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About the Book:

The Survival Guide for Low-Budget Filmmakers

Low-budget filmmakers need to stretch every dollar to the maximum. Revealed in Hollywood on $5,000, $10,000, or $25,000 a Day are insiders' secrets of how to beg, borrow and steal. Cost-cutting techniques offered include ways to option/acquire scripts for free, how to rent equipment and secure locations for nothing, how to keep your distributor from stealing all the profits, etc.

About the Author:

Philip Gaines produced his first feature, Night Terror, for $32,000; his next feature, Outlanders, cost slightly more than $3.5 million. He has produced over a dozen other feature films as well as documentaries for PBS and music videos.

David J, Rhodes has won several awards for his short film Crystal Night. He has worked as a director of photography on several features and has appeared as a guest lecturer on film production at numerous universities.