Use coupon code “SUMMER20” for a 20% discount on all items! Valid until 2024-08-31

Site Logo
Search Suggestions

      Royal Mail  express delivery to UK destinations

      Regular sales and promotions

      Stock updates every 20 minutes!

      The Cheerful Subversive’s Guide to Independent Filmmaking

      Out of stock

      Firm sale: non returnable item
      SKU 9780367566975 Categories ,
      Select Guide Rating
      In this fully updated second edition, award-winning film director and Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish gives advice on every aspect of the filmmaking lifestyle and craft. Visit the extensive companion website at www.DanMirvish.com for in-depth supplemental materi...

      £36.99

      Buy new:

      Delivery: UK delivery Only. Usually dispatched in 1-2 working days.

      Shipping costs: All shipping costs calculated in the cart or during the checkout process.

      Standard service (normally 2-3 working days): 48hr Tracked service.

      Premium service (next working day): 24hr Tracked service – signature service included.

      Royal mail: 24 & 48hr Tracked: Trackable items weighing up to 20kg are tracked to door and are inclusive of text and email with ‘Leave in Safe Place’ options, but are non-signature services. Examples of service expected: Standard 48hr service – if ordered before 3pm on Thursday then expected delivery would be on Saturday. If Premium 24hr service used, then expected delivery would be Friday.

      Signature Service: This service is only available for tracked items.

      Leave in Safe Place: This option is available at no additional charge for tracked services.

      Description

      Product ID:9780367566975
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking
      Authors:Author: Dan Mirvish
      Page Count:278
      Subjects:Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills, Film production: technical & background skills
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      In this fully updated second edition, award-winning film director and Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish gives advice on every aspect of the filmmaking lifestyle and craft. Visit the extensive companion website at www.DanMirvish.com for in-depth supplemental materials.

      In this fully updated second edition, award-winning film director and Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish gives you soup-to-nuts, cradle-to-grave advice on every aspect of the filmmaking lifestyle and craft. He drops advice on playing the Hollywood game, and shows you how to finance, cast, shoot and show your indie feature, documentary, episodic series, short film, student film, web video or big-budget blockbuster.

      Once labeled a "cheerful subversive" by The New York Times, Mirvish shares lessons he''s learned personally from film luminaries Robert Altman, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Steven Soderbergh, Rian Johnson, Whit Stillman, Harold Ramis, Lynn Shelton, John Carpenter, Ava DuVernay, the Russo Brothers, Bong Joon-ho, Sean Baker and more. This revised edition includes brand new chapters on

      • filming during a global pandemic
      • finding investors and crowdfunding backers
      • whether and where to go to film school
      • how to get a big Hollywood agent
      • self-distributing your film, even to airlines
      • casting an Oscar®-winner as your lead actor
      • and turning your garage into a 1980s New York subway

      Visit the extensive companion website at www.DanMirvish.com for in-depth supplemental videos, behind-the-scenes footage from Dan''s films and bonus materials. 


      Imprint Name:Routledge
      Publisher Name:Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2021-07-06

      Additional information

      Weight418 g
      Dimensions152 × 228 × 30 mm