Description
Book SynopsisClifford Thurlow is a writer and independent filmmaker. He co-produced
Salvador Dali: A Biography and co-produced and presented The Dali Triangle for Yellowbay Films. The winner of a screenwriting award from EMDA, the European Media Development Award, his screenplay
Zeitgeist is in development with Hub Media.
Max Thurlow is a journalist who has written for a number of publications including the
Daily Mail and the
Independent. He has shot, edited and screened a number of travel and short films.
Trade ReviewNobody should think about making a short film without reading this first. Thurlow takes new filmmakers through the steps of shooting film in a way that will save time and money. Plus it's a good read! -- Producer Jennifer Fate Velaise, Fate Productions, Los Angeles
It offers an opportunity for the rank outsider to learn how to present a film project in a manner that would convince the professionals. Thurlow brings his personable style to
Making Short Films and turns what is effectively a step by step text book into an easily assimilated, fact packed tutorial with all the dynamism and panache of a contemporary novel. All in all an essential tool of the trade and indispensable for the embryonic auteur. -- Mike von Joel, State of Art
This is the only book to describe and explain the whole process - from creating an original or adapted script, through producing and directing to finance and distribution. -- British Film Magazine
Making Short Films will be your ideal guide and will take you right through the process. -- Writing Magazine
A riveting read, packed with rare anecdotes and expertly chosen examples from across the film world. And by weaving throughout tales from the likes of Cocteau, Bunuel or Fellini, Clifford Thurlow provides a refreshing and much needed focus on the artistic and creative - as well as the technical - aspects of filmmaking. -- Nic Wistreich, development director of Shooting People and co-author of Get Your Film Funded
Clifford Thurlow's book is the definitive must have for any filmmaker contemplating making and marketing a short. -- Elliot Grove, Director of Raindance
Heady stuff. Enough to make you feel like the next Spielberg. But why not? Someone has to be. And my guess is it will be someone who starts off reading
Making Short Films. -- Terence Doyle, New Nude Mag
The first edition was an unexpected bestseller and this expanded reprint is even better ... First class -- STATE
Table of ContentsIntroduction to Making Short Films PART I: WHO DOES WHAT 1. The Writer 2. The Producer 3. The Director 4. The Editor 5. The Crew PART II: HARDWARE 6. The Camera 7. Lighting 8. Sound and Music PART III: GETTING IT MADE 9. Crewing 10. Locations 11. Casting 12. Sound Design 13. Music and Post-Production 14. Trade Unions PART IV: FINANCE AND DISTRIBUTION 15. Finance 16. Distribution and Marketing PART V: INTERVIEWS WITH FILM-MAKERS 17. Daniel Mulloy 18. Jack Pizzey 19. David Forster 20. Marina Vroda 21. Paul Andrew Williams 22. One big-name director in addition: being pursued PART VI: SCRIPTS 23. Broken 24. Noise Control 25. GM 26. Room 11 27. The Cross by Marina Vroda PART VII: THE FILM BUFF 28. A Brief History of Short Films + Ten Shorts You Must See 29. Careers 30. Film schools PART VIII: USEFUL INFO Glossary Of Film Terms Film Festivals Useful Addresses in the UK Useful Addresses in the US Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
