Book description
At last, here is a definitive step-by-step guide that explains
everything needed to successfully produce and distribute films
overseas. Following the advice found here, filmmakers will learn to
make films in foreign countries that cost less money and allow the
artists greater creative control. Chapters include: scheduling and
budgeting, foreign censors, accommodations and office rental, scams to
avoid, foreign film festivals, working with digital equipment, and
more. An in-depth study compares production costs between the U. S.
and Canada, Mexico, England, France, Bulgaria, South Africa, the
Philippine Islands, Hong Kong, Australia, and Thailand. The author
offers a sample budget for an overseas film shoot and offers tips for
cutting costs on transportation, location fees, wardrobe, hair and
makeup, catering, and equipment. Interviews with nine entertainment
industry veterans reveal marketing and distribution trends in the
American film market for foreign-made projects. And special chapters
are included on writing for overseas production and on new technology
as it relates to digital film and video provide essential insight to
today's filmmaker. Directors, producers, screenwriters, and actors
will learn how to turn their film projects from a dream to reality.
