Shoot me : independent filmmaking from creative concept to rousing release /

Shoot me : independent filmmaking from creative concept to rousing release /

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When the script says shoot me and Hollywood says no, your only alternative is to raise the money and do it yourself. Here's how screenwriters Roy Frumkes and Rocco Simonelli used digital video to do just that. Witty, original, and ruthlessly on the mark, this unvarnished look at independent fil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simonelli, Rocco
Other Authors: Frumkes, Roy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Allworth Press, c2002
New York : [2002]
Subjects:
Independent filmmakers
Motion picture authorship
Motion pictures > Production and direction
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1 Where it Begins / Rocco Simonelli
  • Ch. 2. Just When I Thought I Was Out, I Pulled Myself Back In ...! / Roy Frumkes
  • Ch. 3. Where it Really Begins: The Script / Rocco Simonelli
  • Ch. 4. Stalking the Money / Roy Frumkes
  • Ch. 5. Casting / Rocco Simonelli
  • Ch. 6. The Name and Mr. No-Name / Rocco Simonelli
  • Ch. 7. The Producer as Seducer / Roy Frumkes
  • Ch. 8. Shooting the Movie / Rocco Simonelli
  • Ch. 9. Up Against the Fates / Roy Frumkes
  • Ch. 10. The Big Red Circle: Facing the Day you Fear the Most / Rocco Simonelli
  • Ch. 11. Circling the Perimeter / Roy Frumkes
  • Ch. 12. Making the Mistake of Feeling Happy and Other Crises / Rocco Simonelli
  • Ch. 13. Hogs, Heifers, and Guerillas: The Locations Issue / Roy Frumkes
  • Ch. 14. School Days / Rocco Simonelli
  • Ch. 15. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly / Rocco Simonelli
  • Ch. 16. The Editing Room: Where it Begins Again / Rocco Simonelli
  • Ch. 17. Preparing for Launch / Roy Frumkes
  • Ch. 18. An Interview with Ted Bonnitt
  • Ch. 19. An Interview with Michael Ellenbogen
  • Ch. 20. An Interview with Richard Dutcher.
  • Chapter 1 Where it Begins / Rocco Simonelli 1
  • Chapter 2 Just When I Thought I was Out, I Pulled Myself Back In ...! / Roy Frumkes 3
  • Chapter 3 Where it Really Begins: The Script / RS 13
  • Chapter 4 Stalking the Money / RF 23
  • First Comes Development
  • Legal Fees
  • Various Entities to Choose From
  • Other Development Expenses
  • Development Money for Talent
  • The Development Pitch
  • Chapter 5 Casting / RS 37
  • Chapter 6 The Name and Mr. No-Name / RS 45
  • Chapter 7 The Producer as Seducer / RF 53
  • Make Your Business Plan Irresistible
  • Fast-Forward to Late in Postproduction
  • Chapter 8 Shooting the Movie / RS 85
  • First Week--Or, Learning How to Swim by Diving in the Deep End
  • Chapter 9 Up Against the Fates / RF 99
  • The Indie Producer's Goal
  • In Search of the Elusive Dream Team
  • A Risky Production Decision
  • Chapter 10 The Big Red Circle: Facing the Day You Fear the Most / RS 109
  • Chapter 11 Circling the Perimenter / RF 125
  • My Personal Demons
  • Dealing with SAG Requirements
  • Chapter 12 Making the Mistake of Feeling Happy and Other Crises / RS 133
  • Chapter 13 Hogs, Heifers, and Guerillas: the Locations Issue / RF 145
  • The Little Location That Wouldn't
  • Shooting at a School
  • A Bar with Headroom
  • A Stolen Location
  • A Conspiracy of Cooler Heads
  • A Benefit of Friends
  • Chapter 14 School Days / RS 153
  • Chapter 15 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly / RS 163
  • The Good
  • The Bad
  • The Ugly
  • Chapter 16 The Editing Room: Where it Begins Again / RS 177
  • Chapter 17 Preparing for Launch / RF 187
  • Foreign Representation
  • Ongoing Expenses and Publicity
  • Chapter 18 An Interview with Ted Bonnitt 195
  • Chapter 19 An Interview with Michael Ellenbogen 207
  • Chapter 20 An Interview with Richard Dutcher 219
  • Where it Begins / Rocco Simonelli
  • Just When I Thought I was Out, I Pulled Myself Back In ...! / Roy Frumkes
  • Where it Really Begins: The Script / RS
  • Stalking the Money / RF
  • First Comes Development
  • Legal Fees
  • Various Entities to Choose From
  • Other Development Expenses
  • Development Money for Talent
  • The Development Pitch
  • Casting / RS
  • The Name and Mr. No-Name / RS
  • The Producer as Seducer / RF
  • Make Your Business Plan Irresistible
  • Fast-Forward to Late in Postproduction
  • Shooting the Movie / RS
  • First Week--Or, Learning How to Swim by Diving in the Deep End
  • Up Against the Fates / RF
  • The Indie Producer's Goal
  • In Search of the Elusive Dream Team
  • A Risky Production Decision
  • The Big Red Circle: Facing the Day You Fear the Most / RS
  • Circling the Perimenter / RF
  • My Personal Demons
  • Dealing with SAG Requirements
  • Making the Mistake of Feeling Happy and Other Crises / RS
  • Hogs, Heifers, and Guerillas: the Locations Issue / RF
  • The Little Location That Wouldn't
  • Shooting at a School
  • A Bar with Headroom
  • A Stolen Location
  • A Conspiracy of Cooler Heads
  • A Benefit of Friends
  • School Days / RS
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly / RS
  • The Good
  • The Bad
  • The Ugly
  • The Editing Room: Where it Begins Again / RS
  • Preparing for Launch / RF
  • Foreign Representation
  • Ongoing Expenses and Publicity
  • An Interview with Ted Bonnitt
  • An Interview with Michael Ellenbogen
  • An Interview with Richard Dutcher

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