Overview

This book is for anyone interested in the business of breaking into the movies. Learn who the key players are when it comes to getting a movie made and how to navigate the politics of filmmaking from start to finish, from first pitch to filling movie seats.

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Author:   Barbara Freedman Doyle (Chair, Film Division, Chapman University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Focal Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780240821559

ISBN 10:   0240821556
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   21 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

First Steps (Before You Even Think of Shooting); Chapter 1 About You; Chapter 2 Who Are These People, and What Do They Do?; Chapter 3 It’s a Small World After All; Chapter 4 Relationships and Reputations; Chapter 5 Internship and Entry-Level Do’s and Don’ts; Chapter 6 This Is a Great Idea, But Is It a Movie?; Chapter 7 The Politics of Development; Chapter 8 Agents and Managers—What’s the Difference?; Chapter 9 The Money, Part 1; Production; Chapter 10 It’s a Collaborative Medium—Exactly What Does That Mean?; Chapter 11 Protecting Yourself and Your Movie; Chapter 12 What People Do, and Who They Do It With; Chapter 13 A Producer’s Life; Chapter 14 The Director, the First AD, and the UPM; Chapter 15 Decisions, Decisions; Chapter 16 Union or Non?; Chapter 17 May be We Should Go to Canada, or Someplace Else; Chapter 18 Who Is in Your Movie; Chapter 19 Prep; Chapter 20 Production; Chapter 21 A Day in the Life of a Production; It’s Just Beginning to Be a Movie Postproduction; Chapter 22 After the Smoke Clears; Chapter 23 Music; What Are You Doing Saturday Night?; Chapter 24 The Money, Part 2; Chapter 25 Will Anybody Ever See My Movie?; Chapter 26 Festivals; Chapter 27 The Glory; Chapter 28 Other Little (and Not So Little) Things That You Should Know; Chapter 29 Remember What Mom Taught You; Chapter 30 Now What?; Chapter 31 Out Takes;

Reviews

"""Few guide books are as honest as Make Your Movie. The film industry is one of the hardest to break into and it's important to anticipate the major setbacks that can manifest. The book offers ways to cope with creative and financial difficulties as well as how to adequately put your work out there."" -International Business Times ""Regardless if one wants to make it in the industry or not, Make Your Movie is a book that every filmmaker should read. Make Your Movie is bound to help you make a great film, hone your skill set or even get you a job. Focal Press makes some really great text books on filmmaking, but Barbara Doyle’s Make Your Movie like an encyclopedia, enclosed in a small book. Highly Recommended!"" -Film Monthly, www.filmmonthly.com"

<p> With a down-to-earth, tell it like it is approach, the author offers insight through relatable, real-world experience and one-on-one interviews with working professionals who are already at the top of their game. Readers will benefit from Doyle s guidance on the early stages of the film industry such as the importance of interviews, finding a mentor, and networking as well as guidance through the later stages of industry involvement such as deciding on union membership, which film festivals are truly worth your time, and even addressing the great New York vs. LA debate when trying to decide where to find your home in the industry. Doyle stresses how having an insider s understanding of the entire filmmaking process from start to finish, fundraising to distribution, is imperative and will allow you to anticipate and navigate avoidable setbacks. This clear and concise guide candidly describes what you need to know about both the business and the politics of the industry to get your movie made. --BinSideTV.com <p> Few guide books are as honest as Make Your Movie . The film industry is one of the hardest to break into and it's important to anticipate the major setbacks that can manifest. The book offers ways to cope with creative and financial difficulties as well as how to adequately put your work out their. --InternationalBusinessTimes.com <p> With a down-to-earth, tell it like it is approach, the author offers insight through relatable, real-world experience and one-on-one interviews with working professionals who are already at the top of their game. Readers will benefit from Doyle's guidance on the early stages of the film industry such as the importance of interviews, finding a mentor, and networking as well as guidance through the later stages of industry involvement such as deciding on union membership, which film festivals are truly worth your time, and even addressing the great New York vs. LA debate when trying to decide where to find your home in the ind

