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🎬 Indie Filmmaking

Behind-the-scenes accounts and guides to making cinema on shoestring budgets, fueled by vision rather than studio backing. For creators and cinephiles drawn to the scrappy, uncompromising side of the art form.
How Not to Make a Short Film
by Roberta Marie Munroe • 2009
The Sundance programmer's playbook for making a short film that festivals actually want to see.
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💰 Microbudget Filmmaking🎞️ Short Films🏆 Film Festivals
How Not to Make a Short Film Summary
How Not to Make a Short Film 91%
The Sundance programmer's playbook for making a short film that festivals actually want to see.
by Roberta Marie Munroe 2009
3.67
492 ratings
💰 Microbudget Filmmaking🎞️ Short Films🏆 Film Festivals
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodríguez • 1995
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
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6k+
🎬 Independent Filmmaking📹 Guerilla Filmmaking🔗 Creative Constraints
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player Summary
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player 91%
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
by Robert Rodríguez 1995
4.19
6k+ ratings
🎬 Independent Filmmaking📹 Guerilla Filmmaking🔗 Creative Constraints
Producer to Producer
by Maureen Ryan • 2010
Low-budget producing: where to spend, where to cut, and how to get your film seen.
4.23
338
🎥 Film Producing💰 Low-Budget Film📋 Production Workflow
Producer to Producer Summary
Producer to Producer 91%
Low-budget producing: where to spend, where to cut, and how to get your film seen.
by Maureen Ryan 2010
4.23
338 ratings
🎥 Film Producing💰 Low-Budget Film📋 Production Workflow
If Chins Could Kill
by Bruce Campbell • 2001
Cereal, a freezing cabin, a gore rig from a bike: the unglamorous making of Evil Dead.
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19k+
🎬 Independent Film💰 Low-Budget Filmmaking🧟 Cult Films
If Chins Could Kill Summary
If Chins Could Kill 90%
Cereal, a freezing cabin, a gore rig from a bike: the unglamorous making of Evil Dead.
by Bruce Campbell 2001
3.95
19k+ ratings
🎬 Independent Film💰 Low-Budget Filmmaking🧟 Cult Films
Guns & Thighs
by Ram Gopal Varma • 2015
His hits were accidental. His flops were deliberate. A Bollywood director's argument for failure.
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871
🇮🇳 Indian Cinema🎬 Filmmaking Memoir💥 Artistic Failure
Guns & Thighs Summary
Guns & Thighs 89%
His hits were accidental. His flops were deliberate. A Bollywood director's argument for failure.
by Ram Gopal Varma 2015
3.68
871 ratings
🇮🇳 Indian Cinema🎬 Filmmaking Memoir💥 Artistic Failure
Documentary Storytelling
by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
4.00
148
🎬 Documentary Filmmaking📐 Narrative Structure👁️ Visual Storytelling
Documentary Storytelling Summary
Documentary Storytelling 89%
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010
4.00
148 ratings
🎬 Documentary Filmmaking📐 Narrative Structure👁️ Visual Storytelling
Making Movies
by Sidney Lumet • 1995
How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.
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🎬 Filmmaking Craft👁️ Visual Storytelling🎭 Actor Direction
Making Movies Summary
Making Movies 89%
How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.
by Sidney Lumet 1995
4.29
10k+ ratings
🎬 Filmmaking Craft👁️ Visual Storytelling🎭 Actor Direction
Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers
by Richard Botto • 2017
Money isn't the first ask. Build a crowd, earn their trust, then launch your campaign.
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15
💰 Crowdfunding Strategy📣 Audience Building📱 Social Media Marketing
Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers Summary
Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers 89%
Money isn't the first ask. Build a crowd, earn their trust, then launch your campaign.
by Richard Botto 2017
4.40
15 ratings
💰 Crowdfunding Strategy📣 Audience Building📱 Social Media Marketing
The Kickstarter Handbook
by Don Steinberg • 2012
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
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133
🎯 Crowdfunding💡 Creative Entrepreneurship👥 Audience Building
The Kickstarter Handbook Summary
The Kickstarter Handbook 89%
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
by Don Steinberg 2012
3.74
133 ratings
🎯 Crowdfunding💡 Creative Entrepreneurship👥 Audience Building
There's No Going Back
by David M. Stewart • 2025
Punk rock, Haitian activism, and radical trust: how a Corman pupil built an unlikely Oscar career.
