The Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook: The Ultimate Guide to Digital Film Making (Paperback)

INTRODUCTION
THE SETUP - Meet The Guerilla Film Makers
What do you really need?
Being the best on the cheap
PPP - A strategy for success
Goals to set now
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM OUR FRIENDS

CHAPTER ONE: SCREENPLAY
WRITING A FEATURE FILM - BLAKE SNYDER
What makes a great story?
Writing dialogue
WRITING FOR LOW BUDGETS - GENEVIEVE JOLLIFFE
Writing low budget
What is a genre script?
Short or feature?
SCRIPT DOCTOR - JULIE GRAY
Script editing
Writing narration
JAWS and the classic 3 act structure
WRITING A SHORT FILM - CHRIS JONES
External versus internal
Documentary story basics
Screenplay formatters

CHAPTER TWO: PLANNING
PRODUCING FOR LOW BUDGETS - GENEVIEVE JOLLIFFE
Form a company
FUNDING - CHRIS JONES
The problem with deferred fees
Keeping investors happy
Crewing up - how big is your crew?
DOING DEALS - IVAN CLEMENTS
Doing deals
eFail - How to make enemies and alienate people
P.A. - JUDY GOLDBERG
CASTING - TERRY TOCANTINS & JJ MAYES
Casting and actors
Building relationships
LOCATIONS - KATHY MCCURDY
Location, location, location
How long will it take?
Rewrite for the shoot
INSURANCE - PAUL CABLE
Fiscal sponsorship
The business plan

CHAPTER THREE: PRODUCTION
CAMERA - PHILIP BLOOM
Buying a camera
Depth of field
Shooting HD DSLR basic kit
SOUND - ADRIAN BELL
Sound gear
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - NICOLAS HARVARD
Script timing
Coverage tips
Script visualisation
PRODUCTION DESIGN - MELANIE LIGHT
Building a set
Prop problems
COSTUME - SHANNA KNECHT
Costume tips
Story days
MAKE-UP - KAT BARDOT
Micro budget make-up
Make-up tips
STUNTS AND FX - NILS STEWART
Stunts
Stunts on no money
Practical effects
WORKING WITH ACTORS - JAN DUNN
Blocking a scene
Casting experience
What to negotiate
PRODUCER'S OVERVIEW - CHRIS JONES
Catering

CHAPTER FOUR: POST-PRODUCTION
EDITOR - EDDIE HAMILTON
The marathon begins
The editor's job
Editing tips
Pickups and reshoots
AUDIO POST PRODUCTION - BERNARD O'REILLY
Track laying at home
Sound elements
Recording foley at home
MUSIC - JERMAINE STEGALL
Spotting and timing
Temp music
Music rights
Online music
DOCUMENTARY EDIT - AMAYA CERVINO
Editing docs
POST, THE PRODUCER'S OVERVIEW - CHRIS JONES
Kit and setup for post

CHAPTER FIVE: FESTIVALS AND SALES
FESTIVAL ORGANISER - PATRICK SCHWIESS
Festival bliss
Which festivals?
Our favourite festivals
FESTIVAL VETERAN - SUSAN COHEN
Stuff you will need for a festival push
Don't forget your toothbrush!
Q&A at festivals
MARKETING - SHERI CANDLER
Start marketing early
Publicity tips
Handling interviews
SALES AGENT - JULIAN RICHARDS
Why not sell yourself?
Sales agents tips
10 things to spot in a contract
Delivering the micro budget film
What is all that stuff?
DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION - DAVID WILKINSON
Distribution pointers
DVD sales from home
SHORT FILM SALES - LINDA 'O' OLSZEWSKI
Shorts - what are they worth?
Delivering the short
BEYOND TRADITIONAL DISTRIBUTION - JON REISS
WHAT NEXT? - CHRIS JONES
Coming to Hollywood

CHAPTER SIX: CASE STUDIES
COLIN - MARC PRICE
INK - JAMIN & KIOWA WINANS
TEN DEAD MEN - ROSS BOYASK
TREEVENGE - JASON EISENER & ROB COTTERILL
THE BLACK HOLE - PHIL SANSOM & OLLY WILLIAMS
DEAD WOOD - DAVID BRYANT& SEBASTIAN SMITH
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY - OREN PELI
GONE FISHING - CHRIS JONES
FROM SHORT TO FEATURE - JONATHAN NEWMAN

INDEX