With a down-to-earth, tell it like it is approach, the author offers insight through relatable, real-world experience and one-on-one interviews with working professionals who are already at the top of their game. Readers will benefit from Doyle's guidance on the early stages of the film industry such as the importance of interviews, finding a mentor, and networking as well as guidance through the later stages of industry involvement such as deciding on union membership, which film festivals are truly worth your time, and even addressing the great New York vs. LA debate when trying to decide where to find your home in the industry. Doyle stresses how having an insider's understanding of the entire filmmaking process from start to finish, fundraising to distribution, is imperative and will allow you to anticipate and navigate avoidable setbacks. This clear and concise guide candidly describes what you need to know about both the business and the politics of the industry to get your movie made. --BinSideTV.com Few guide books are as honest as 'Make Your Movie'. The film industry is one of the hardest to break into and it's important to anticipate the major setbacks that can manifest. The book offers ways to cope with creative and financial difficulties as well as how to adequately put your work out their. --InternationalBusinessTimes.com With a down-to-earth, tell it like it is approach, the author offers insight through relatable, real-world experience and one-on-one interviews with working professionals who are already at the top of their game. Readers will benefit from Doyle's guidance on the early stages of the film industry such as the importance of interviews, finding a mentor, and networking as well as guidance through the later stages of industry involvement such as deciding on union membership, which film festivals are truly worth your time, and even addressing the great New York vs. LA debate when trying to decide where to find your home in the industry. --Internet Video Magazine.com

Ok, you've written your screenplay. But how do you make the rest happen? Movie industry veteran, Barbara Freedman Doyle, brings us a book about understanding how a movie makes money and who actually makes it happen. 'Make Your Movie' is straightforward and comprehensive must-read for any aspiring filmmaker. What better way to learn the business than from a professional? --LATeen Festival The Magazine Regardless if one wants to make it in the industry or not, Make Your Movie is a book that every filmmaker should read. Make Your Movie is bound to help you make a great film, hone your skill set or even get you a job. Focal Press makes some really great text books on filmmaking, but Barbara Doyle's Make Your Movie like an encyclopedia, enclosed in a small book. Highly Recommended! --FilmMonthly.com This BS-Free Guide to the personal element of filmmaking more than lives up to Focal Press' usual high standards. Forget all the highfalutin Tarkovsky references - this is nitty-gritty advice for people who are serious about going into production, covering everything from how to be a good intern to suggestions about how to better arrange an international shoot. The focus is very much on the US industry but such is the detail and wisdom here, you won't care. --Total Film Do you have what it takes to survive film school-and carve your niche in such a competitive industry? We asked Barbara Freedman Doyle, author of Make Your Movie: What You Need to Know About the Business and Politics of Filmmaking, to explain what the world of crane shots and red carpets is like. She also breaks down exactly what you need to consider when searching for the film school that fits you! --College Express.com With a down-to-earth, tell it like it is approach, the author offers insight through relatable, real-world experience and one-on-one interviews with working professionals who are already at the top of their game. Readers will benefit from Doyle's guidance on the early stages of the film industry such as the importance of interviews, finding a mentor, and networking as well as guidance through the later stages of industry involvement such as deciding on union membership, which film festivals are truly worth your time, and even addressing the great New York vs. LA debate when trying to decide where to find your home in the industry. Doyle stresses how having an insider's understanding of the entire filmmaking process from start to finish, fundraising to distribution, is imperative and will allow you to anticipate and navigate avoidable setbacks. This clear and concise guide candidly describes what you need to know about both the business and the politics of the industry to get your movie made. --BinSideTV.com Few guide books are as honest as 'Make Your Movie'. The film industry is one of the hardest to break into and it's important to anticipate the major setbacks that can manifest. The book offers ways to cope with creative and financial difficulties as well as how to adequately put your work out their. --InternationalBusinessTimes.com With a down-to-earth, tell it like it is approach, the author offers insight through relatable, real-world experience and one-on-one interviews with working professionals who are already at the top of their game. Readers will benefit from Doyle's guidance on the early stages of the film industry such as the importance of interviews, finding a mentor, and networking as well as guidance through the later stages of industry involvement such as deciding on union membership, which film festivals are truly worth your time, and even addressing the great New York vs. LA debate when trying to decide where to find your home in the industry. --Internet Video Magazine.com

Author Information

Her career began as Asst to the Senior VP of Worldwide Production at Tri-Star Pictures and continued as Coordinator/Production Supervisor on projects for CBS, NBC, Disney, TNT, Showtime, Hearst Entertainment, Hallmark, 20th Century Fox, and more. Currently Chair of the Film Division of Chapman University.

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