Letters to Young Filmmakers Creativity and Getting Your Films Made

Name: Letters to Young Filmmakers Creativity and Getting Your Films Made
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ISBN: 9781615930630

ISBN-10: 1615930639

ISBN-13: 9781615930630

Edition: 2012

Authors: Howard Suber

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Letters to aspiring directors, producers, screenwriters, and other creatives from one of the world’s leading teachers of film. Suber emphasizes that what is required of a professional in the world of film is not just technique, but an understanding and ability to deal with the realities of how films get made.

Book details

List price: $20.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Publication date: 2/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 214
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English

Suber has taught more than 65 different courses in 40 years at UCLA's celebrated film schoo. He has been a consultant to every major film studio, and his former students are currently active throughout the world.



Dedication


Contents


Acknowledgements


Foreword


Introduction


Becoming a Filmmaker


Becoming a Professional Filmmaker


The Contents of This Book


The Letters


Fate vs. Destiny


War


It's Who You Know


"Born Creative"?


The Principal Principle of Creativity


Inspiration


Originality


Ideas


Pitching


What's It About?


If The Screenplay Is So Important, How Come Screenwriters Are So Often Treated Like Shit?


Emotional Storyboards


Write What You Know?


Creating Recognizable Characters


Developing Your Writing


The Audience


What Audiences Want


Strategy and Artistic Freedom


Logistics


Prioritizing


Hollywood


What Movie Are You Living Now?


Decisions


Active vs. Effective


Negotiating


Aggression


Motivations vs. Goals


Rules vs. Principles


What's Most Important?


Treatments


Readers and Coverage


Development


Options


Marketplace Value of First Time Screenplays


Credits


Writers vs. Producers


Producers vs. Everyone Else


Conflict


Partnerships


Mentors and Models


Sharing Your Passion


How Much Does A Film Cost?


What Happened To The Studios?


The Golden Age of Independent Film


Making an Independent Film


Agents


Managers


Hip-Pocketing


Getting Started as a Director


Getting Started as a Producer


Doing Things for The Good of the Film


Exhibition and Distribution


Marketing


Minorities and Women in the Industry


Ageism and Youthism


Copy and Other Rights


Life Rights and Roman ï¿½ Clef


Being Screwed


Other Opportunities


The End of the Industry


What Determines Success?


Why Try?


Index


About the Author