Persistence of Vision: An Impractical Guide to Producing a Feature Film for Under $30,000 - Softcover

Gaspard, John; Gaspard Newton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 094118823X ISBN 13: 9780941188234

Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions, 1999

Synopsis

The ultimate low budget ""how-to"" film book on the market.

About this title

About the Author

John is author of the Eli Marks mystery series as well as two other stand-alone novels, "The Greyhound of the Baskervilles" and "The Ripperologists."

He also writes the Como Lake Players mystery series, under the pen name Bobbie Raymond.

In real life, John's not a magician, but he has directed six low-budget features that cost very little and made even less - that's no small trick. He's also written multiple books on the subject of low-budget filmmaking. Ironically, they've made more than the films. 

Those books ("Fast, Cheap and Under Control" and "Fast, Cheap and Written That Way") are available in eBook, Paperback and audiobook formats.

John lives in Minnesota and shares his home with his lovely wife, several dogs, a few cats and a handful of pet allergies.

From the Back Cover

Persistence of Vision reveals the challenging and often humorous process of creating ultra-low-budget feature films for $30,000 or less. It includes practical information on writing the script, budgeting, raising financing, casting, putting together a crew, and dealing with distributors.

You'll Learn How To:
-- Write For A Tiny Budget
-- Create Unique Characters
-- Make Practical Business Decisions
-- Find Investors
-- Breakdown A Script
-- Cast
-- Create Low Budget Special Effects
-- Get Your Film Out Into The World

This step-by-step book is an invaluable tool for all ultra-low-budget and novice filmmakers and includes interviews with ultra-low-budgets filmmakers and a large Appendix of essential forms, contracts and addresses.

When it comes to producing successful films on a shoestring, authors John Gaspard and Dale Newton know of what they speak. Together they created ""Resident Alien"" and ""Beyond Bob"", two critically-acclaimed ultra-low-budget features using the tactics and strategies outlined in this book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 094118823X
• ISBN 13: 9780941188234
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450