How to Make Money Making Movies The Secrets of Becoming a Profitable Filmmaker
How to Make Money Making Movies The Secrets of Becoming a Profitable Filmmaker
If you have ever made a YouTube video or played around with your home camera and have considered the production of a film, How to Make Money Making Movies is for you. All the ins and outs, benefits and terrors of making independent movies and the industry make for a humorous and sometimes outrageously opinionated book. Learn how the distribution of one of the world s most glamorous industries works and how best to succeed in it. Go through the film making process from story development to movie release and avoid the pit falls most film makers fall into. These are the realities of the business where the show must go on.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Kent Washburn
I have known Tanya for years, and the book sounds exactly like she speaks and acts regarding the Movie Business.
Her track record ,therefore, speaks for itself regarding whether or not her concept of Making Money in the Movei Business is valid or not.
Tanya is a winner, and knows what she speaketh about!!
I recommend that anybody thinking about getting in the business, (or anybody that got in and failed), read this book. It is filled with very worthwhile thought patterns and decision making information.
Good work, baby!!
4 Stars Excellent!!
“Very informative. A truly unique guide to success. Perfect for the adventurous.”
5 Stars A good read for films makers
I am surprised at the review from “Low Budget Peter”. This book is actually quite good.
Most movies books focus on either the technique or productions, How To Make Money Making Movies is about the business end of the movie making. The only other “similar” book close to How To Make Money Making Movies is From Reel to Deal, but it covers business part of movie making in 4 chapters, while How To Make Money Making Movies goes into details and explain it in 20 chapters.
There are lots of interviews in this book, especially the interview with James Cameron; you can learn a lot from these gurus. The way the book is written is very inspiring; it encourages film makers to plan their dreams, at the same it points out all the possible financial and legal traps down the road.
Since I never went to films schools, I couldn’t verify the book’s claim “it teaches what films school don’t teach you”. But I guess it’s close. It’s a very practical book for future film makers.
5 Stars The Independent Spirit
I recommend this book. I found the book to be motiving and educational. It cuts to the heart of giving insight to filmmakers who want to make films for a living. None of the fluff, stuff. Just hardcore facts, to jump start your career as a filmmaker.
With Mario Van Peebles giving the forward, I think, right there, its worth the price of admission.
5 Stars Great advice, better than wasting money on film school!
I’ve been in the film business for 10 years and wish this book had been written back when I started! It’s practical real-deal advice, not unusable film school crap. Making independent films that make money is nearly impossible in this day-and-age, so I reccommed this book to anyone that plans to invest their time and money to do it. Otherwise you will most likely fail and become bitter and jaded like the reviewer below!