Inside Track for Independent Filmmakers (Paperback)

Adam Leipzig

ISBN 10: 131901318X / ISBN 13: 9781319013189

Published by Bedford Books, New York, 2015

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Paperback. Empowering independent filmmakers to turn the tables on Hollywoodand get their movies made and seen.This concise volume tells you exactly what you need to do to get your movie made and find the perfect audience. Inside Track for Independent Filmmakers is your roadmap to getting your movie made, seen, and distributed. With 11 Inside Tracks and 99 step-by-step tips, you'll discover insider secrets, easy instructions, and time-saving shortcuts for everything you need to know. Youll find tips about approach financiers and speak the language they understand and how to get the perfect casting for your movie. Once youve realised your creative vision this book gives you all the advice youll need to get your movie seen from working the festival circuit like a pro to making your film incredibly attractive to distributors. It is written in straightforward, everyday language by media expert Adam Leipzig, the past president of National Geographic Films and a former senior executive at Disney, who has supervised more than 25 films. Inside Track for Independent Filmmakers is your roadmap to getting your movie made, seen, and distributed. With 11 Inside Tracks and 99 step-by-step tips, you'll discover insider secrets, step-by-step instructions, and time-saving shortcuts - everything you need to approach financiers, actors, agents, and distributors like a savvy professional. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inside Track for Independent Filmmakers (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bedford Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 131901318X
• ISBN 13: 9781319013189
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Discover insider secrets, step-by-step instructions, and time-saving shortcuts to help get your independent film made and distributed as the Inside Track for Independent Filmmakers gives you everything you need to approach financiers, actors, agents, and distributors like a savvy professional.

About the Author

Adam Leipzig is the CEO of Entertainment Media Partners, which provides informed guidance for independent media companies, financiers, and producers, and is the publisher of Cultural Weekly (www.culturalweekly.com). Adam teaches at Chapman Universitys Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, in the Executive Education program of UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business, and in UCLAs Professional Producing Program. He has overseen more than 25 movies as producer, executive, or distributor, including March of the Penguins; Dead Poets Society; Titus; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids; Amreeka; and The Story of the Weeping Camel. Adam served as president of National Geographic Films and as senior vice president at Walt Disney Studios, and in each of those positions was responsible for the movie industrys most profitable film of the year. He is the author of Inside Track for Independent Filmmakers: Get Your Movie Made, Get Your Movie Seen, a how-to manual with tips for solving the problems most faced by emerging and independent filmmakers. Adam worked his way through college with a number of summer jobs, including a stint as a garbage collector for the City of Los Angeles. He says it prepared him well for his work in Hollywood. Adam loves to hear from his readers; contact him at Adam@AdamLeipzig.com.