reference Guide 24I Could’ve Written a Better Movie Than That! 24Writing the Action-Adventure Film 25Writing the Thriller Film 25Writing the Killer Treatment 25Deep Cinema 25

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DIRECTING/VISUALIZATION Film Directing: Shot By Shot 28Film Directing: Cinematic Motion - 2nd Edition 28Setting Up Your Shots - 2nd Edition 29

Master Shots 30 Directing Actors 31 The Film Director’s Intuition 31Animation Unleashed 32Cinematography for Directors 32Citizen Kane Crash Course in Cinematography 33Setting Up Your Scenes 33I’ll Be in My Trailer 33Fast, Cheap & Under Control 34Directing Feature Films 34The Working Director 34First Time Director 34

SHORTSMaking It Big in Shorts - 2nd Edition 35

GENERAL FILMMAKING Film School 36 The Power of Film 36

PITCHING The Perfect Pitch - 2nd Edition 37Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds 37

DIGITAL & DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKINGDigital Moviemaking 3.0 38 Digital Filmmaking 101 - 2nd Edition 38Producing with Passion 38Digital Video Secrets 38GreenScreen Made Easy 39Special Effects 39

EDITINGThe Invisible Cut 40Cut by Cut 40The Eye is Quicker 41 Cut to the Chase 41

BUDGET/PRODUCTION MANAGEMENTFilm & Video Budgets - 4th Updated Edition 42Film Production Management 101 42

SOUND/ACTING/STORYBOARDING/DVDThe Sound Effects Bible 43Sound Design 43Hitting Your Mark - 2nd Edition 44You Can Act! 44Storyboarding 101 44The Complete DVD Book 44

FINANCING/MARKETING/FUND-RAISINGBankroll 45The Art of Film Funding 45The Independent Film & Videomaker’s Guide 46The Complete Independent Movie Marketing Handbook 46Independent Film Distribution 46

OUR FILMSThe Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lamas 47Dolphin Adventures 47Hardware Wars DVD 47On the Edge of a Dream 47

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SCREENWRITING/WRITINGNEW TITLES

THE HOLLYWOOD STANDARD – 2ND EDITIONTHE COMPLETE AND AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO SCRIPT FORMAT AND STYLE

CHRISTOPHER RILEY

This is the book screenwriter Antwone Fisher (Tales from the Script) insists his writing students at UCLA read. This book convinced John August (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) to stop dis-pensing formatting advice on his popular writing website. His new advice: Consult The Hollywood Standard. The book working and aspiring writers keep beside their keyboards and rely on every day. Written by a professional screenwriter whose day job was run-ning the vaunted script shop at Warner Bros., this book is used at USC’s School of Cinema, UCLA, and the acclaimed Act One Writing Program in Hollywood, and in screenwriting programs around the world. It is the definitive guide to script format.

The Hollywood Standard describes in clear, vivid prose and hundreds of examples how to format ev-ery element of a screenplay or television script. A reference for everyone who writes for the screen, from the novice to the veteran, this is the dictionary of script format, with instructions for formatting everything from the simplest master scene heading to the most complex and challenging musical underwater dream sequence. This new edition includes a quick start guide, plus new chapters on avoiding a dozen deadly formatting mistakes, clarifying the difference between a spec script and production script, and mastering the vital art of proofreading. For the first time, readers will find instructions for formatting instant messages, text messages, email exchanges and caller ID.

“Aspiring writers sometimes wonder why people don’t want to read their scripts. Sometimes it’s not their story. Sometimes the format distracts. To write a screenplay, you need to learn the science. And this is the best, simplest, easiest-to-read book to teach you that science. It’s the one I recommend to my students at UCLA.” — Antwone Fisher, from the foreword

CHRISTOPHER RILEY is a professional screenwriter working in Hollywood with his wife and writ-ing partner, Kathleen Riley. Together they wrote the 1999 theatrical feature After the Truth, a multiple-award-winning German language courtroom thriller. Since then, the husband-wife team has written scripts ranging from legal and political thrillers to action-romances for Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Television Pictures and Sean Connery’s Fountainbridge Films.

In addition to writing, the Rileys train aspiring screenwriters for work in Hollywood and have taught in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, and Paris. From 2005 to 2008, the author directed the acclaimed Act One Writing Program in Hollywood.

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NEW TITLESSCREENWRITING/WRITING


REFLECTIONS OF THE SHADOWCREATING MEMORABLE HEROES AND VILLAINS FOR FILM AND TV

JEFFREY HIRSCHBERG

Reflections of the Shadow explores motivations behind cinematic heroism and villainy (Why do heroes and villains do what they do?) and the commonalities amongst heroes and villains who have stood the test of time – using examples from contemporary films.

If you are a new or experienced screenwriter, producer, director, or studio executive, you will be riveted by the analysis of how memorable heroes and villains are created. Reflections of the Shadow is different from others in its class, because it is the per-fect companion to many of the successful screenwriting books currently in the marketplace. Many of these books focus on story, structure, or “writing the screenplay that sells” – far fewer help writers create unforgettable heroes and villains (which will help you get your work noticed). Charac-ter drives plot. Without strong characters in conflict there is no drama and a weakened plot.

“Hirschberg’s been there and done that. That’s why this original contribution to the screenwriter’s craft is not only a “how to” and a “how not to,” but also a treasury of authentic and revealing insights into the construction of many of the cinema’s most memorable characters. Hirschberg clearly loves these characters and delights in searching for the secret that has brought them to life.”

— David Feldshuh, artistic director, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Cornell University; author, Miss Evers’ Boys (Pulitzer Prize nomination; winner of five Emmys for HBO)

JEFFREY HIRSCHBERG is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the prestigious Television and Film Arts Program at Buffalo State College. He has been a professional screenwriter for eighteen years and has written sixteen feature length screenplays and numerous television scripts.

A member of the Writers Guild of America and judge for the WGA Awards, Jeffrey has had screenplays optioned by Hollywood production companies and has written and/or created shows for Showtime Networks, Lifetime Television, and ABC. He has worked at NBC, Warner Bros., and Viacom and has taught at Cornell University, Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, and R.I.T.’s School of Film and Animation.

In addition to his writing and professorial duties, Jeffrey is an active screenplay consultant via his ThreeAct script consulting service (ThreeAct.com).


BUSINESS PLANNING

GETTING THE MONEYA STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR WRITING BUSINESS PLANS FOR FILM

JEREMY JUUSO

The only step-by-step guide on the market for how to write a film business plan. Tailored to artists unfamiliar with financial con-cepts, but detailed enough for those versed in high finance. Sure to become a staple in every filmmaker’s toolkit.

Filmmakers interested in financing their own films have to start with a business plan. Few know how to put one together. Getting the Money gives a relaxed, step-by-step approach on how to do so. Of particular use are the financial sections where, for the first time, readers are guided on exactly what to do and exactly how to do it, using examples from sample plans. No more vague

instructions that amount to hiring someone else. Once finished with the book, readers will have their own plan they can use to attract financing for their films.

“For the new filmmaker, you should consider this to be the definitive handbook to getting your movie financed. If you follow Jeremy’s guidance, by the time you’re finished, you will understand your movie from every financial angle necessary and your investors will love you for it. Then onward to the creative process.” — Matthew Rhodes, executive producer, An Unfinished Life, starring Robert Redford and

Morgan Freeman; producer, Passengers, starring Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway

“An amazing reference for anyone even thinking about writing business plans for films. Clear, concise, understandable — and a great overview of the nuts and bolts behind how an indie film makes money.” — Arie Posin, director, The Chumscrubber, starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Rita Wilson, and

Oscar nominees Glenn Close and Ralph Fiennes

JEREMY JUUSO graduated cum laude in economics from Harvard College. Upon graduation he accepted a Harvard fellowship and taught economics at a British boarding school to students applying to Oxford and Cambridge. Since England, he has worked at MGM’s treasury and investor relations departments, the financial markets research firm Bigdough.com (now part of Ipreo Hold-ings), and the production company Fly High Films, where he currently serves as financial advisor and writes business plans for the company. Jeremy is also the founder of Jeremy Juuso Consulting, a firm specializing in the writing of film business proposals and educating investors on the basics of the movie business (www.jeremyjuuso.com).

EDITING

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FILM EDITINGGREAT CUTS EVERY FILMMAKER AND MOVIE LOVER MUST KNOW

GAEL CHANDLER

Film Editing: Great Cuts Every Filmmaker and Movie Lover Must Know makes the invis-ible art of editing visible by using nearly 600 frames from popular, recent films. The frames, accompanied by brisk descriptions, make it perfectly suited for quick study readers who like to ‘gaze’ rather than ‘graze’ and don’t want to read a book. Written by an editor and the author of Cut by Cut: How to Edit your Film or Video, it shows how editors can make or break a movie.

