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In Detour: Hollywood, Dickerson puts the making of his “underground hit” Detour on display for all to see. He will teach you what you really need to know about making a microbudget film, or a film of any budget, for that matter. From the nuts and bolts of directing to getting your movie made and out into the world, this comprehensive filmmaking manual will lead you through every step of the process.

For decades, Black women have taken on pioneering management roles in television newsrooms across the country. The women were, and still are, bold, brave and unwilling to yield to the status quo. Dr. Ava Thompson Greenwell opens the door to the ugliness of racial animus that greeted them as they climbed the ranks.

Lontano dalla grande distribuzione cinematografica, c'è un mondo di registi indipendenti che lavorano in silenzio, senza pretendere nulla, ostacolati dalla burocrazia e dalla mancanza di appoggi che non gli consentono di dedicarsi alla loro arte in santa pace. Tra loro c'è Marco Pollini, un regista indipendente veronese, proprietario di una piccola società di distribuzione, Ahora!, uno che i film li vuole fare comunque, nonostante tutto e tutti, persino contro il parere di sua moglie.

Можно смело утверждать, что XX век был веком режиссуры. Под влиянием режиссера, то есть организатора, педагога, творца, развивались театр и кинематограф. За прошедший век режиссура обогатилась многими выдающимися именами, среди которых немало наших соотечественников. Это К.С. Станиславский, С.М.

Удивительно, но до сих пор нет однозначного ответа на вопрос, когда, собственно появилась режиссура. Еще в 1890-х годах театральный режиссер был фигурой второстепенной и выполнял преимущественно административные функции. И вдруг в конце XIX столетия режиссер становится хозяином театра.

Una ácida crónica vital que el autor dedica a las dos pasiones que han marcado su vida: el fútbol y el teatro. Humor, vivencias, deporte y arte se dan la mano en este audiolibro inolvidable que, en última instancia, habla de todos nosotros.

In an evolving networked era, social-issue documentaries like Blackfish are art for civic imagination and social critique. In Story Movements, producer and scholar Caty Borum Chattoo explores how documentaries disrupt dominant cultural narratives through complex, creative, often investigative storytelling.

Despite increasing corporate mergers and bottom-line thinking, the entertainment business will never function like a bank or an insurance company because it is an industry rooted in imagination. Rules are meant to be broken. The best work is often produced in an environment where plans change by the minute and nothing seems to make sense. To wit, those who choose this profession must alter preconceived notions of work itself, sometimes discovering that fantasy and horror describe both movie genres and life on the job.

10 Tips for Increasing Your Chances of Getting into Film Festivals describes how to select the festivals where you have the best chance for being selected and suggests ways to up the likelihood your film will be selected. Some of the strategies described include entering early, writing compelling letters and press releases to show how your film is aligned with the goals of the festival, and more.

10 Tips for Creating Promotional Video for Your Screening describes the different types of promotional materials to create. It discusses creating flyers, announcements, press releases, and social media posts. It describes the different places to promote your screening, including the newsletters of local organizations, trade fairs, and announcements at referral and networking groups.

10 Tips for Increasing Your Chances of Getting Attention and Awards at Film Festivals describes how to get more attention and awards by using various strategies to increase attendance and press coverage. It suggests ways to make more connections when you are there or using a surrogate to represent you. It recommends different techniques you can use online and in creating flyers, posters, and other materials to promote your festival screening.

10 Tips for Promoting a Local Screening of Your Film describes some ways to promote a local screening. It suggests different promotional strategies for putting on your own event or helping an organization promote your screening. Then, the audiobook focuses on how to use Eventbrite and Meetup to sign-up attendees and receive advance payments. The audiobook is formatted like a journal, so listeners can write down their ideas for what to do after reading each tip.

The audiobook 10 Tips for Entering Your Film in Film Festivals describes how to choose which festivals to enter among the thousands of film festivals each year. It explains the advantages of entering and attending local festivals, discusses online festivals, and suggests ways to increase your chances of your film being selected in a festival competition. It also lists many of the most popular and coolest festivals to enter.

10 Tips for Making a Final to Do List for Distributing Your Film summarizes the key tasks to do to successfully distribute your film. It features key marketing and promotion tasks, such as creating a poster, trailer, and press materials, setting up a website or page on your website for the film, making arrangements with a website, and more. The book is part of a series of short books, in which each book features tips and techniques for becoming more successful in the film industry.

10 Tips for Making Your Own Distribution Arrangements for Your Film describes how you can distribute your film through various online video platforms including aggregators and your own website. It discusses the different types of video platforms, including third-party aggregators and video on demand (VOD) sales platforms.

10 Tips for Making the Arrangements for a Local Screening describes in detail how to set up a local screening. It explains how to choose a location, venue, and date, as well as determine costs and what to charge....

Alexandra Boylan has gone from a homeless struggling actor to an award winning film producer. Producing, writing, and staring in numerous films that have landed distribution deals with Netflix, Universal Home Studios Entertainment, Pure Flix Entertainment, Image Entertainment, and on the shelves of Walmart and Red Box. This compilation of true tales from the Hollywood trenches chronicles her journey. The tips and tricks contained in these accounts will guide you through the ever-changing landscape of the entertainment industry while maintaining your sanity and self-respect.

10 Tips for Creating a Promotional Video from Your Screening describes how to work with a videographer and video editor to create a promotional video from your screening to further promote your film. It explains what you can expect to pay and what to film. It also suggests how to provide input for editing the video and how to use the video for promotion.

10 Tips for Setting Up Local Screenings of Your Film describes how to set up a series of local screenings in your community and nearby cities if you are doing your own distribution. It describes how to determine your audience, select the best location for your screening, find a venue, and attract an audience. It also describes how to collect payments, run the program, and build on these showings to gain an even bigger audience at future showings.

Lessons from the Set is a comprehensive filmmaking guide that takes a cinephile’s do-it-yourself approach to low-budget indie film production and distribution. The book is peppered with filmmaking tips and tricks, as well as valuable, practical insight into the process of writing, directing, producing, and distributing commercial feature films on a low budget - whether you’re working with $1,000 or $1 million.