FILMMAKER'S BOOK OF THE DEAD - How to Make Your Own Heart-Racing Horror Movie

THE FILMMAKER'S BOOK OF THE DEAD: How to Make Your Own Heart-Racing Horror Movie, by Danny Draven. FOREWORD by CHARLES BAND.

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Produce, direct and promote your own chilling horror film with real-world advice from award-winning, independent producer/director Danny Draven!

From the history of horror and the technique of the scare to pre-production and distribution, this complete, full-color guide to horror filmmaking uncovers all the insider secrets for creating your own successful movie. Sharing his personal filmmaking experience, Draven reveals how to create a spine-tingling horror film from start to finish. You'll not only discover how to craft the story, but also how to master using production techniques, music, lighting and editing to thrill audiences. Straight-from-the-set tips will help you avoid common filmmaking pitfalls, and extensive information on marketing and distribution will show you how to get your film out to the public.

Plus, learn from groundbreaking horror legends including:
*Lloyd Kaufman, Toxic Avenger
*Robert Kurtzman, From Dusk till Dawn
*James Wan, Saw
*Robert Englund, Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare of Elm Street films
*Stuart Gordon, Re-Animator
*Tom Savini, Night of the Living Dead
*"Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis
*Charles Band, Trancers
*David DeCoteau, Puppet Master 3
*John D. LeMay, Friday the 13th: The Series
*Debbie Rochon, Tromeo & Juliet
*Reggie Bannister, Phantasm
* Chuck Williams, Bubba-Ho-Tep
*and many more.

Find even more hands-on horror advice and over an hour of video extras on the companion web site!

Featuring:
*Behind-the-scenes footage from Ghost Month, Cryptz, Darkwalker and Deathbed
*A collection of independent horror film trailers
*Sample scripts, schedules and agreements
*Classic behind-the-scenes footage from Puppetmaster, Blood Dolls, Dead Hate the Living and more courtesy of Full Moon Features
*Listing of horror film festivals and distributors

*Write, produce, and distribute your own low-budget but high-quality horror film
* Find over an hour of behind-the-scenes video footage and movie trailers on the companion web site!
* Exclusive interviews with horror legends




"Danny Draven is THE renaissance film dude!" ~ Charles Band, producer of the Puppetmaster, Trancers, and Subspecies series




"Everything I've learned about filmmaking I've learned from Roger Corman, Charles Band, Fred Olen Ray and Danny Draven.

Roger taught me efficiency, Charlie taught me showmanship, Fred taught me tenacity and Danny taught me everything I needed to know about post-producing a movie" - David DeCoteau - Director of over 80 feature films.

Release Date: January 8, 2010
Full Color Book - 320 Pages.
Publisher: Focal Press
ISBN-10: 0240812069
ISBN-13: 978-0240812069

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Danny Draven
• Full Moon Pictures
• Charles Band
• Horror
• Filmmaking
• Books
• Robert Englund
• Stuart Gordon
• James Wan
• Lloyd Kaufman
• Troma Entertainment
• indie filmmaking
• independent film
• producing
• directing
• post-production
• Debbie Rochon
• Fangoria Magazine
• Chuck Williams
• Reggie Bannister
• Herchell Gordon Lewis
• John D. LeMay
• Friday the 13th
• Nightmare on Elm Street
• Toxic Avenger
• David DeCoteau
• Robert Kurtzman
• Tom Savini

[Adom]

This actually looks like it could be useful.

[nemesisrogue]

This is a stellar book. I am a creative - but I know nothing of production, editing or distribution. This tome covers it all.

Best of all is the tone - very easygoing and informative - and you really get the sense Draven is a fan and not some writing hack looking to make a quick book.

Plus, Draven is speaking out of experience - unlike all those "how to" sciptwriting books by guys who have never sold a screenplay.

And the book is beautiful. HIgh art, quality, glossy paper. Amazing.

[moviemaster000]

nice book...check our films guys

[MrGhostface13]

I'm gonna buy one my self it looks cool and I wan to make my horror movie,after all "I like scary movies."

[TheDavidPerryShow]

My Copy is already pre-ordered. I so can't wait.

[raymondleeleggs]

Looks like a filmaking book that isnt self absorbed crap, that is repetitive!