This one-of-a-kind book is your ‘must have’ cheat sheet to learning to make great cuts. Great for filmmakers, students or anyone who wants to see how the editor makes us believe. YouTubers, prepare yourselves to add juice to your creations.

“Those of us in the movie business often say that if we notice something, that means we didn’t do a good job. Our job as filmmakers, is to do what we do as seamlessly as possible. Gael Chandler takes a microscope to those seams to show the subtleties and techniques used by seasoned professionals, using words and pictures that an average movie-goer or up-and-coming filmmaker can appreciate and experiment with. This dissection, together with quotes of working directors and editors, make Film Editing a practical and aesthetic addition to any film buff, film student, or filmmaker’s arsenal. “

— Victoria Rose Sampson, writer, director, film and sound editor; MPSE Award for Best Sound Editing: Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Speed, Romancing the Stone, The River; Grand prize winner for writing and directing, Harley-Davidson commercial contest short film, Her Need for Speed

“A comprehensive and easy-to-read description of the techniques editors use to seamlessly tell stories. The use of film frames clearly illustrates the editing concepts. A must read for any film student, or anyone just interested in the art of editing.”

— Nancy Morrison, A.C.E., editor, Desperate Housewives, Starter Wife, Malcolm in the Middle

GAEL CHANDLER has edited comedies, dramas, documentaries, features, corporate videos, and promos and cut on every type of medium: film, tape, and digital. Nominated twice for a Cable ACE award for editing a comedy series, she is a member of the Editors Peer Group of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences and annually judges the Emmy and College TV awards.


SCREENWRITING/WRITING

HORROR SCREENWRITINGTHE NATURE OF FEAR

DEVIN WATSON

Learn why horror works and how to write a solid horror screenplay well grounded in the tricks of the grave.

Before Jigsaw, there was Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees. Be-fore those two were slicing and dicing up teenagers, there was Michael Myers and Leatherface. And long before that, there was Dracula, the Wolfman, Doctor Frankenstein and his monster. And so on and so forth.

Horror has, among all of the genres in film and written works, one of the longest, most distinguished, and often misunderstood bloodlines in history. It is often overlooked by critics who don’t see anything more than blood and guts on the screen, or a col-

lection of cheap scares. But what is missed is the hard-hitting commentary on society and life contained in those works.

And the screenwriter or filmmaker, too, may overlook this powerful (and profitable) genre when it just might be what they’re looking for.

“Devin Watson’s Horror Screenwriting: The Nature of Fear is unequivocally the greatest book about writing horror that exists… Devin covers everything: the history of horror, the etiology of fear, horror genres, styles… From there he goes on to talk about pacing, avoiding talking heads, keeping the ‘stakes’ up (particularly valuable if you’re writing about vampires), how to get the most out of dialogue in horror, and all of the other basic ghouls (sorry) of the trade.

This is just a great book whether or not your genre is horror. It’s someone speaking — not preach-ing — from experience about how to write a truly dramatic, original, commercial screenplay which, last time I checked, screenwriting is supposed to be about.”

— Jeffrey M. Freedman, screenwriter, Vivaldi, Bad Numberswww.jeffreymfreedman.com/vivaldi.htm

DEVIN WATSON has been a fan of horror from the ripe old age of eight. He studied thousands of horror films before diving in to write and produce his own works. His latest movie, The Cursed, was recently released. He is also the producer and director of the upcoming Sunnyland, a supernatural horror film.

MEDITATION/ART


MANDALAS OF BALIOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD

LIMITED SPECIAL EDITION

DEWA NYOMAN BATUANINTRODUCTION BY LAWRENCE BLAIR (RING OF FIRE)

This powerful book is filled with images encapsulating physical and spiritual worlds of the most extraordinary island culture in the world.

The spiritual and cultural beliefs of Bali are encapsulated in extraordinary mandalas – hypnotic focal points for drawing the observer deeply into himself, to a perspective from which the multiplicity of nature, and our place in it, reveal themselves.

“With the influx of foreign visitors to Bali in the 1980s, Batuan remained one of the few artists to resist the temptation of pandering to the tourist trade. Instead, he continued painting mandalas. For those with eyes to see, they actually encapsulated the beliefs of the island, and were in them-selves — as are all true mandalas — hypnotic focal points for drawing the observer deeply inward, to a perspective from which the multiplicity of nature, and our place in it, reveal themselves.

Batuan is now a doting and contagiously happy grandfather, full of tales and fables for all who find him in his village home and studio where, while talking, he continues to produce a seemingly endless symphony of mandalas, like a storm of multicolored snowflakes. And in each of them, with a little time, can be seen the harmonious integrity by which the Balinese, both as individuals and as a culture, have flourished for over a thousand years.”

— From the Introduction by Lawrence Blair (author/filmmaker, Ring of Fire )

“Mandalas are the inspiration for integrated paintings where religion, art, and culture meet; works that flow into the invention of a personal style that has turned Dewa Nyoman Batuan into an artist who has discovered his identity.

— Pande Wayan Suteja Neka, Founder of Neka Art Museum, Ubud, Bali

DEWA NYOMAN BATUAN, internationally known artist, whose work has been collected by both Queen Elizabeth and Ronald Reagan, continues to produce a seemingly endless symphony of mandalas.


SHAKING THE MONEY TREE – 3RD EDITIONTHE ART OF GETTING GRANTS AND DONATIONS

MORRIE WARSHAWSKI

Shaking the Money Tree became an instant classic when its first edition appeared in 1994. Now considered the “bible” on fundraising for independent noncommercial film and video, this new expanded 3rd edition takes media makers – and anyone interested in the art of fundraising – into the 21st Century, and includes sidebars with practical advice from seasoned profes-sionals in the field.

This new 3rd Edition contains:

individuals and institutions

Strategies

“This third edition of Morrie Warshawski’s classic on raising money for filmmaking, Shaking the Money Tree, is a treasure chest of time-tested fundraising wisdom, insight, and down-to-earth guidance you can put to work today. It’s chock full of examples and advice, much of it in the words of highly successful filmmakers themselves. Buy this book without delay!” — Mal Warwick , author of Fundraising When Money Is Tight

“This is the perfect fundraising book for filmmakers. Covering everything from pitching in person to fundraising on the web, this new edition is a must-own for every filmmaker — and actually for anyone raising funds, be it for a film or for their organization. While the book is geared towards filmmakers, the advice is relevant to anyone raising money in the arts. The sample grants in the appendix are worth the cost alone. This is the third time I’ve read this book, and I learn something new with every edition.” — Brian Newman, CEO, Tribeca Film Institute

MORRIE WARSHAWSKI is a consultant, facilitator, and writer who specializes in helping nonprofit organizations on issues of strategic planning. His work is characterized by a commitment to the core values of creativity, tolerance, thoughtfulness, and transparency.

STORYBOARDING


FROM WORD TO IMAGE – 2ND EDITIONSTORYBOARDING AND THE FILMMAKING PROCESS

MARCIE BEGLEITER

“We are telling thousands of stories through media that did not even exist eight short years ago. On the home front, entry level HD camcorders mean that even beginning students have access to low-cost professional-quality image-making. GarageBand of-fers music studio features to score your project and YouTube affords access to a world-wide audience. Never have so many visual storytellers been able to say so much with so little to so many.” — from the Introduction, (From Word to Image)

This classic text on storyboarding and visual communication has been updated with information on new media and expanded to incorporate an in-depth study of the use of color in storytelling.

“Begleiter has given the subject its own place in the sun through this groundbreaking practical guide and historic companion.” — Directors Guild of America Magazine

“Begleiter’s book is very thorough; 18 years of experience in the motion-picture industry have given her the tools to illustrate complex concepts with great visual immediacy.” — American Cinematographer

“From Word to Image is wonderful not only as an examination of the how-to’s of storyboard art, but is full of rich film history. It demystifies an aspect of filmmaking that benefits everyone involved; from directors, to cinematographers, to production designers.” — Joe Petricca, Dean, AFI Conservatory

MARCIE BEGLEITER is an author, educator, and designer specializing in visualization and in-terdisciplinary design solutions. She founded Filmboards, a visualization agency whose client list includes Paramount, Tristar, New Line, and ABC. In academia, she was Founding Director of the Integrated Learning Program, a multi-disciplinary design curriculum at Otis College of Art and Design. She has also served on the faculties of the International Film School in Cologne, Germany, the American Film Institute, and Art Center College of Design. Ms. Begleiter is also a playwright and a member of the Actor’s Studio Playwright/Directors unit.


SHORTS

FILMMAKING FOR TEENS – 2ND EDITIONPULLING OFF YOUR SHORTS

TROY LANIER & CLAY NICHOLS

With over 20 hours of video being uploaded to YouTube every min-ute, how can a young filmmaker possibly stand out? By reading and applying the tools of Filmmaking for Teens young filmmakers can learn everything they need to know about how to make a great short film.

