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Swimming upstream : a lifesaving guide to short film distribution /
Short films have come into their own, not least in part due to the incredible new ways to distribute them, including the Web, cell phones, new festivals devoted to shorts--even television and theatres. This is the ultimate guide for anyone who's made a short film and wonders what to do next. Wh...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Burlington, MA :
Focal Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Swimming Upstream: A Lifesaving Guide to Short Film Distribution; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Swimming Lesson #1-Testing the Waters: The Indie Landscape; Gore, Penguins, and the Cultural Zeitgeist of Distribution; The Producer's Perspective; Conversation with Andrew Herwitz; Strategizing Specialized Film; Management Matters; Swimming Lesson #2-Learning to Float: The Buyers; Who Is This For, Anyway?; Swimming with Dolphins: Shorts Distribution 101; Who's Gonna Rescue Me if I Start to Drown?; Life Starts When?; Taking the Brake Lights Off Your Film
- Make Your MarkSo You Want to Sell That Short? Not So Fast; Swimming Lesson #3-The Deep End: Exploring All Options; Plympton's Dogma; The Fragile Emotion; Life in Short; Conversation with Tom Quinn and Carter Pilcher; Rudiments of the Short Film; What's a Short Film, Really?; Swimming Lesson #4-How I Learned to Swim: Filmmaker Survival Stories; Full Circle; Trial and Error in Hollywood; dare to Create; Mother's Journey; The Long and the Short of It; Conversation with Peter Sollett; Losing Your Virginity; Interdependent; Group Therapy; From Nelson to Gowanus and Back
- Swimming Lesson #5-Little Fish, Big Pond: Thinking GloballyShorts Down Under; The International Marketplace for Short Films: Now with a Digital Assist; Short Films in Japan; Magic Little Differences: The European Audience Loves Short Films; How to Make It with a Short Film in the UK and Europe; Swimming Lesson #6-No Lifeguard on Duty: Internet and New Technology; Conversation with Megan O'Neill; Demystifying Mobile Video: The Market Opportunity; Conversation with Jim Bankoff; Brave New Virtual World; Conversation with Bahman Naraghi; The Power of Distribution, in the Hands of Filmmakers
- Swimming Lesson #7-Navigate the Rapids: Film FestivalsA Briefing on Shorts; Show 'Em Your Shorts!; Conversation with George Eldred; Some Serious Funny Business; Conversation with John Polson; Your Short Film and the LGBT (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender) Film Festival; Conversation with Trevor Groth; Swimming Lesson #8-Waterlogged: My Story; Swim Test: The Workbook; Index; About the Author