The Independent Filmmaker's Guide

by Michael Wiese

Wiese's book sets itself apart in terms of balancing the creative aspects of filmmaking (idea development, brainstorming exercises) with the business aspects (financing, dealmaking).communicating to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941188019
• ISBN13: 9780941188012
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Mark F Armstrong, Filmmaker

The best primer on getting a low-to-no-budget project financed, produced, and distributed, featuring a detailed sample investor-shopping business plan for a motion picture project. Highly recommended!

Perfect book!

"This could be the most important single book I ever read. Over the past few years I have spent several hundred thousand dollars putting together a series of digital videos on all seven continents (including one video with my daughter and I biking on all seven continents in one trip).This book is the absolute perfect guide on not only helping me evaluate the marketability of these tapes, but also helping me determine HOW to, and to whom to market. Mark Steven Bosko is a brilliant writer whose insightfulness will be invaluable to those trying to get their film to the market.Bill Kizorek - producer, filmmaker, Two Parrot Exotic Travel Videos The Independent Film and Videomaker's Guide

Independent Filmmaking

"Indispensible for a novice producer of independent movies. This book helps one to understand the way distributors think, which is absolutely essential for getting your movie to audiences. The discussions on business plans and presentations to investors alone is worth the price of the book." --RMS

The Best of Breed

If you are interested in independent film making, this is the BEST starting point in your research. It could very well be your last. This book not only answered every question I had, it raised and answered some I had not even thought of! Mr. Wiese's writing style, while professional, is very personable as well. He is very focused on discovering your creative side while balancing the necessary business practices to get your project done. Well worth the money.

.....a perfect place to start!

This is a fantastic book! It covers everything, and I mean EVERYTHING from Pre-production, to Distribution, in great DETAIL! Is this the only book you should ever buy...of course not, but it's one you have to own.