The updated edition of this classic manual for young filmmakers includes numerous additions reflecting the enormous changes impacting the world of digital video.

New and up-to-date information on:

“Filmmaking for Teens is an excellent textbook geared to the young reader but with sage advice that most professionals follow. The book is comprehensive yet simple and easily comprehended. Film production is not a simple task, but reading this text makes it approachable for the high school student. It demystifies a complicated field.” — Jane Jackson, Assistant Chair of the Communication Department,

State University of New York

Since publishing the first edition, TROY LANIER and CLAY NICHOLS have gone on to become pioneers in the online video industry. Producers of the acclaimed series DadLabs, the pair has produced over 500 episodes of web TV that have garnered millions of viewers. They will be using this platform to promote Filmmaking for Teens, 2nd edition to parents and kids alike though the creation of a series of web videos, shared on both the extensive DadLabs distribution network, and on a dedicated YouTube channel. The masters of online video practice exactly what they preach based on the principles of this book.

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COSTUME


COSTUME DESIGN 101 – 2ND EDITIONTHE BUSINESS AND ART OF CREATING COSTUMES FOR FILM AND TELEVISION

RICHARD LA MOTTE

Written by an industry veteran with 40 years experience on many mainstream costume dramas. Costume Design 101, 2nd Edition is a follow up to the very successful first edition, used by students and professionals alike. The second edition has kept all the best information while adding new chapters on personal marketing and breaking into the business – a ‘must have’ for anyone serious about the profession of Costume Designer.

This book takes the reader by the hand and leads them, step-by-step, through the process of becoming a professional costume designer for film and television. Starting with how to get into the business, conduct interviews, make costume presentations to producers and directors, break down scripts for requirements and budgets, hire and run costume departments, engage in manufacture, work with rental companies, and run on-set production, this book demystifies the design process for the creative costume designer.

New and up-to-date information on:

“Richard loves his craft and it shows in every line. He has given us a comprehensive, step-by-step analysis of the costume designer’s work. Of great value to both the interested amateur and the budding professional.” — John Bloomfield, The Mummy, Waterworld, The Scorpion King

RICHARD LA MOTTE has worked in the film industry for 40 years. Jobs include: producer, writer, director, technical advisor, storyboard artist, production designer, and costume designer. Costume design credits include: Goonies, Rambo III, The Wind and the Lion, The Return of a Man Called Horse, The Island of Doctor Moreau. Other credits include: Pacific, The Last of the Mohicans, Pearl Harbor, Mask of Zorro, and many others. He currently speaks at Columbia College and Woodbury College and engages in consulting and technical advising.

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TALK THE TALKA DIALOGUE WORKSHOP FOR SCRIPTWRITERS

PENNY PENNISTON

If your dialogue is authentic, truthful and identifiable, your script will stand out from the crowd. Great dialogue attracts great actors. It grabs the attention of eminent directors. It impresses smart producers. It enthralls an audience. This book gives screenwrit-ers and playwrights an easy-to-use training manual for improving dialogue writing skills. By mastering this fundamental building block of dramatic writing, authors breathe life into characters and create scripts that will get noticed.

Dialogue puts conversation in motion. Great dialogue moves like a great athlete; it is nimble, precise, and powerful. It commands the attention, yet feels effortless in its execution. However, if you

want your dialogue to move like an athlete, then you must train like an athlete.

Most playwriting and screenwriting books take a sweeping scope. They tend to include a brief discussion of dialogue, but then abandon the topic to discuss other issues. Talk the Talk is a focused examination of an exercise regimen exclusively for dialogue writing. With twenty simple lessons, plus writing exercises for every level, Talk the Talk gives scriptwriters a complete tool kit for mastering the art of dialogue writing. By putting these lessons to work, authors create scripts that crackle with life and jump off the page.

“Talk the Talk is packed with all sorts of tools to help the characters breathe, stand up, and come alive.” — Shawn Lawrence Otto, screenwriter and co-producer,

House of Sand and Fog

“This is the book dramatic writers have been looking for! Teachers and students alike will find its sound advice and step-by-step approach invaluable and inspiring.” — Rebecca Gilman, playwright and screenwriter;

author, Spinning into Butter and Boy Gets Girl

“Its discussion of status — its effect on dialogue, and how it shifts in various contexts — was particularly illuminating. “ — Wendy MacLeod, playwright and screenwriter;

author, The House of Yes, Schoolgirl Figure, and Juvenilia

PENNY PENNISTON is a Chicago area playwright and screenwriter. Penny’s newest play, Spin will have its world premiere with Chicago’s Theater Wit during the 2009-2010 season.

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BALI BROTHERSGREAT UNPRODUCED FILM SCRIPTS™

LACY WALTZMAN, MICHAEL WIESE, MATTHEW BISHOP

Bali Brothers is the first of an entirely new series of books de-signed specifically to support the independent filmmaking com-munity. Independent films offer an originality of voice and spirit not found in Hollywood films. There are thousands of screenwrit-ers and filmmakers trying desperately to get their scripts read by financiers, producers, and the powers that be that will lead them to the big screen. GREAT UNPRODUCED FILM SCRIPTS™ provides a new highly visible introduction to an entire new generation of screenwriters.

Two brothers reconcile their differences through the beauty and magic of Bali.

Nick Best is living the good life on a beach in Bali — thousands of miles from the expectations laid on him by his billionaire father — when his brother Eddie shows up to bring him home. But Eddie and Nick are soon seduced by Bali, and by Shakti, a beautiful apprentice to a mysterious shaman. As Eddie becomes obsessed with ritual magic, Nick must try to save his brother from madness, and save Bali from the cataclysmic disaster revealed in Eddie’s dark visions. In doing so, Nick finds the courage to accept real love, find his place in the world, and fulfil his destiny.

“Bali Brothers is magnificent. A powerful, compelling story in a magical setting. Brilliantly written and conceived, with many unforgettable characters. Thoroughly entertaining. An important film.” — James Bonnet, author, Stealing Fire from the Gods

“Bali Brothers is everything a story aspires to. It transports us to places — both geographically and emotionally — that help us reconnect with the deep emotions and spiritual truths we often forget or have long-ago forgotten.” — Jeff Schechter, author, My Story Can Beat Up Your Story

LACY WALTZMAN was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, and has since been employed in Los Angeles doing publicity, casting, cable TV production, and motion picture development.

MATTHEW BISHOP wrote and directed the documentary Taking the Face: The Portuguese Bull-fight, The Zookeeper (starring Sam Neill), and the TV series, Doctors. He currently lives and works in Rio with a Brazilian shaman.

MICHAEL WIESE produced and directed The Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lamas, and Shirley MacLaine’s Inner Workout. He is the author of The Independent Film & Videomaker’s Guide.


For years we’ve published books that show you “how-to” write scripts and make films. In the last few years we have been expand-ing our subject category into books that explore the deeper aspects of our inten-tions. What do we want to say about the worlds in which we find ourselves? How shall we use our most powerful media skills to create works that benefit every-one? As publishers we are looking far and wide into other disciplines that can inform and enhance our filmmaking insights, and we will be passing those discoveries on to you – hence the emergence of these and many new books we have in the pipeline, which help define “Conscious Media.”

Onward and upward, Michael Wiese

CONSCIOUS MEDIA

SCREENWRITING/WRITINGTHE WRITER’S JOURNEY – 3RD EDITIONMYTHIC STRUCTURE FOR WRITERS

CHRISTOPHER VOGLER

BEST SELLEROVER 180,000 COPIES SOLD!

See why this book has become an international best seller and a true classic. The Writer’s Journey explores the powerful relationship between mythology and storytelling in a clear, con-cise style that’s made it required reading for movie executives, screenwriters, playwrights, scholars, and fans of pop culture all over the world.

Both fiction and nonfiction writers will discover a set of useful myth-inspired storytelling paradigms (i.e., “The Hero’s Journey”) and step-by-step guidelines to plot and character development. Based on the work of Joseph Campbell, The Writer’s Journey is a must for all writers interested in further developing their craft.

The updated and revised third edition provides new insights and observations from Vogler’s ongoing work on mythology’s influence on stories, movies, and man himself.

