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& Company, Inc., Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640 Available direct from
the publisher or
Amazon.com.
You see them on the video shelves, with titles such as Domestic
Strangers, The Bride of Frank, The Blood Between Us, Strawberry
Estates, and Sandman. Skeptically, perhaps, you rent one and slip it into the
VCR. Hey, you think, this isn't bad -- sometimes actually quite good. Suddenly you
discover that there is a whole range of movies from filmmakers operating outside the
studio system that have their own attractions that the big budget fare can't match.
You have, of course, discovered the world of independent
filmmaking. Intrigued, you begin thinking that maybe you could do this, maybe you could
make an independent feature film. In this work, J.R. Bookwalter,
Gabriel Campisi, Ronnie Cramer, Mike Gingold, Eric
Stanze, Steve Ballot and 19 others tell what it is really like to make an independent
feature. Covering such topics as the script, equipment, actors, publicity, distribution,
all facets of production, and budgeting, these indie filmmakers give a virtual how-to for
those interested in joining them or just learning more about how those interesting titles
end up on video store shelves.
New Yorker Kevin J. Lindenmuth is an independent writer,
producer and director. |
