Persistence of Vision: An Impractical Guide to Producing a Feature Film for Under $30,000 - Softcover

Gaspard, John; Gaspard Newton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 094118823X ISBN 13: 9780941188234

Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions, 1999

Synopsis

The ultimate low budget ""how-to"" film book on the market.

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Review:

This is a book about how to produce a high quality feature film on a budget of less than $30,000. The authors start out by saying "Buying this book was your first mistake" and go on to explain the first two tenets of their philosophy: 1) Never pay full price for anything, and 2) Never ever buy what you can borrow or get for free. Their points are well taken, and I don't mean to be disagreeable, but I think this book is still worth buying. Filled with good humor and healthy skepticism about commonly held beliefs and instructions for potential filmmakers, this is a book any would-be movie maker would do well to read. While debunking many myths and misconceptions about making films, it is not a dry manual, but rather, a realistic how-to book written by two guys who know what they are talking about from personal experience, including their admitted mistakes. I never gave filmmaking a thought previously, but now? Maybe. Could happen.

From the Back Cover:

Persistence of Vision reveals the challenging and often humorous process of creating ultra-low-budget feature films for $30,000 or less. It includes practical information on writing the script, budgeting, raising financing, casting, putting together a crew, and dealing with distributors.

You'll Learn How To:
-- Write For A Tiny Budget
-- Create Unique Characters
-- Make Practical Business Decisions
-- Find Investors
-- Breakdown A Script
-- Cast
-- Create Low Budget Special Effects
-- Get Your Film Out Into The World

This step-by-step book is an invaluable tool for all ultra-low-budget and novice filmmakers and includes interviews with ultra-low-budgets filmmakers and a large Appendix of essential forms, contracts and addresses.

When it comes to producing successful films on a shoestring, authors John Gaspard and Dale Newton know of what they speak. Together they created ""Resident Alien"" and ""Beyond Bob"", two critically-acclaimed ultra-low-budget features using the tactics and strategies outlined in this book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 094118823X
• ISBN 13: 9780941188234
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450