The Angry Filmmaker Survival Guide Part One: Making The Extreme No Budget Film
Kelley Baker is the Angry Filmmaker. But his independent films are not angry, they€re honest. He€s angry at the state of independent film. For Baker, it€s about telling the story, not what actors are starring in it.
Kelley Baker worked in Hollywood for 20 years. He€s well known for being the sound designer on six of Gus Van Sant's feature films, including My Own Private Idaho, Goodwill Hunting and Finding Forrester. He€s also made numerous award winning short films and 3 of his own independent feature films. The latest, Kicking Bird, was made with a budget of $6000 and has played to international audiences.
Each year, Kelley takes his van out on the road to show his films and conduct workshops on independent filmmaking. Here, with all his attitude, is the wisdom of an Angry Filmmaker, gained the hard way, through experience.
€œFinally, a film resource that tells it like it is! €“ - Jon Gann, Director, DC Shorts Film Festival
€œThis is a great book, written by an impassioned filmmaker who also happens to be a teacher of the first magnitude. €“ - William M. Akers, author of Your Screenplay Sucks! 100 Ways To Make It Great
€œBaker is on fire about making films. You will be too after reading this brutally honest compilation of personal stories and practical advice from the front lines of independent filmmaking.€Â
Morrie Warshawski
Consultant and Author (Shaking the Money Tree: The Art of Getting Grants and Donations for Film and Video €“ 3rd Edition)
€œOne of the best books on making your way through the independent filmmaking jungle with justifiably-angry filmmaker Kelley Baker as your top-notch guide: Funny, profane and committed to telling the unblemished truth. Don€t make your next movie until you€ve read this terrific book.€Â
John Gaspard
Author, €œDigital Filmmaking 101,€ and €œFast, Cheap and Under Control€Â.
€œThis book should be handed to every kid starting film school or every kid that says "Screw film school, I'm going to make a picture. NOW."
Jim LeBrecht
Berkeley Sound Artists (and all around good guy)
"I'm impressed as hell by the amount of solid, practical advice that Kelley Baker was able to squeeze into his new book. No, it won't write your script for you, teach you how to operate a Steadicam, or find you an agent. What it will do is show you how to get your movie made, and made well--even on a budget that's slimmer than Olive Oyl's waist."
David Fechtor
Former Editor & Foley Supervisor