Making Short Films: The complete guide from script to screenMaking Short Films is an insider's guide to writing, making, financing and showing short films. Published in Britain and the United States in spring 2008, whether you are embarking on a short film with friends using a mini-DV, or planning a more ambitious project on 35mm, Making Short Films will simplify the process – and save you money. There are many problems, pitfalls and oversights that make filming more costly and time consuming than it needs to be. I know. I have made those mistakes. In Making Short Films I have brought together my own experiences with those of a raft of filmmakers from producers and indie directors to technicians and writers. Their experiences are practical and inspiring and will guide students and new filmmakers on that hazardous journey from script to screen! In Making Short Films you will find:
Accompanying website at: www.making-short-films.com At making-short-films.com there is a complete history of the making of Greta May, a 10-minute film shot on 16mm and produced by Sacha Van Spall at Metro Seven Films. The site has a comprehensive list of FILM COURSES, DISTRIBUTORS, PRODUCTION COMPANIES, a PRESS KIT, a FILM TERMS guide, a film HISTORY, 10 BEST SHORTS, and the EIGHT-POINT GUIDE to writing short films.  
Backstage shooting Greta May - Photos Alex Atwater Click on the links below:
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‘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’
‘Nobody 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!’
Now translated into Romanian and used as a standard text at the Bucharest Film School. |
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© 2010 Clifford Thurlow