“This book is like having the smartest person in the story meeting come home with you and whisper what to do in your ear as you write a screenplay. Insight for insight, step for step, Chris Vogler takes us through the process of connecting theme to story and making a script come alive.” — Lynda Obst, producer, Sleepless in Seattle, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days;

Author, Hello, He Lied

“This is a book about the stories we write, and perhaps more importantly, the stories we live. It is the most influential work I have yet encountered on the art, nature, and the very purpose of storytelling.” — Bruce Joel Rubin, screenwriter, Stuart Little 2, Deep Impact,

Ghost, Jacob’s Ladder

CHRISTOPHER VOGLER is a veteran story consultant for major Hollywood film companies and a respected teacher of filmmakers and writers around the globe. He has influenced the stories of movies from The Lion King to Fight Club to The Thin Red Line and most recently wrote the first installment of Ravenskull, a Japanese-style manga or graphic novel. He is the executive producer of the feature film P. S. Your Cat is Dead and writer of the animated feature Jester Till.




SAVE THE CAT!®THE LAST BOOK ON SCREENWRITING YOU’LL EVER NEED

BLAKE SNYDER BEST SELLERHe’s made millions of dollars selling screenplays to Hollywood and now screenwriter Blake Snyder tells all. “Save the Cat!®” is just one of Snyder’s many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying — and saleable, including:

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SAVE THE CAT!® GOES TO THE MOVIESTHE SCREENWRITER’S GUIDE TO EVERY STORY EVER TOLD

BLAKE SNYDER BEST SELLERIn the long-awaited sequel to his surprise bestseller, Save the Cat!,® author and screenwriter Blake Snyder returns to form in a fast-paced follow-up that proves why his is the most talked-about approach to screenwriting in years. In the perfect companion piece to his first book, Snyder delivers even more insider’s information gleaned from a 20-year track record as “one of Hollywood’s most successful spec screenwriters,” giving you the clues to write your movie.

Designed for screenwriters, novelists, and movie fans, this book gives readers the key breakdowns of the 50 most instructive movies from the past 30 years. From M*A*S*H to Crash, from Alien to Saw, from 10 to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Snyder reveals how screenwriters who came before you tackled the same challenges you are facing with the film you want to write — or the one you are currently working on.

BLAKE SNYDER, besides selling million-dollar scripts to both Disney and Spielberg, is still “one of Hollywood’s most successful spec screenwriters,” having made spec sales this year. An in-demand script coach and seminar and workshop leader, Snyder provides information for writers through his website, www.blakesnyder.com.

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CINEMATIC STORYTELLING THE 100 MOST POWERFUL FILM CONVENTIONS EVERY FILMMAKER MUST KNOW

JENNIFER VAN SIJLL BEST SELLERThis book is intended to help writers and directors more fully ex-ploit the medium’s inherent storytelling devices. It contains 100 non-dialogue techniques that have been used by the industry’s top writers and directors.

STEALING FIRE FROM THE GODS – SECOND EDITIONTHE COMPLETE GUIDE TO STORY FOR WRITERS & FILMMAKERS

JAMES BONNET

Unlocking the secrets of story reveals the secrets of the mind and awakens the power of story within you. Work with that power and you can steal fire from the gods. Master that power and you can create stories that will live forever.

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YOUR SCREENPLAY SUCKS!100 WAYS TO MAKE IT GREAT

WILLIAM M. AKERS

No longer will you worry that a producer or story executive will toss your script in the garbage at page fifteen because Your Screenplay Sucks! Akers’ checklist will eliminate all the flaws in your screenplay, guaranteeing a cover-to-cover read.

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WRITING THE TV DRAMA SERIES – 2ND EDITIONHOW TO SUCCEED AS A PROFESSIONAL WRITER IN TV

PAMELA DOUGLAS

Television is changing with new shows, new ways of storytelling, and opportunities which didn’t exist when Writing the TV Drama Series was first published in 2005. The second edition takes readers inside Lost, Grey’s Anatomy, Battlestar Gallactica, and CSI: Miami, as well as the great shows covered in the first edition.

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SCREENWRITING/WRITING MYTH AND THE MOVIESDISCOVERING THE MYTHIC STRUCTURE OF 50 UNFORGETTABLE FILMS

STUART VOYTILLAThis book offers a greater understanding of why some films continue to touch and connect with audiences generation after generation.

AND THE BEST SCREENPLAY GOES TO... LEARNING FROM THE WINNERS SIDEWAYS, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, CRASH

DR. LINDA SEGERThis book provides a CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) approach to Academy Award®-winning screenplays, giving you the nitty gritty details of how an Academy Award® script was created.

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ROMANCING THE A-LISTWRITING THE SCRIPT THE BIG STARS WANT TO MAKE

CHRISTOPHER KEANERomancing the A-List focuses on what a screenwriter can do to vastly improve the chances for a green light.

THE SCRIPT-SELLING GAMEA HOLLYWOOD INSIDER’S LOOK AT GETTING YOUR SCRIPT SOLD AND PRODUCED

KATHIE FONG YONEDAThis book shows you how to prepare your script pitch, pitch it, meet the moguls, talk the talk, and make the deal. A must for both novice and veteran screenwriters.

PSYCHOLOGY FOR SCREENWRITERSBUILDING CONFLICT IN YOUR SCRIPT

WILLIAM INDICK, PH.D.William Indick clearly describes theories of personality and psychoanalysis with simple guidelines, exercises, film images, and hundreds of examples from movies.

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THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDECREATING GREAT VILLAINS AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS

PAMELA JAYE SMITHConflict is the very heart and soul of drama. Mythologist Pamela Jaye Smith’s latest book explores character conflict and a multitude of ways to achieve it.

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INNER DRIVES HOW TO WRITE AND CREATE CHARACTERS USING THE EIGHT CLASSIC CENTERS OF MOTIVATION

PAMELA JAYE SMITHInner Drives goes to the very source of character motivation and action by exploring the fascinating world of archetypes, mythology, and the chakra system.

SCREENWRITING FOR TEENS THE 100 PRINCIPLES OF SCREENWRITING EVERY BUDDING WRITER MUST KNOW

CHRISTINA HAMLETTThis book gives teens the tools to do more than just watch movies: it gives them the tools to write their own films.

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CREATING CHARACTERSLET THEM WHISPER THEIR SECRETS

MARISA D’VARIJump-start your creativity with this lively and exciting catalog of creative writing tech-niques you can instantly employ to create memorable and authentic characters.

THE WAY OF STORYTHE CRAFT & SOUL OF WRITING

CATHERINE ANN JONESThe Way of Story is an integrative approach to writing all forms of narrative, illustrated with evocative insights from the author’s own professional journey.

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WRITING THE COMEDY FILMMAKE ’EM LAUGH

STUART VOYTILLA AND SCOTT PETRI

This book takes you into the world of comedy and helps you discover what makes us laugh. With easy-to-use guidelines, you’ll learn the successful mechanics and characteristics of various comic story forms.

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WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT?HOW TO WRITE FUNNY SCREENPLAYS, STORIES & MORE BRAD SCHREIBERFOREWORD BY CHRISTOPHER VOGLER, AUTHOR OF THE WRITER’S JOURNEY

The definitive book on how to “write funny” is the first to compare writing comedic screenplays with fiction and non-fiction in all forms.

WRITING THE SECOND ACT BUILDING CONFLICT AND TENSION IN YOUR FILM SCRIPT

MICHAEL HALPERIN

Every screenplay needs an attention-grabbing beginning and a satisfying ending, but the second act is the meat of your story; consequently, its also the hardest act to write. This book will help writers through that crucial 60-page stretch.

SCREENWRITING 101THE ESSENTIAL CRAFT OF FEATURE FILM WRITING NEILL D. HICKS

In his inimitable and colorful style, Hicks tells the beginning screenwriter how the mechanics of Hollywood storytelling work, and how to use those elements to create a script with blockbuster potential without falling into clichés.

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FAST, CHEAP & WRITTEN THAT WAY TOP SCREENWRITERS ON WRITING FOR LOW-BUDGET MOVIES

JOHN GASPARDHollywood’s top screenwriters look back at their early low-budget efforts and provide valuable tips, tricks, and advice on how to create a solid screenplay for a low-budget movie.

COULD IT BE A MOVIE?HOW TO GET YOUR IDEAS OUT OF YOUR HEAD AND UP ON THE SCREEN

CHRISTINA HAMLETTBefore you stock your shelves with books on how to write a film, take this roadmap to determine if film is the best destination for your creative ideas.

THE WRITER’S PARTNER1001 BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS TO STIMULATE YOUR IMAGINATION MARTIN ROTHWith The Writer’s Partner, you’ll feel like you’re in a room full of talented writers helping you to perfect your screenplay!

ELEPHANT BUCKSAN INSIDE GUIDE TO WRITING FOR TV SITCOMS

SHELDON BULLSheldon Bull, who has written over 300 sitcom episodes, provides this comprehensive guide so that you can write that killer spec sitcom script and launch your career as a TV sitcom writer.

THE MORAL PREMISEHARNESSING VIRTUE & VICE FOR BOX OFFICE SUCCESS

STANLEY D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.

This book explains how the Moral Premise — a statement of truth about the protagonist’s psychological predicament — is a fundamental part of every successful movie’s structure.

