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A second book in the Rocliffe Notes series, formed from questions from newer filmmakers. This is a practical compendium for screenwriters and filmmakers in the form of notes and opinions. These provide a step-by-step, common sense guide, with suggestions on how filmmakers package a film. This book covers everything you need to know to get a low-budget film made, from understanding budgeting and different types of finance, to casting, crewing, scheduling, production and festival strategy. This book explains how to turn your script into a film. It has a unique insight by providing insider confidences, from established industry players to peers, on how you don't need permission to make films. A revelation for all would-be filmmakers, this is a guide to the nuts and bolts of making a film.
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Farah Abushwesha
FARAH ABUSHWESHA is a BAFTA-nominated producer and bestselling author. With roots firmly established in low-budget features and shorts, she has gone on to produce Netflix Original Irreplacable You with Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michiel Huismann and Christopher Walken and Danny Huston's The Last Photograph. Her TV work includes Handy a sitcom pilot for RTE & Screen Ireland, The ABC Murders for BBC and Amazon, starring John Malkovich and Rupert Grint, and The Singapore Grip adapted from the original JG Farrell novel by Christopher Hampton. She is the founder of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Showcase and Competition which has been championing new talent in the film and TV industry for the past 20 years.
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