John Gaspard

Two classic filmmaking books in one box set: "Fast, Cheap and Under Control: Lessons Learned from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time" 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. "Fast, Cheap and Written That Way: Top Screenwriters on Writing for Low-Budget Movies" Hollywood's top screenwriters look back at their early low-budget efforts and provide valuable tips, tricks, and advice on how to create a solid screenplay for a low-budget movie. Includes in-depth interviews with: Tom DiCillo (Living in Oblivion), Whit Stillman (Metropolitan), Richard Glatzer (Grief), Henry Jaglom (Venice/Venice), Dan Futterman (Capote), John McNaughton (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer), Coleman Hough (Bubble), Rebecca Miller (Personal Velocity), Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator), Joan Micklin Silver (Hester Street), Ali Selim (Sweet Land), Stephen Belber (Tape), Eric Bogosian (subUrbia), George Romero (Martin), Bob Clark (Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things), Roger Nygard (Suckers), Alex Cox (Repo Man), Amy Holden Jones (Love Letters), Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count On Me), Dylan Kidd (Roger Dodger), LM Kit Carson (Paris, Texas), Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou), and Miranda July (Me and You and Everyone We Know). *** "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, New Horizons "This terrific little book explains how to make every penny count on the often arduous journey from script to screen." —John Carpenter, Director, Halloween, Starman, Escape from New York "This book is as good as film school, and a lot less expensive. It's required reading in Tromaville." —Lloyd Kaufman, President, Troma Entertainment, Creator, Toxic Avenger "A helpful and funny guide for beginners and professionals alike." —Jonathan Demme, Director, Silence of the Lambs "Just when you thought the low-budget film topic had been strip-mined to death, John Gaspard and his merry crew of subjects hit a whole new mother lode."—Jon Pierson, Author, Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes "Filled with riveting stories of how a wildly diverse group of filmmakers, with very little money and an abundance of passion, determination, and courage, got their movies on the screen."—Michael Hauge, Author, Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds "Packed with war stories and savvy advice for beginning screenwriters, the interviews in Fast, Cheap & Written That Way also constitute a highly worthwhile history of the last quarter-century phenomenon called 'Indie Film.'"—Larry Gross, Screenwriter, 48 Hrs., Streets of Fire, True Crime "I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator."—Stuart Gordon, Director, Re-Animator, Castle Freak, From Beyond "A perfect read for anyone who wants to write a film script or for anyone who just enjoys watching movies."—Fred Willard, Actor, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman "This volume is full of useful little nuggets of information and, as you might expect from a book of interviews with writers, many of the views expressed are completely contradictory. Pick and choose what works for you."—Jonathan Lynn, Director, My Cousin Vinny, Clue, Nuns on the Run, The Whole Nine Yards "John Gaspard has gathered the perfect mix of filmmakers, each of whom brings something vital to the party. This is one of those books you wish you'd read before you made your last film. Fortunately, you can read it before your next."—Jeffrey Hatcher, Screenwriter, Mr. Holmes, Stage Beauty, Casanova

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