Success in Film: A Guide to Funding, Filming and Finishing Independent Films

Success in Film is the ultimate guide to funding, filming and finishing any independent film. Written by veteran filmmakers Julia Verdin and Matt Dean, Success in Film has been specially designed to help aspiring producers, directors, writers, actors, editors – anyone who wants to know how to take control of their own destiny in the world of film by making their own movies. Success in Film begins by helping the filmmaker define success for their film and in doing so find the best path to achieve that success. Whether you want financial success, awards, peer recognition, or just a great demo reel of what you can do, Success in Film can help you achieve that success one film at a time. Whether a film is intended for the big screen or the small, Internet release or Theatrical, this concise guide will takes the reader from inception to delivery. Topics include: how to find your story, how to find funding, how to deal with investors, how to make a business plan, how to make a budget, how to cast the film, how to find the right crew, how to work with actors, how do you get distribution, how to market the film, how to get into festivals, how to self release on amazon, iTunes or other digital platforms and much more! Success in Film is being called one the best books on the market today for aspiring producers. Written for filmmakers, by filmmakers who know the craft.

Julia Verdin is an experienced film producer and indie film consultant who has produced 30 feature films and has extensive knowledge in all areas of producing, casting, financing, selling a film and taking films to the festivals. Many of Julia's films have had theatrical releases and played in major film festivals such as Sundance, Toronto and Venice. She has worked with top talent such as Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Danny Huston and Sienna Miller to name a few. As well as producing her own films, and running her production company Rough Diamond Productions, Julia has consulted for numerous filmmakers and through her expert advice and guidance helped them get their films made. Julia is a consulting producer for filmmakers group Raindance LA, has given seminars and participated on panels on film production for numerous organizations including Woman in Film, WGA, BAFTA LA, AFM, Story Expo, Raindance film festival, LA Femme film festivals and many others. For full resume and further info on films produced see http: //www.juliaverdin.com Credits include: The Merchant of Venice, Riding the bullet, Two Jacks, Stander, Slipstream, I Witness, Contaminated Man Matt Dean As an adjunct professor of editing and post production, Matt Dean has a career in film and Television spanning 25 years. Starting in Broadcast News for ABC in Virginia, Matt went on to produce and direct TV commercials and then documentaries and TV shows. In 2007 he worked as an art director for Unistar International Pictures and then expanded in career into Producing and post supervising feature films. To date he has worked on 24 feature films and 80 episodes of TV. His production Company Matt Dean Films helps deliver feature films and broadcast TV to domestic and international markets with clients that include ABC, FOX, Discovery, Nickelodeon, Bravo, Disney, MTV, OWN, ESPN, PBS, Redbull Media House, TLC and HGTV. http: //www.mattdeanfilms.com Credits include: Radio Free Albemuth, Across the Ice, Fighting for Freedom, Undercover Cupid, Creators of Tomorrow, Two Jacks, The Devil Within