First-Time Filmmaker F*ck-ups

Contents

 

Preface

 

PART 1 GETTING STARTED

Fuck-Up #1 “I Can’t Make a Movie”Why you (yes, you) can make a movie

Fuck-Up #2 “I Just Want to Make a Movie”How to pick the right project for you and your career

Fuck-Up #3 “The Script Is Done”Why the script is never really ‘done’

Fuck-Up #4 “I Can Do This Alone”Why every movie is a collaborative process

Fuck-Up #5 “My Buddy/Mom/Brother/Dog Is Going to Produce”Why you desperately need a good producer and what that means

 

PART 2 GETTING THE MONEY

Fuck-Up #6 “I’ll Never Get the Money”How you can get the money to make your movie

Fuck-Up #7 “Selling Is about Sales”How to make an effective pitch to potential investors

Fuck-Up #8 “First, I’ll Get Actors; Then I’ll Get Money”How to play the “Actors and Money” ...