Author Description

Award-winning filmmaker Mike Carroll guides you through his proven step-by-step process of how to single-handedly make a feature-length film without going bankrupt in the process. Mike has single-handedly made three features as writer-producer-director-cinematographer-sound recordist-editor, all of which have played in film festivals on the big screen. "This is not so much a How-To book for making movies, because there are plenty of those out there-almost all of which seem to say the same thing. This is a How-I-Do book, how I make a film-from concept to production to editing to how I design the poster for screenings-because I think my method is quite a bit different from most other filmmakers. And a heck of a lot less expensive!"In this book Mike walks you through his process for writing a script for a film that will essentially require no money to make it, then on to his unique style of casting, choosing the right camera and getting locations. He also discusses how to shoot a film using only the light that is there, as well as how to light a location at night so that it doesn't look like it is artificially lit at all. His method of directing actors to get great performances, the kind of microphones to use to record perfect dialogue audio, and how to start editing it all together. Then what he's learned through screenings, both good and bad, at film festivals & selling his films to the World. You've read all the screenwriting books. Attended the writer's workshops. You've got that great, perfectly-formatted script for your Sundance debut film. Only one problem: nobody will read it. Thousands of scripts arrive in Hollywood every week - never to be heard from again. Stop banging your head against the wall. Make Your Movie Yourself. Illustrated with 150 photos - behind-the-scenes and frame blowups from the films themselves. Also including script extracts. Mike's films "Dog Soldiers," "Year" and "Nightbeats" are all available on DVD and as digital downloads from Amazon