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ARCHETYPES FOR WRITERSUSING THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS

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This book and its powerful set of exercises will enable you to access and develop the characters that already exist within you. Drawing on her years of training in theater and decades of teaching, Van Bergen unveils the secrets of using your own archetypes.

THE CRIME WRITER’S REFERENCE GUIDE 1001 TIPS FOR WRITING THE PERFECT MURDER

MARTIN ROTHNEW FOREWORD AND UPDATED INFORMATION BY SGT. REY VERDUGO, TOP CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR AND TECHNICAL CONSULTANT FOR FILM AND TV

Here’s the book no writer of murder mysteries – whether scripts or novels – can do without.

I COULD’VE WRITTEN A BETTER MOVIE THAN THAT! HOW TO MAKE SIX FIGURES AS A SCRIPT CONSULTANT EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT A SCREENWRITER

DEREK RYDALLRydall leads you through a step-by-step process to hone your reading, writing, and analytical skills, and build a successful script-consulting business – either full or part time.

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REWRITEA STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO STRENGTHEN STRUCTURE, CHARACTERS, AND DRAMA IN YOUR SCREENPLAY

PAUL CHITLIK

Professional screenwriters know that the rewrite is what separates the money-makers from the neophytes. Rewrite shows you how to attack your screenplay bit by bit, arc by arc, in the clear, easy-to-follow language of an experienced and trusted mentor.

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WRITING THE KILLER TREATMENTSELLING YOUR STORY WITHOUT A SCRIPT MICHAEL HALPERIN

This is the only book that takes you through the complete process of creating treat-ments that sell. It includes: developing believable characters and story structure, and understanding the distinctions between treatments for screenplays, adaptations, sitcoms, Movies of the Week, episodic television, and soaps.

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WRITING THE ACTION-ADVENTURE FILMTHE MOMENT OF TRUTH

NEILL D. HICKS

There are more than hot pursuits, hot lead, and hotheaded slugfests in a successful Action-Adventure script. With definitive examples from over 100 movies, Writing the Action-Adventure Film reveals the screenwriting principles that define the content and the style of this popular film genre.

WRITING THE THRILLER FILMTHE TERROR WITHIN

NEILL D. HICKS

Writing the Thriller Film traces the thematic commonalities that actually define the genre, and offers corroboration from a number of screenplays, including such classics as North by Northwest, Marathon Man, and 3 Days of the Condor.

DEEP CINEMAFILM AS SHAMANIC INITIATION

MARY TRAINOR-BRIGHAM

This book provides a link between the past and current day filmmakers as an instructional guide to lead them to richer and more meaningful stories. This books shows us the initiation rites found among shamans that continue to be expressed in today’s modern movies such as Perfect Storm, The Piano, The Last Wave, and Whale Rider.

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FILM DIRECTING: SHOT BY SHOTVISUALIZING FROM CONCEPT TO SCREEN

STEVEN D. KATZ


Film Directing: Shot by Shot — with its famous blue cover — is the best-known book on directing and a favorite of professional directors as an on-set quick reference guide.

This international bestseller is a complete catalog of visual techniques and their stylistic implications, enabling working filmmakers to expand their knowledge.

Contains in-depth information on shot composition, staging sequences, visualization tools, framing and composition techniques, camera movement, blocking tracking shots, script analysis, and much more.

Includes over 750 storyboards and illustrations, with never-before-published storyboards from Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun, Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, and Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds.

FILM DIRECTING: CINEMATIC MOTION – 2ND EDITION

STEVEN D. KATZ


Cinematic Motion has helped directors create a personal camera style and master complex staging challenges for over a decade. In response to the opportunities offered by digital technology, this second edition adds essential chapters on digital visualization and script breakdown.

Steven Katz uses extensive illustrations to explain how to create extended sequence shots, elaborate moving camera choreography, and tracking

shots with multiple story points. Interviews with top Hollywood craftspeople demonstrate how to bring sophisticated ideas to life.

STEVEN D. KATZ is an award-winning filmmaker and writer, and the author of Shot by Shot, the now classic text on cinematic style and technique.



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SETTING UP YOUR SHOTS – 2ND EDITIONGREAT CAMERA MOVES EVERY FILMMAKER SHOULD KNOW

JEREMY VINEYARD

BEST SELLERThis is the 2nd edition of one of the most successful filmmaking books in history, with sales of over 50,000 copies. Using examples from over 300 popular films, Vineyard provides detailed examples of more than 150 camera setups, angles, and moves that every filmmaker must know — presented in an easy-to-use “wide screen format.” This book is the “Swiss Army Knife” that belongs in every filmmakers tool kit.

This new and revised 2nd edition of Setting Up Your Shots references over 200 new films and 25 additional filmmaking techniques.

This book gives the filmmaker a quick and easy “shot list” that he or she can use on the set to communicate with their crew.

The Shot List includes: Whip Pan, Reverse, Tilt, Helicopter Shot, Rack Focus, and much more.

“This is a film school in its own right and a valuable and worthy contribution to every filmmaker’s shelf. Well done, Vineyard and Cruz!” — Darrelyn Gunzburg, “For The Love Of It” Panel, www.ForTheLoveOfIt.com

“Perfect for any film enthusiast looking for the secrets behind creating film... It is a great addition to any collection for students and film pros alike.... Because of its simplicity of design and straight forward storyboards, this book is destined to be mandatory reading at films schools throughout the world.” — Ross Otterman, Directed By Magazine

“Setting Up Your Shots is a great book for defining the shots of today. The storyboard examples on every page make it an valuable reference book for directors and DPs alike! Great learning tool. Should be a boon for writers who want to choose the most effective shot and clearly show it in their boards for the maximum impact.” — Paul Clatworthy, Creator, StoryBoard Artist and StoryBoard Quick Software

JEREMY VINEYARD is currently developing an independent feature entitled “Concrete Road” with Keith David (The Thing, Platoon) and is working on his first novel, a modern epic.



MASTER SHOTS100 ADVANCED CAMERA TECHNIQUES TO GET AN EXPENSIVE LOOK ON YOUR LOW-BUDGET MOVIE

CHRISTOPHER KENWORTHY

BEST SELLER

Master Shots gives filmmakers the techniques they need to execute complex, original shots on any budget. By using powerful master shots and well-exe-cuted moves, directors can develop a strong style and stand out from the crowd. Most low-budget movies look low-budget, because the director is forced to compromise at the last minute. Master Shots gives you so many powerful techniques that you’ll be able to respond, even under pressure, and create knock-out shots. Even when the clock is ticking and the light is fading, the techniques in this book can rescue your film, and make every shot look like it cost a fortune.

Each technique is illustrated with samples from great feature films and computer-generated diagrams for absolute clarity.

Use the secrets of the master directors to give your film the look and feel of a multi-million-dollar movie. The set-ups, moves and methods of the greats are there for the taking, whatever your budget.

“Master Shots gives every filmmaker out there the blow-by-blow setup required to pull off even the most difficult of setups found from indies to the big Hollywood blockbusters. It’s like getting all of the magi-cian’s tricks in one book.” — Devin Watson, producer, The Cursed

“Though one needs to choose any addition to a film book library carefully, what with the current plethora of volumes on cinema, Master Shots is an essential addition to any worthwhile collection.” — Scott Essman, publisher, Directed By Magazine

“Christopher Kenworthy’s book gives you a basic, no holds barred, no shot forgotten look at how films are made from the camera point of view. For anyone with a desire to understand how film is constructed — this book is for you.” — Matthew Terry, screenwriter/director, columnist

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Since 2000, CHRISTOPHER KENWORTHY has written, produced, and directed drama and comedy pro-grams, along with many hours of commercial video, tv pilots, music videos, experimental projects, and short films. He’s also produced and directed over 300 visual FX shots. In 2006 he directed the web-based Australian UFO Wave, which attracted many millions of viewers. Upcoming films for Kenworthy include The Sickness (2009) and Glimpse (2011).

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DIRECTING ACTORS CREATING MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES FOR FILM AND TELEVISION

JUDITH WESTON

BEST SELLERDirecting film or television is a high-stakes occupation. It captures your full attention at every moment, calling on you to commit every resource and stretch yourself to the limit. It’s the white-water rafting of entertainment jobs. But for many directors, the excitement they feel about a new project tightens into anxiety when it comes to working with actors.

This book provides a method for establishing creative, collaborative relation-ships with actors, getting the most out of rehearsals, troubleshooting poor performances, giving briefer directions, and much more. It addresses what actors want from a director, what directors do wrong, and constructively analyzes the director-actor relationship.

