Michael Wiese Productions: 120 books
Hollywood Game Plan: How to Land a Job in Film, TV, or Digital Entertainment
How to Land a Job in Film, TV and Digital Entertainment
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2012
Hollywood Game Plan is an in-depth, how-to guide for aspiring Hollywood hopefuls. It provides a concrete, step-by-step strategy to land a job in the entertainment industry.
Reality TV: An Insider's Guide to TV's Hottest Market
An Insider's Guide to TV's Hottest Market
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Demystifying TV's most explosive genre, this handbook winds its informative way through all three stages of production and on into creating and pitching original shows in a thoughtprovoking and oftenhumorous read.
by Robert Grant
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Writing the Science Fiction Film describes the kinds of stories that work best as science fiction, explores the parameters of the science fiction genre, and shows what science fiction can offer to writers that other genres cannot.
Letters to Young Filmmakers
Creativity and Getting Your Films Made
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2012
Letters to aspiring directors, producers, screenwriters, and other creatives from one of the world's leading teachers of film. Suber emphasizes that what is required of a professional in the world of film is not just technique, but an understanding and ability to deal with the realities of how films get made.
by Richard D. Pepperman
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
In celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai ⎯ one of cinema’s most superb and influential achievements ⎯ Richard D. Pepperman presents this elegant book as a master class, and illustrates, with beautiful strokes of insight, how and why this film has inspired...
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies
The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
In the long-awaited sequel to his surprise bestseller, "Save the Cat!," author and screenwriter Snyder returns to form in a fast-paced follow-up that proves why his is the most talked-about approach to screenwriting in years.
Your Screenplay Sucks!
100 Ways to Make It Great
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
A lifetime member of the Writer's Guild of America who has had three feature films produced from his screenplays, Akers offers beginning writers the tools they need to get their screenplay noticed.
Master Shots Vol 1, 2nd edition
100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2012
Master Shots gives filmmakers the techniques they need to execute complex, original shots on any budget.
Shoot Like Spielberg
The Visual Secrets of Action, Wonder and Emotional Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Spielberg makes his audience feel something, whether he’s shooting a kids’ adventure, a dramatic chase, or the darkest war scene. The auteur always employs a core set of techniques that make each shot crystal clear and evoke the most intense emotions from the audience. This book shows you how....
Writing the Comedy Blockbuster: The Inappropriate Goal
The Inappropriate Goal
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
Dying is easy, comedy is hard. So keep your comedy blockbuster alive and well and buy this book. Comedy has always been the backbone of the film business. In an age of sequels and brand-name movies based on established properties, the original comedy screenplay still delivers high profits. "Writing the...
by Richard Dunn
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
This funny guide to shooting videos on your iPhone will inspire you to use your imagination and see the world in a different way. Dunn provides a firsthand account of what it’s like go from unknown to Internet Celebrity overnight. With 20 million hits and an ever-growing number of fans, Dunn traces...
Crowdfunding for Filmmakers
The Way to a Successful Film Campaign
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Crowdfunding for Filmmakers offers practical information, tips, and tactics for launching a successful film campaign by detailing traditional models of fundraising, utilizing today’s technological and social innovations, and augmenting each step with an added personal touch. The book examines various...
Filmmaking for Change: Make Films That Transform the World
Make Films That Transform the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
Storytelling through entertainment can inform, enlighten, and inspire audiences to get involved in the issues our world now faces. With "Filmmaking for Change," creative artists will learn the keys to successfully producing and distributing the most powerful form of mass communication.
Independent Film Distribution
How to Make a Successful End Run Around the Big Guys
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
This text will guide readers through the film distribution process in order to get their movie seen and heard by the biggest audience possible.