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The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking
About this book
In this fully updated second edition, award-winning film director and Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish gives you soup-to-nuts, cradle-to-grave advice on every aspect of the filmmaking lifestyle and craft. He drops advice on playing the Hollywood game, and shows you how to finance, cast, shoot and show your indie feature, documentary, episodic series, short film, student film, web video or big-budget blockbuster.
Once labeled a "cheerful subversive" by The New York Times, Mirvish shares lessons he's learned personally from film luminaries Robert Altman, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Steven Soderbergh, Rian Johnson, Whit Stillman, Harold Ramis, Lynn Shelton, John Carpenter, Ava DuVernay, the Russo Brothers, Bong Joon-ho, Sean Baker and more. This revised edition includes brand new chapters on
- filming during a global pandemic
- finding investors and crowdfunding backers
- whether and where to go to film school
- how to get a big Hollywood agent
- self-distributing your film, even to airlines
- casting an Oscar®-winner as your lead actor
- and turning your garage into a 1980s New York subway
Visit the extensive companion website at www.DanMirvish.com for in-depth supplemental videos, behind-the-scenes footage from Dan's films and bonus materials.
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INDEX
Note: Italic page numbers refer to figures.
- A24 127, 187
- Abrams, JJ 220–1
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (aka Academy Awards or Oscars) xxiii, 8–9, 11, 13–15, 26–7, 35, 46, 53, 58, 65, 86, 89, 96, 98, 100–1, 103, 119, 121, 154, 163, 165, 170, 172–3, 175, 186, 189, 198, 206–13, 225, 227, 232
- Acker, Shane 177
- Ad-Supported Video on Demand (AVOD) 205
- ADR (automated dialogue replacement) 98
- Affleck, Ben 173, 177
- Alexa (camera) 57, 116
- Alicea, Rob 232
- Aliens 2
- Alpha 205
- Altman, Dana 26–7, 167–9, 182
- Altman, Kathryn 26–7
- Altman, Robert 6, 11, 26–8, 64, 68, 91, 93, 98–9, 103, 114, 169, 178
- Alverson, Rick 202
- Amazon 156, 179, 182, 185, 193, 200, 204, 234
- American Airlines 63
- American Film Institute (AFI) 87, 155, 220
- American Hardcore 24
- American Kickboxer 2, xxiv, 31–2, 10...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Starting on the Page Write a Brilliant Script!
- Finding the Money Staffing Up: Your First Round of Collaborators
- Casting and Pre-Production Casting Your Movie with A-List Actors
- Filming Begins Production Tips, Protocols and Practices
- Finishing with Abandon Editing like an ACE
- Festing in Style Toronto, Toschmonto: Time for a Festival Plan “B”
- Distributing and Beyond Distribution Nuts, Bolts and Screwed
- Moving On Up Getting a Big-Time Hollywood Agent or Manager
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Secret List of Film Festivals Worth Considering
- Index