THE FILM DIRECTOR’S INTUITIONSCRIPT ANALYSIS AND REHEARSAL TECHNIQUES

JUDITH WESTON

BEST SELLERThe craft of directing is well known to include shot composition and under-standing of the technology. But directors need to know how to prepare so that their ideas achieve a level of intuitive truth. This means deep script analysis, until the characters’ inner lives and private joys and problems are human and idiosyncratic, and as real to the director as his own. And it means reading the actors’ impulses and feelings — including those that the actors themselves may not know they have.

A filmmaker’s most precious assets — not just for directing actors, but for all the storytelling decisions — are his instincts, imagination, and intuition. Judith Weston gives away the secrets that can keep an imagination alive and free a director’s intuition, so everyone on the set can function at full creativity.

JUDITH WESTON was a professional actor for 20 years and has taught Acting for Directors for over a decade throughout the U. S. and Europe. She is the author of Directing Actors.

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ANIMATION UNLEASHED100 PRINCIPLES EVERY ANIMATOR, COMIC BOOK WRITER, FILMMAKER, VIDEO ARTIST, AND GAMER SHOULD KNOW

ELLEN BESEN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY BRYCE HALLETT

This book uncovers and examines foundational principles for creating animation that really communicate. Key information for every facet of animation production and every application of animation — whether TV series, feature film, independent

filmmaking, web animation, or computer game — is offered in an easy to understand format, which makes this book both a textbook and quick reference guide.

ELLEN BESEN is a former faculty member of Sheridan College’s School of Animation and has been working in the field for over 35 years. Her career includes directing award-winning films for the National Film Board of Canada, broadcast work on the topic of animation for CBC Radio, and film curating for such organizations as the Art Gallery of Ontario. She is currently creative director of The Kalamazoo Animation Festival International and continues to teach the principles of animation filmmaking on an intensive one-on-one basis.

BRYCE HALLETT is an award-winning independent animator/cartoonist. His cartoons have been seen in TV shows such as The Red Green Show (CBC/PBS), History Bites (History Television/Comedy Network), advertisements and music videos. He also serves on the board of directors of the Toronto Animated Image Society.

CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR DIRECTORSA GUIDE FOR CREATIVE COLLABORATION

JACQUELINE B. FROST

Through balancing interviews with working ASC cinematographers and the technical, aesthetic, and historical side of cinematography, this book guides directors toward a more powerful collaboration with their closest ally, the cinematographer. Topics include selecting a cinematographer, discussing the script with the cinematographer, choosing the appropriate visual style for the film, color palette, various film and HD formats, and postproduction processes including the digital intermediate.

JACQUELINE B. FROST currently teaches cinematography and advanced film production at California State University, Fullerton where she is an Associate Professor. In addition to teaching, Jacqueline has been the cinematographer on numerous short films, independent features, and documentaries.



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I’LL BE IN MY TRAILER!THE CREATIVE WARS BETWEEN DIRECTORS & ACTORS

JOHN BADHAM AND CRAIG MODDERNO

What do you do when actors won’t do what you tell them to? Remembering his own awkwardness and terror as a beginning director working with actors who always had their own ideas, director John Badham (Saturday Night Fever, WarGames, Stakeout, The Shield) has a bookload of knowledge to pass along in this inspired and insightful must-read for directors at all levels of their craft.

SETTING UP YOUR SCENESTHE INNER WORKINGS OF GREAT FILMS

RICHARD D. PEPPERMAN

Every great filmmaker has films which inspired him or her to greater and greater heights. Here, for the first time, is an awe-inspiring guide that takes you into the inner workings of classic scenes, revealing the as-pects that make them great and the reasons they have served as inspirations.

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THE CITIZEN KANE CRASH COURSE IN CINEMATOGRAPHYA WILDLY FICTIONAL ACCOUNT OF HOW ORSON WELLES LEARNED EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY IN HALF AN HOUR. OR WAS IT A WEEKEND?

DAVID WORTH

An entertaining “graphic textbook” on the basics of cin-ematography, but instead of the usual belabored, overly technical, sleep-inducing variety this one is a real page-turner, as the reader follows the torrid “what could have happened” story of two legendary filmmakers as they drink and party their way to creative heights in cinematography.

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DIRECTING/VISUALIZATION FAST, CHEAP & UNDER CONTROL LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE GREATEST LOW-BUDGET MOVIES OF ALL TIME

JOHN GASPARD

Other filmmakers – with as little money, as little time, and just as many pressures as you’ll be facing – have achieved remarkable feats in low-budget filmmaking. They overcame the same problems, and some that you could never have imagined. And now their lessons are available to you, thanks to low-budget guru John Gaspard.

FIRST TIME DIRECTOR HOW TO MAKE YOUR BREAKTHROUGH MOVIE

GIL BETTMAN

The first time director needs all the help he or she can get, especially on the set. That’s what this book delivers. A tall order for any novice, but Gil Bettman arms you with the no-nonsense information and strategies to meet these ideals.

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DIRECTING FEATURE FILMS THE CREATIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN DIRECTORS, WRITERS, AND ACTORS

MARK TRAVIS

Directing Feature Films takes you through the entire creative process of film-making — from concept to completion.

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THE WORKING DIRECTORHOW TO ARRIVE, THRIVE & SURVIVE IN THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR

CHARLES WILKINSON

This book is about one thing: being hired to direct film and television. More to the point, this book is about how to make that happen and keep it happening.

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MAKING IT BIG IN SHORTS – 2ND EDITIONTHE ULTIMATE FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO SHORT FILMS

KIM ADELMAN

Thanks to increasingly accessible and affordable filmmak-ing tools, more and more aspiring auteurs are making short films — many outside of the structured environment of film school. Prepared to invest their time, money and dreams, these do-it-yourselfers are eager to learn how to make a short film and parlay it into a career in the exciting world of media and entertainment.

This step-by-step guide brings together the artistic and business sides of filmmaking, containing everything an aspiring short film director needs to know to successfully make, exhibit, and sell a short film in today’s marketplace.

This second edition of The Ultimate Filmmaker’s Guide to Short Filmsmaterial, including new information on funding, the increasingly popular 48-hour filmmaking challenges, and new media opportunities (iTunes, YouTube, etc.). Generate millions of hits for your short films and learn how you can make money by tapping into the power of the Internet.

“A practical, down-to-earth, soup-to-nuts manual on getting the most out of the short-film experi-ence — from succinct tips on all phases of production, to making the most out of the film festival experience, and beyond. A must-read for any filmmaker who values thorough advice delivered with energy, humor, and a sincere affection for the medium.” — Christian Gaines, Director of Festivals,

Withoutabox – a division of IMDb.com

“An essential guide for anybody who wants to make short films, which is great, because I love the short-film format. It’s the best!” — Bill Plympton, Oscar-nominated animator:

Guard Dog, I Married a Strange Person, www.plymptoons.com

KIM ADELMAN is the short film correspondent for the acclaimed independent film news service indieWIRE. She also teaches “Making and Marketing the Short Film” and “Low Budget Filmmaking” at UCLA Extension and leads filmmaking workshops across the United States, Canada and New Zealand. Additionally, Adelman coprograms the American Cinematheque’s high-profile Focus on Female Directors screening series and is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Chick Flicks.

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FILM SCHOOLHOW TO WATCH DVDS AND LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT FILMMAKING


The smartest professors at the top film schools use DVDs to teach all aspects of filmmaking. But you don’t have to plunk down $40,000 to sit in their classroom when you have Richard Pepperman’s new book. This amazing resource cuts to the chase with more than six decades of films to watch to learn the most vital concepts in filmmaking. The book is organized by STORY, PLACE, and CHARACTER — utilizing more than 20

topics in the education of actors, cinematographers, directors, editors, production designers, and screenwriters.

RICHARD D. PEPPERMAN is the author of The Eye Is Quicker, Film Editing: Making A Good Film Better (page 41) and Setting Up Your Scenes: The Inner Workings Of Great Films (page 33). He has taught at The New School University, Pratt Institute, and Film/Video Arts. He currently teaches at the School of Visual Arts, where he is an honored recipient of the Distinguished Artist-Teacher Award.

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THE POWER OF FILM

HOWARD SUBER

America’s most distinguished film professor provides the definitive A to Z course on the intricacies of film. Each entry in this remarkable book, which represents a lifetime of teaching film, has already inspired and educated several generations of Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers and writers.

This book examines the patterns and principles that make films popular and memorable, and will be useful both for those who want to create films and for those who just want to understand them better.

HOWARD SUBER has taught more than 65 different courses in 40 years at UCLA’s celebrated film school. He was the founder and director of the university’s program in film history, theory, and criti-cism; the UCLA Film Archive; and the UCLA Film and Television Producers Program. The recipient of both a Distinguished Teaching Award and a Life Achievement Award, Suber has been a consultant to every major film studio, and his former students are currently active throughout the world.

