"What If Your iPhone Short Could Be Your First Step Toward Cannes?"

(The Unfiltered, No-BS Blueprint to Go From Clueless to Director -- Without Film School Debt)

Forget film school. This is the all-in-one mentor that fits in your backpack.
Stop dreaming about your script. Learn how to shoot it this weekend with guerrilla tactics, budget hacks, and secrets from indie legends.

"Real filmmakers shoot on film. Digital is for amateurs."
-- Anonymous Hollywood DP, 2005
(The elitist lie that kept generations out of cinema... until tools like yours changed everything.)

You'll master:
? Shooting pro scenes on a smartphone (yes, seriously) ?
? Writing scripts that hook producers in 5 pages ?
? The $0 lighting trick that creates cinematic moods ?
? Editing shortcuts that make footage look 10x costlier ?
? Film festival loopholes to bypass 90% of competition ?
? Sound recording secrets to fix bad audio in post ?

Indie Filmmaker Testimonial:
*"Shot my SXSW-winning short using Chapter 6's lighting hacks and Chapter 14's editing tricks. The distribution playbook in Chapter 18? Landed me a Netflix deal. This book is the producer I couldn't afford."*
- Alex Rivera (Award-Winning Director, Verified Purchase) ?????

Inside This Large Print Edition:

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The "Shot List Cheat Sheet" - plan your whole film in 1 hour (Chapter 3)

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Sound recording fixes for noisy apartments/outdoors (Chapter 9)

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The $20 DIY dolly that beats $5k gear (Chapter 7)

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ADR magic to salvage unusable dialogue (Chapter 16)

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Color grading presets that mimic $10k cameras (Chapter 17)

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Submission hacks for Sundance/Tribeca (Chapter 19)

Perfect For: First-time filmmakers, indie directors, film students, screenwriters, YouTubers upgrading to cinema, or anyone searching:

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Filmmaking for beginners

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Low budget filmmaking

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Screenwriting format

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Cinematography basics

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Film editing techniques

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Film festival submission

Your camera's rolling. Your excuses aren't. Start shooting tomorrow.

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• Publication Date: December 3, 2024
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• Print Length: 233 Pages
• File Size: 16 KB