The Reel Truth: Everything You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know About Making an Independent Film
Reed Martin, . . FSG/Faber and Faber, $16 (536pp) ISBN 978-0-571-21103-6
Film marketer and business professor Martin has created a step-by-step guide on how to make an indie film and includes stories from and about such industry insiders as producer Christine Vachon and directors Doug Liman and Kimberly Peirce. Martin covers everything from raising money to distribution, while including invaluable details such as the average cost of a soundtrack song (about $15,000, but $500,000 if it’s the Rolling Stones) or the price of renting a New York City theater for a one-week run ($10,000–$50,000). Using current examples like the trial and tribulations of
Reviewed on: 11/10/2008
Genre: Nonfiction