PITCHING


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THE PERFECT PITCH – 2ND EDITIONHOW TO SELL YOURSELF AND YOUR MOVIE IDEA TO HOLLYWOOD

KEN ROTCOP

If you want to sell ANYTHING in the world, including yourself, you’ve got to learn how to create the Perfect Pitch. A good pitch can mean the difference between seeing your name on a lucrative studio contract or a rejection form letter.

This book not only covers every facet of pitching; Rotcop also shares fascinat-ing stories about plagiarism, how to get an agent, gimmicks to bring to pitch meetings, how to get a studio job, and what to do if Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie want to star in your screenplay.

KEN ROTCOP produces Pitchmart,™ Hollywood’s biggest screenplay pitch event. His screenwriting workshop was the subject of a feature-length documentary, Talk Fast, which has won various film festival awards. Most recently STARZ network produced a two-part series on Ken Rotcop, Pitching Guru.

SELLING YOUR STORY IN 60 SECONDSTHE GUARANTEED WAY TO GET YOUR SCREENPLAY OR NOVEL READ

MICHAEL HAUGE

Best-selling author Michael Hauge reveals how to: Design, Practice, and Present the 60-Second Pitch, The Cardinal Rule of Pitching, The 10 Key Components of a Commercial Story, The 8 Steps to a Powerful Pitch, Target-ing Your Buyers, Securing Opportunities to Pitch, Pitching Templates and much more, including “The Best Pitch I Ever Heard,” an exclusive collection from major film executives. MICHAEL HAUGE is the author of Writing Screenplays That Sell, now in its 30th printing, and has presented his seminars and lectures to more than 30,000 writers and filmmakers. He has coached hundreds of screenwriters and producers on their screenplays and pitches, and has consulted on projects for Warner Brothers, Disney, New Line, CBS, Lifetime, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez, Kirsten Dunst, and Morgan Freeman.

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PRODUCING WITH PASSIONMAKING FILMS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD

DOROTHY FADIMAN AND TONY LEVELLE

Producing with Passion is not about making Hollywood films or eye candy. It’s about applying your entire being to the job at hand in making a difference with your life, your life’s work, and by gathering a group around you to create media miracles.

DIGITAL MOVIEMAKING 3.0

SCOTT BILLUPS

All the information in this revised up-to-date book comes from copious testing, and real Hollywood “war stories” from an industry that rewards only one thing — results. Billups shares his experience gleaned from 35 years of producing results.

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DIGITAL FILMMAKING 101 - 2ND EDITIONAN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PRODUCING LOW-BUDGET MOVIES

DALE NEWTON AND JOHN GASPARD

From script to screen, every aspect of low-budget digital feature production is covered in this updated classic. This second edition provides additional detail on new business structures for the independent filmmaker, and provides a wealth of information for any-one who has the passion to bring their cinematic dreams to life.

DIGITAL VIDEO SECRETSWHAT THE PROS KNOW AND THE MANUALS DON’T TELL YOU

TONY LEVELLE

It’s a fact that manufacturers use the same chips in their low-end cameras as their expensive cameras. A few simple tricks will make your camera deliver professional quality images. Sony, Panasonic, and Canon won’t tell you that – but Levelle will.


SPECIAL EFFECTSHOW TO CREATE A HOLLYWOOD FILM LOOK ON A HOME STUDIO BUDGET

MICHAEL SLONE

With advances in technology today, almost anyone can make a movie. If you have the passion, time, and a little money, you can turn your dreams into a big-screen experience. But you need more than technology alone to create something that people will want to see. This full color, comprehensive guide provides the tools to give your movie a Hollywood look — adding visual sizzle and eye-candy that can make a major difference in your film’s future.

MICHAEL SLONE has been an independent filmmaker for over 12 years and has worked on small independent movies, as well as being a part of the major motion picture industry. With experience as a writer, director, cinematographer, and special effects coordinator, Slone created Studio 7 Productions www.studio7movies.com to help educate and support future filmmakers.

GREENSCREEN MADE EASYKEYING AND COMPOSITING TECHNIQUES FOR INDIE FILMMAKERS

JEREMY HANKE & MICHELE YAMAZAKI

Tired of finding books about greenscreen techniques that are designed for weathercasting, infomercials, and other television situations? Greenscreen Made Easy is designed to bring the necessary skills to you the Indie or student filmmaker, without all the fluff you don’t need. Rather than chasing high-end cameras that you will probably never get your hands on, discover the most popular cameras and setups for Indie filmmakers that will give you the biggest on screen. Explore how to create and set up your screen, illuminate the greenscreen cleanly, light your subjects dynamically, and manipulate your camera to get the best possible production footage.

JEREMY HANKE is the editor-in-chief of MicroFilmmaker Magazine. He founded MicroFilmmaker Magazine in 2005 to help low-budget filmmakers make better films through traditional means like tips, articles, training tutorials, and reviews.

MICHELE YAMAZAKI is the VP of Marketing & Web Development Czarina for Toolfarm.com, a value-added reseller of plug-ins and software. She has demoed plug-ins for Apple, Boris FX, Red Giant, and other companies at NAB. In addition, she freelances and has spoken and taught at many user groups, schools, and conferences, including the Chicago Motion Graphics Festival.

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EDITING

THE INVISIBLE CUTHOW EDITORS MAKE MOVIE MAGIC

BOBBIE O’STEEN

Bobbie Osteen, an award-winning editor, explains the mysterious art of editing by analyzing the “out” and “in” frames of the actual cuts from America’s greatest movies including The Graduate, Chinatown, Rear Window, The French Con-nection, Twelve Angry Men, The Big Chill, Body Heat, A Hard Day’s Night, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The author uses interviews and compelling research about these scenes to further demonstrate what the editor actually does to make movie magic.

Part One lays out the rules, strategies and techniques as well as the evolu-tion of editing in movie history. Part Two shows the actual work of master editors by using 248 “frame grabs” — individual frames — from thirteen famous scenes.

BOBBIE O’STEEN is an Emmy®-nominated film editor who has worked as a story editor and screen-writer for over thirty years. She is currently writing and editing an independent film and is visiting film classes across the country to explain the editing process through her book’s use of frame grabs.

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CUT BY CUT EDITING YOUR FILM OR VIDEO

GAEL CHANDLERAt last, the most complete and definitive book on both the techniques and principles of film and video editing. This “bible” is a highly focused text for beginners and experienced editors alike. No matter what gear you use, Gael Chandler cuts through the clutter and tells you what you need to know to make your work brilliant.

Learn how the skilled editor turns raw footage into a polished show. Dis-cover how to edit action, montage, and dialogue and what’s unique to editing drama, documentary, comedy, news, commercials, music videos, and other genres.

GAEL CHANDLER has been nominated twice for a Cable Emmy for comedy editing; has edited every type of genre on every medium – film, tape, and digital; and has trained hundreds of professionals and students to put their best cut forward. Her new book Film Editing: Great Cuts Every Filmmaker and Movie Lover Must Know (page 7) will be published October 2009.

EDITING


THE EYE IS QUICKERFILM EDITING: MAKING A GOOD FILM BETTER


Did you ever want to know how to apply simple and practical work techniques to all that film editing theory? Here is an authentic “how-to” guide — adapt-able to all tools and technologies — to make you a better editor of film or video.

Pepperman’s vibrant approach uses dozens of terrific sequences from a wide array of films to teach you how editing can make a good film better. He defines what is constant in all great work and gives you all the tips you need to achieve your own greatness.

“To read The Eye is Quicker is to attend a master class.” — Vincent LoBrutto, Author, Stanley Kubrick: A Biography

RICHARD D. PEPPERMAN is a teacher and thesis advisor at The School of Visual Arts in New York City. He is the author of Setting Up Your Scenes (page 33) and Film School (page 36).

CUT TO THE CHASEFORTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITING AMERICA’S FAVORITE MOVIES

SAM O’STEEN AS TOLD TO BOBBIE O’STEEN

Eclectic and unpredictable films such as The Graduate, Cool Hand Luke, Chinatown, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ushered in what many historians and movie buffs call The Golden Age of Cinema. As diverse as these films are, they have one thing in common: They were all edited by one man, Sam O’Steen.

Sam O’Steen was a world-renowned editor whose talent, smarts, and desire to get the truth out of the film propelled him to an amazing level of success. He helped shape many of the most influential movies in motion-picture history. Now he tells you how.

BOBBIE O’STEEN is a writer with a background in story and film editing. As a film editor she received an Emmy nomination for Best Little Girl in the World. She is also the author of The Invisible Cut (page 40).

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BUDGETING/PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT


FILM & VIDEO BUDGETS – 4TH UPDATED EDITION

DEKE SIMON WITH MICHAEL WIESE


For almost 20 years, Film & Video Budgets has been the essential hand-book for both beginning and professional video and filmmakers, because it shows you what it costs to make a film, line item by line item, backed up with hands-on advice from the trenches.

