About the Book:
An Essential Guide to Producing Low-Budget Movies....
John Gaspard and Dale Newton, America's top two gurus of low-budget independent filmmaking, are back with the second edition of their bestseller, Digital Filmmaking 101.
From script to screen, every aspect of low-budget digital feature production is covered in this updated classic. This new edition of Digital Filmmaking 101 provides additional detail on new business structures for the independent filmmaker, looks at camera and editing system options that are available for budgets as low as $8,000, examines new trends in film festivals and distribution and provides a wealth of information for anyone who has the passion and the zeal to bring their cinematic dreams to life.
Digital Filmmaking 101 is filled with tips that are useful for anyone who wants produce a: feature length digital movie; short for film festivals; mini-movie for YouTube and other film-friendly internet sites.
Digital Filmmaking 101 is an entertaining and informative book that provides street smart advice and is your all-bases-covered guide to producing and shooting your own digital video films. It covers both technical and creative advice, from keys to writing a good script to casting and location-securing to lighting and low-budget visual effects.
Digital Filmmaking 101 also includes detailed information about shooting with digital cameras and how to use this new technology to your full advantage; personal computers and software for filmmakers; scripting; casting; production; distribution; cost cutting techniques production techniques; guerrilla filmmaking; working the Film Festival circuit; jump starting your film career; and much more.
As indie veterans who have produced and directed three successful independent films, John Gaspard and Dale Newton are masters at achieving high-quality results for amazingly low production cost. They'll show you how to turn your budget constraints to your creative advantage and how to get the maximum mileage out of your production budget. You'll be amazed at the ways you can save money, and even get some things for free, without sacrificing any of the final product’s quality.
What people say:
"From script to screen, all angles of a low-budget digital feature production are surveyed for students of drama in Digital Filmmaking 101, which offers tips for both feature-length and short digital productions. Chapters examine trends in film festivals, consider basic scene setup and soliciting talent ‘for free’, and more. It's a wealth of information key to any low-budget production, making it a pick not only for college-level film holdings and general-interest libraries, but for possible classroom assignment." — Mid-West Book Review
"Digital Filmmaking 101 covers all aspects of the film making process and manages to do it in a way that is entertaining as well as informative. The book thoroughly covers lighting, sound and special effects as well as issues like funding and budgeting. Taking the reader from 'the dream' all the way through to 'distribution,' Dale Newton and John Gaspard manage to teach the nuts and bolts of making a film while sharing humorous anecdotes that serve to teach from wisdom and experience. There is important business information about copyright, insurance and taxes. Normally this could scare you away from making a film, but the book presents the information in a reassuring way. The target audience is an advanced videographer, but the information covered is important to every level of experience. This is definitely required reading for people setting out to produce their first movie." — Videomaker
"If you are at all interested in making a film of your own, this book is where it's at." — George Romero, Director: Night of the Living Dead
"This terrific little book explains how to make every penny count on the often arduous journey from script to screen." — John Carpenter, Director: Halloween
About the Authors:
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.