Fast, Cheap  Under Control, John Gaspard
Fast, Cheap  Under Control, John Gaspard
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Fast, Cheap & Under Control
Lessons Learned from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time

Author: John Gaspard

Narrator: John Gaspard

Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Dying to make a feature? Learn from the pros!"We never put out an actual textbook for the Corman School of Filmmaking, but if we did, it would be Fast, Cheap and Under Control." — Roger Corman, Producer★★★★★It’s like taking a Master Class in moviemaking…all in one book!Jonathan Demme: The value of cameosJohn Sayles: Writing to your resourcesPeter Bogdanovich: Long, continuous takesJohn Cassavetes: Re-ShootsSteven Soderbergh: RehearsalsGeorge Romero: CastingKevin Smith: Skipping film schoolJon Favreau: Creating an emotional connectionRichard Linklater: Poverty breeds creativityDavid Lynch: Kill your darlingsRon Howard: Pre-production planningJohn Carpenter: Going low-techRobert Rodriguez: Sound thinkingAnd more!Learn the tricks and pitfalls of low-budget filmmaking from 33 successful independent films and the filmmakers who created them. Includes never before published interviews with low-budget mavericks such as Steven Soderbergh, Roger Corman, Jon Favreau, Henry Jaglom, and many more.Learn the lessons from such classics as Clerks, Night of the Living Dead, Swingers, Open Water, El Mariachi, Slacker, sex, lies and videotape, The Blair Witch Project, Eraserhead, Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Dark Star, Return of the Secaucus Seven, The Little Shop of Horrors, Caged Heat and Targets.Are you dying to make a movie? This is the one book that can help you make it a reality.Grab it now!★★★★★

About John Gaspard

John Gaspard is the author of the popular Eli Marks mystery series, about a working magician who stumbles into murder cases. In real life, John’s not a magician, but he has directed several feature films that cost very little and made even less—and that’s no small trick. He’s also written multiple books on the subject of low-budget filmmaking. Ironically, they’ve made more than the films.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol

Each movie is a short 3-5 page summary of what points a filmmaker learned while developing said project. An interesting "behind the curtain" look at the profession.......more

Goodreads review by Jay

Cool little tome full of interviews with indie (and some big-time) filmmakers on the craft of filmmaking and getting it done… well, fast, cheap, and under control. The anecdotes behind some of your favorite indies are amusing, but there are real lessons to be learned from the likes of Steven Soderbe......more

Goodreads review by germ

because i am obsessed with movies right now, in a very nerdy way......more

Goodreads review by Ira

Gaspard's questions keep this book tight and concise, for those of us trying to get into the industry. A great, quick read.......more