This no-nonsense guide tells you how to prepare all kinds of budgets, and gives actual samples with detailed explanations for indie features, docu-

mentaries, music videos, student projects, plus — new for this 4th Edition — updated and revised budgets for today’s digital production and post, and new sections on Tape-to-Film Transfer, the Digital Intermediate, High Definition, and Development and Marketing.

DEKE SIMON is a Hollywood-based writer/producer/director of documentaries and informational programming for television, home video, and education.

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FILM PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT 101THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION

DEBORAH S. PATZ

Two books in one, Film Production Management 101 is a detailed insider’s guide for managing a film or television production, covered from both the Production Manager’s and the Production Coordinator’s points of view. Deborah Patz shares secrets and systems, and delivers the nuts and bolts of the business in 460 pages of must-have knowledge, including over 50 essential forms (also downloadable from the Web).

“... an invaluable and comprehensive guide for production coordinators.” – Norman Jewison, five-time Academy Award®-nominated Director

DEBORAH S. PATZ is a production executive who has been a production manager and coordinator on award-winning film and television productions around the world.

SOUND DESIGN


THE SOUND EFFECTS BIBLEHOW TO CREATE AND RECORD HOLLYWOOD STYLE SOUND EFFECTS

RIC VIERS

The Sound Effects Bible is a complete guide to recording and editing sound effects. The book covers topics such as microphone selection, field recorders, the ABCs of digital audio, understanding Digital Audio Workstations, building your own Foley stage, designing your own editing studio, and more.

Industry secrets are shared by sound effects veteran Ric Viers (along with the companion website www.soundeffectsbible.com that offers free sound samples referenced in the book).

RIC VIERS has worked in the film & television industry for over ten years. His location sound credits include nearly every major television network, Eminem, Kid Rock, Dateline, Good Morning America, and many others. His sound design work has been used in major motion pictures, television shows, radio programs, and video games. In 2007, Viers launched his own label, Blastwave FX, to celebrate the release of his 100th sound effects library. He is considered to be the world’s largest independent provider of sound effects with over 100,000 sounds and more than 120 sound effects libraries to his name.

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SOUND DESIGNTHE EXPRESSIVE POWER OF MUSIC, VOICE, AND SOUND EFFECTS IN CINEMA

DAVID SONNENSCHEIN

When it comes to crafting a distinctive atmosphere for your film, sound design is as important as art direction and cinematography, and it can also be an effective tool in expressing the personalities of your characters. In addition to introducing basic theory and analyzing specific examples of sound design in well-known films, this groundbreaking book shows you how to use music, dialogue, and sound effects to provoke an emotional reaction from your audience. Interactive, simple exercises nurture your creative ability to hear and compose the most effective sounds to express the story and then seamlessly integrate them with all the other cinematic elements.

DAVID SONNENSCHEIN is an award-winning Sound Designer who directs feature films and teaches vibrational healing and sound design.

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ACTING/STORYBOARDING/DVD


STORYBOARDING 101A CRASH COURSE IN PROFESSIONAL STORYBOARDING

JAMES FRAIOLI

If you enjoy drawing and like the idea of working in the movie business, this is the book for you. Storyboarding 101 is written especially for those looking to break into storyboarding who don’t know where to start. The book gives you clear and concise information on both the mechanics of the art and the way the business works.

HITTING YOUR MARK – 2ND EDITIONMAKING A LIFE – AND A LIVING – AS A FILM ACTOR

STEVE CARLSON

Here’s the authoritative book that reveals what it takes to work and be successful on a real Hollywood set. A veteran of TV and film, Carlson deals with the unique realities of shooting that are very difficult to come by, yet every actor is expected to know the first time he or she sets foot on a set.

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THE COMPLETE DVD BOOKDESIGNING, PRODUCING, AND MARKETING YOUR INDEPENDENT FILM ON DVD

CHRIS GORE AND PAUL J. SALAMOFF

Control the future of your filmmaking career by releasing your own film on DVD. This step-by-step guide walks you through the most complex aspects of production and provides detailed information to create a DVD that will sell.

YOU CAN ACT!A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR ACTORS

D.W. BROWN

You Can Act! is a humorous and inspiring manual for professional actors — a guide to every detail necessary to act in any role. For the first time, you can find a wealth of practical tips, diagnostics and reference material an actor needs.


THE ART OF FILM FUNDINGALTERNATIVE FINANCING CONCEPTS

CAROLE LEE DEAN

Learn winning techniques to get a “yes” from a woman who writes checks to independent filmmakers. This book will show you the inside track to funds from corporations and individuals to produce your films.

Here is the ultimate reference guide for creating the perfect pitch, inspiring your winning application, finding and connecting with funding organizations, making a successful “ask,” and landing the money to make your film.

“Packed full of information, juxtaposed with kind words and wisdom from a woman who has spent her life nurturing filmmakers.” — Barbara Trent, Academy Award® winner, The Panama Deception

CAROLE LEE DEAN runs one of the largest independent film grants in the U.S., where she reads hundreds of applications a year. Carole created an industry with film short ends and was the world’s largest tape recycling supplier in NYC, LA, and Chicago. She is the entrepreneurial producer of over 100 programs.

BANKROLLA NEW APPROACH TO FINANCING FEATURE FILMS

TOM MALLOY

Bankroll is the book that all filmmakers have been waiting for. This book deviates from the traditional business-oriented books that tell you how to get grants and explain in theory how studio deals work. Bankroll goes into the precise and practical details of how the author has raised over $10 million in the past four years for a number of feature films. By presenting a full and winning hand of different techniques, the book provides creative ideas and motivation that will get you the financing you need to make your movie happen.

TOM MALLOY most recently wrote, produced, and starred in Love N’ Dancing, a west coast swing dance film directed by Rob Iscove (She’s All That). Starring opposite Tom are Amy Smart, Billy Zane, and Betty White. He is also a nationally known motivational speaker for high school students (www.TomMalloy.com).

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INDEPENDENT FILM & VIDEOMAKER’S GUIDE2ND EDITION

MICHAEL WIESE

BEST SELLERThis classic text has all the principles filmmakers need, from fundraising to market-ing and distribution. Contents include: writing a business plan; developing your ideas into concepts, treatments, and scripts; directing, producing, and market research; distribution markets (theatrical, home video, television, international); financing your film; how to do presentations and write a prospectus; an appendix filled with film cash flow projections, sample contracts; valuable contact addresses; and much more!

THE COMPLETE INDEPENDENT MOVIE MARKETING HANDBOOKPROMOTE, DISTRIBUTE & SELL YOUR FILM OR VIDEO

MARK STEVEN BOSKO

If you’re an independent filmmaker looking for information on how to market, distribute, and find audiences for your movies and videos, you’ll discover it here. This book is packed with street-smart savvy and real-world examples on how to promote and sell your productions. This book is a must-have for any indepen-dent film or video maker looking to seriously launch and sustain a career in the entertainment industry.

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INDEPENDENT FILM DISTRIBUTIONHOW TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL END RUN AROUND THE BIG GUYS

PHIL HALL

No matter how good your film is, if it doesn’t get distribution, it will never be seen by anyone! Learn how to break out of the pack and champion your movie by getting it seen and heard by the biggest audience possible.

This comprehensive insider’s view to the world of independent film distribution wipes away the prevalent myths surrounding the process and offers a harsh but useful examination of what is required to get a movie picked up by a distributor.


THE SACRED SITES OF THE DALAI LAMAS:A PILGRIMAGE TO THE ORACLE LAKE

A DOCUMENTARY BY MICHAEL WIESE NARRATION AND MUSIC BY STEVE DANCZ

Join a pilgrimage to the sacred Oracle Lake where Tibet’s current and past Dalai Lamas and oracles received prophetic visions.Special features include two 20 minute segments, The Art of Pilgrimage with Glenn Mullin and A Monk’s Perspective with Khenpo Tashi.

DOLPHIN ADVENTURES

A FILM BY MICHAEL WIESE AND HARDY JONESMUSIC BY BASIL POLEDOURIS (BLUE LAGOON, BIG WEDNESDAY)APPEARANCE BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER

Taking a cue from Aristotle, who said, “dolphins care for man and enjoy his music,” the filmmakers played an “underwater piano”and for three days interacted with a school of wild dolphins.

ON THE EDGE OF A DREAMMAGIC AND MADNESS IN BALI

A NOVEL BY MICHAEL WIESE

On the legendary island of Bali, two San Francisco artists search for magic and are lead into supernatural dimensions.

HARDWARE WARSCOLLECTOR’S EDITION DVD

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ERNIE FOSSELIUS PRODUCED BY MICHAEL WIESE

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