Make Your No-Budget Movie

No Money, No Safety Net, and No Excuses
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-29370-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

This essential guide offers practical strategies for filmmakers determined to complete their first feature, despite overwhelming odds and minimal budgets. Drawing from the author's own experience this book bridges the gap between film school theory and harsh production realities.

Unlike traditional texts that assume access to funding, equipment, or industry connections, this guide addresses the unique challenges facing truly independent creators. The chapters provide actionable frameworks for planning, shooting, editing, and distributing no-budget features while maintaining creative integrity. Crucially, it tackles filmmaking's often-ignored psychological dimensions: managing burnout, rejection, self-doubt, and the emotional aftermath of film completion. Readers will therefore learn sustainable practices for preserving their mental and physical health throughout grueling production cycles. Designed for hands-on learning, chapters blend technical instruction with honest, real-world insights. The author's transparent examination of mistakes, failures, and hard-won victories offers students and emerging filmmakers authentic preparation for their own projects.

As well as independent filmmakers, this book serves undergraduate and graduate courses in directing, producing, and low/no-budget filmmaking. Essential reading for anyone serious about surviving - and thriving in - independent cinema.

Zielgruppe

Professional Reference and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rocco, Sam

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmproduktion, Filmtechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Why the Hell would you do this? 2. The Lie of Permission 3. Write a Story you can Actually Produce 4. Assemble the Willing  5. Plan for Chaos 6. Day One 7. Directing in the Trenches 8. Survive the Shoot 9. The Mess of Post-Production 10. The Fallout 11. Show People 12. Failure 13. Do it Again (Or Don't) 14. Break Ins 15. Be Interesting

Über Autor(innen)

Sam Rocco is a filmmaker and professor who teaches at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, USA. His short films have screened at festivals worldwide, and he has written six feature screenplays while directing numerous music videos. Rocco's industry experience includes serving as the in-house filmmaker for Yamaha Music for a full year. Through his dual role as educator and active practitioner, he brings real-world filmmaking expertise directly into the classroom for aspiring cinematic artists.