Thirty Dollar Film School (2nd edition)

ISBN: 9781598631890
Title: Thirty Dollar Film School (2nd edition)
Author: Dean, Michael
Price: $33.00

Filmmaking is entering a new era. Mini-DV filmmaking is the new folk music, the new punk rock, the new medium in which anyone can tell their story. "$30 Dollar Film School, Second Edition" is an alternative to spending four years and a hundred-thousand dollars to learn the filmmaking trade. It is influenced by punk rock's "Do-it-Yourself" spirit of just learning the basics and then jumping up on a stage and making a point; and by the essence of the American work ethic. This new edition of the bestselling title includes new, improved, and updated chapters on video and audio editing, plus a companion DVD-Rom loaded with movies, shorts, and trailers from "graduates" of the first edition.

CONTENTS
1. Writing
2. Fundraising
3. Producing
4. Crew, Cameras, and Medium
5. Directing
6. Filming and Recording Techniques
7. Computers
8. Editing Images
9. Editing Audio
10. Your Own DVD
11. Telling the World
12. Selling Your Film
13. Touring
14. Copy Protection and Rights
15. Closing Arguments
16. Interviews and Advice from Cool Film Folk

Appendices:
A. Recommended Reading, Surfing, Viewing, and Listening
B. MAKE a Mailbox Movie
C. What's on the DVD?

AUTHOR
Michael W. Dean is a true multimedia artist. He is the director of the films D.I.Y. OR DIE: How to Survive as an Independent Artist and HUBERT SELBY JR: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow. He toured the United States and Europe in 2002 and 2003 with D.I.Y. or DIE and recently debuted HUBERT SELBY JR: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow at the Deauville (France) American Film Festival. A prolific author, Dean's previous books include $30 Music School and $30 Writing School, as well as the critically acclaimed novels Starving in the Company of Beautiful Women and The Simple Pleasures of a Complex Girl. He also co-wrote the book Digital Music DIY Now!, and he contributes to MAKE Magazine. Dean has been interviewed on NPR, BBC radio, and PBS, and was featured on NBC, VH1, and in Variety Magazine. He lectures at colleges, museums, and youth centers throughout America and Europe. Dean has always been interested in art -- before embarking on writing/filmmaking, he was the lead singer of Bomb (Warner Brothers). They released four albums.



Publisher: Cengage Learning
Publication date: 05/04/2006
Format: Mixed
Publishing status: Active