Did you know that most of the biggest indie filmmakers, screenwriters, and producers working today each made the same avoidable mistakes early on in their careers?
The Reel Truth details the pitfalls, snares, and roadblocks that aspiring filmmakers encounter. Reed Martin interviewed more than one hundred luminaries from the independent film world to discuss the near misses that almost derailed their first and second films and identify the close shaves that could have cut their careers short. Other books may tell you the best way to make your independent film or online short, but no other book describes so candidly how to spot and avoid such issues and obstacles as equipment problems, shooting-day snafus, postproduction myths, theatrical distribution deal breakers, and dozens of other commonly made missteps, including the top fifty mistakes every filmmaker makes.
From personal experience and his years as a freelance reporter covering independent film for USA Today and Filmmaker magazine, Martin uncovers the truth about the risks and potential rewards that go with chasing celluloid glory. Whether you're writing a screenplay, looking for financing, about to start shooting, or thinking about investing time and money (or someone else's money) in an independent film, The Reel Truth is a must-read.

The Reel Truth: Everything You Didn't Know You Need to Know About Making an Independent Film

Business & Money

Martin, Reed

Industries

Farrar. Straus and Giroux

Written by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor of the hugely successful Reduced Shakespeare Company, this is an irreverent take on some of the famous and lesser known parts of the Bible. With chapters on "The Brighter Side of Job and Lamentations" and "Eat This: the Story of Adam and Eve", this book sets out to provide hours of amusement, showing why the Bible is, and will always be, the greatest story ever sold.

The Greatest Story Ever Sold: A Considered and Whimsical Illumination of the Really Good Parts of Holy Writ

Tichenor, Austin

Religion & Spirituality

Westminster John Knox Pr

Learn about all of Shakespeare's plays in one book! Read about William Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets, and poems as you never have before in an entertaining pop-up book collaboration between the internationally known comedy troupe the Reduced Shakespeare Company and best-selling illustrator Jennie Maizels. Featuring five interactive spreads filled with dramatic pop-ups, fun foldouts, hilarious summaries, and fascinating commentaries, this is the perfect introduction to one of the world’s greatest playwrights and his enduring works.

Pop-up Shakespeare: Every Play and Poem in Pop-up 3-D

Literature & Fiction

The Reduced Shakespeare Co.

Dramas & Plays

Candlewick

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S LONG LOST FIRST PLAY (abridged)

Josef Weinberger Plays

Developing student discipline and motivation: A series for teacher in-service training

Research Press

Legal challenges to behavior modification: Trends in schools, corrections, and mental health

Educating Handicapped Children: The Legal Mandate

Research Pr Pub

Extraordinary Children, Ordinary Lives: Stories Behind Special Education Case Law

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Book by Adam Long, Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor

The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged)

Long, Adam

Broadway Play Pub

"English class meets Monty Python." -The Washington Post "Literature's greatest hits condensed into a ninety-minute roller-coaster ride of hilarity." -Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Brilliant, surreal comedy. Street buskers for educated grown-ups. Who knew Homer was so funny? Not Simpson - the other one." -Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Very, very funny." -Arch Campbell, N B C-T V "Verbally dexterous and physically agile. The show darts from satire to silliness to sophisticated irreverence." -Ed Siegel, Boston Globe "Witty and wacky." -Veronica Lee, London Sunday Telegraph

All the Great Books (abridged)

Broadway Play Publishing, Incorporated

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