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(More customer reviews)If you want to be a filmmaker -- that is, if you actually want to spend your life making films, and not just entertaining pretty little Tarantino daydreams of glory -- you need to listen to Kelley Baker.
Oh, sure, I know, Robert Rodriquez says he can tell you everything you need to know in ten minutes -- but dude, Robert Rodriquez is now best known for "Spy Kids" and "Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D". Is that really the model you want to live up to?
Or yes, I know, Kevin Smith parlayed some white lies and credit card debt into an inexplicable career based largely on Ben Affleck and the good graces of the Weinsteins. Bless his heart, it works for him -- though it's never worked for anyone else, ever, in the history of motion pictures.
But if you're in this game because you love movies and because you have stories that need to be told -- that is, if you really want to get down and make some films -- then Kelley is the only guy who's going to give it to you straight. It's not always pretty, and it's definitely not easy. But you don't need flattering lies and empty encouragement, you need someone to tell you a) how to get it done, and b) how not to screw it up. Kelley's book has you covered in a way that no other title does.
Look at all the other "How to be a guerilla filmmaker!" books on the shelves, and then try to find the films those authors have produced. Hear the crickets chirping in the background? Yeah. Kelley knows what he's talking about because this is what he does, day in and day out. He's figured out what works and what doesn't through hard work, dogged determination, and sheer force of will. And because he's the kind of person who wants to see more good films made, and more good filmmakers making them, he's giving you the benefit of his hard-won wisdom and knowledge without all the pain.
Trust Kelley. He knows what he's talking about, and he won't steer you wrong. No smoke blowing, no sugar-coating, no white-washing, just the real, angry truth. And the beautiful thing is, if you're really ready to start making films, Kelley is one of the most encouraging, hopeful teachers you could hope to have. He's the one who can tell you what you need to know to stop messing around and start making your films and telling your story.
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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 with his dog Moses 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.
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