Offers advice on making an inexpensive feature film; and explains how to select and write a story, assemble a filmmaking team, shoot and edit, market the finish

Independent producer and director Schmidt discusses the techniques of creating and financing low-budget feature films. Since for him the low-budget level hovers

An award-winning independent filmmaker explains how to create high-quality, inexpensive films with digital video, offering up-to-date information on equipment a

On film finance

"We need good screenwriters who understand character." Everywhere Andrew Horton traveled in researching this book—from Hollywood to Hungary—he heard the sam