Posted by daniel runyon at adsl-33-137-187.asm.bellsouth.net on January 14, 2003 at 21:07:15:
For the benefit of those who shall find any..................
Two MUST HAVE books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These two together will both deeply EDUCATE, and ISNSPIRE you!
Book One(The most VITAL to those with a lot of questions about
what Technicaly is needed of them(How To kind of info, and
Where At kind of info and HOW MUCH kind of info!)is:
Feature Filmmaking at Used Car Prices: How to Write, Produce, Direct
Shoot, Edit and Promote Your Feature Length Movie for Under $15,000
By: Rick Schmidt
On the back cover, is Kevins own heads up
"Without Rick's book, Clerks would have been an idea that never made
it past this page."
Who knows what page he's talking about?
Trust me on this one, $16.95 US Dollars.(11.95 at Amazon)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140291849/qid=1042594801/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-1467108-1870407?v=glance&s=books
Incidentally, the other book is the one Amazon chose to offer as
a "twofor" with the above book, check em out!
In case the link changes, the other is:
What they don't teach you in Film School: 161 Strategies for making
your movie NO MATTER WHAT!!!(expresion and exclamtion my own)
By:Camille Landau and Tiare White
This is the one I carry in my pocket, and pull out like
THE BIBLE and randomly read for total inspiration!!!
In my opinion also A MUST HAVE!
And lastly but bestly, YOU MUST HAVE the Evening With Kevin
video, because he will all but transfer via telepathic
osmosis, the TAO of making your first few films. If you are
a keen listener and free imagineer, you will know what you
need to do next from that. The two books will simply fill
in the blanks of what would have been a waste of time
for Kevin to go into on the DVD(since this info is non-exclusive
to Kevin directly). But he should have mentioned the first
book I think, in the DVD. It IS that important of a book
for someone with a head full of questions.
Here is, in my opinion, the most inspirational 3 paragraphs
from the second book:
From Chapt 2 "The Sign You've been Searching For" (Paraphrased, sorry
C&T)
"If you want to be a filmmaker, put down this book and pick up a camera.
Any camera: Super 8, hi8 or disposable point and click still camera
from the supermarket. Go and shoot a story about anything whatsoever.
GO DO IT NOW!
Now, how do you feel, great, exilerated? Or like an idiot?
If you feel great, thats a good sign. If you cant wait to show
your stuff, whatever its flaws, to the first breathing person
in a five foot radious, then thats even better, you are a filmmaker
waiting to happen. No, you ARE a filmmaker!
YOU dont need a fancy film school degree or studio deal to make
you feel like youve done something signifigant. You are a rare
bird: a self starter. Motivated and simultaneously rewarded
by the sheer pleasure of seeing your own work. Gifted with
enough self esteem to shamelessly seek out your own audience,
confident they will love it as much as you do. You dont need
this book, but we're(C&T)glad to have spent this brief moment
with you. Let us know when youre in town for The Oscars!"
Man, when I read that, I thought I was reading a fortune cookie!
These Chicks Are Wonderful! (Thank you two girls!)
Trust me on this now! And look up "16mm Movie Cameras"
on ebay and check out the Russian made, dirt cheap 16's!