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Short Films 101: How to Make a Short for Under $50K-and Launch Your Filmmaking Career

Where does a young filmmaker begin? With the right short-film concept and this book!

The right short can be a filmmaker's "business card" in Hollywood. Here's the authoritative handbook by one of Hollywood's most connected insiders that offers a step-by-step guide through the entire creative process of shooting a short film, as well as expert advice from established filmmakers, and a final game plan for promoting and selling the film once it's in the can.Topics covered include:

€ Concept

€ Budget

€ Finding equipment

€ Assembling a crew

€ Casting

€ Arranging for location

€ Locating festivals and ancillary markets

€ Working with the unions

€ Film vs. digital video

Plus:€ A list of film schools

€ Oscar-winning shorts and nominees

€ A selection of short-film festivals

€ Actual short-film budgets

€ Sample scripts and shooting schedules

€ A helpful short-film glossary

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 288
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780399529498
  • Genres
  • art
  • Release date
  • 2004