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21
🎬 Independent Cinema🎥 Director Biographies🎵 Music In Film
There's No Going Back Summary
There's No Going Back 89%
Punk rock, Haitian activism, and radical trust: how a Corman pupil built an unlikely Oscar career.
by David M. Stewart 2025
3.76
21 ratings
🎬 Independent Cinema🎥 Director Biographies🎵 Music In Film
Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback
by Michael Rabiger • 1987
From research to final cut: the documentary director's craft, where ethics and story meet the lens.
4.21
336
🎬 Film Directing👁️ Visual Storytelling🖼️ Shot Composition
Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback Summary
Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback 88%
From research to final cut: the documentary director's craft, where ethics and story meet the lens.
by Michael Rabiger 1987
4.21
336 ratings
🎬 Film Directing👁️ Visual Storytelling🖼️ Shot Composition
Filmmaking for Change
by Jon Fitzgerald • 2012
Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.
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22
🎬 Documentary Filmmaking💰 Film Funding📦 Film Distribution
Filmmaking for Change Summary
Filmmaking for Change 88%
Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.
by Jon Fitzgerald 2012
3.27
22 ratings
🎬 Documentary Filmmaking💰 Film Funding📦 Film Distribution
Directors Tell the Story
by Bethany Rooney • 2011
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
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🎬 Directing Craft📜 Script Analysis👁️ Visual Storytelling
Directors Tell the Story Summary
Directors Tell the Story 88%
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
by Bethany Rooney 2011
4.47
74 ratings
🎬 Directing Craft📜 Script Analysis👁️ Visual Storytelling
Hitchcock/Truffaut
by François Truffaut • 1985
A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.
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10k+
🧱 Film Craft🎬 Auteur Theory⏳ Suspense Mechanics
Hitchcock/Truffaut Summary
Hitchcock/Truffaut 88%
A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.
by François Truffaut 1985
4.47
10k+ ratings
🧱 Film Craft🎬 Auteur Theory⏳ Suspense Mechanics
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers
by Charles Haine • 2019
Film schools teach craft, not cashflow. The business skills every working filmmaker actually needs.
4.00
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🎬 Creative Entrepreneurship🎥 Film Industry🎨 Creative Freelancing
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers Summary
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers 88%
Film schools teach craft, not cashflow. The business skills every working filmmaker actually needs.
by Charles Haine 2019
4.00
5 ratings
🎬 Creative Entrepreneurship🎥 Film Industry🎨 Creative Freelancing
Introduction to Documentary
by Bill Nichols • 2001
Reality does not speak for itself. How documentary turns observation into argument, frame by frame.
3.77
484
🎬 Documentary Filmmaking📖 Film Theory📜 Documentary History
Introduction to Documentary Summary
Introduction to Documentary 88%
Reality does not speak for itself. How documentary turns observation into argument, frame by frame.
by Bill Nichols 2001
3.77
484 ratings
🎬 Documentary Filmmaking📖 Film Theory📜 Documentary History
Punk Rock Etiquette
by Travis Nichols • 2008
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
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123
🎸 Indie Music🔧 Diy Ethos🤘 Punk Subculture
Punk Rock Etiquette Summary
Punk Rock Etiquette 88%
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
by Travis Nichols 2008
3.75
123 ratings
🎸 Indie Music🔧 Diy Ethos🤘 Punk Subculture
Cinematic Storytelling
by Jennifer Van Sijll • 2005
The hundred visual decisions that tell your story before anyone opens their mouth.
4.01
878
👁️ Visual Storytelling🎥 Film Craft🎬 Cinematic Language
Cinematic Storytelling Summary
Cinematic Storytelling 88%
The hundred visual decisions that tell your story before anyone opens their mouth.
by Jennifer Van Sijll 2005
4.01
878 ratings
👁️ Visual Storytelling🎥 Film Craft🎬 Cinematic Language
Cinema Speculation
by Quentin Tarantino • 2022
How a child snuck into adult movies in 1970s Los Angeles and came out a filmmaker.
4.04
15k+
🎬 New Hollywood🎞️ Cinephilia🎥 Genre Cinema
Cinema Speculation Summary
Cinema Speculation 88%
How a child snuck into adult movies in 1970s Los Angeles and came out a filmmaker.
by Quentin Tarantino 2022
4.04
15k+ ratings
🎬 New Hollywood🎞️ Cinephilia🎥 Genre Cinema
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2021
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
4.67
3
🎬 Visual Storytelling📽️ Cinematography🎥 Film Craft
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 88%
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
by Bruce Block 2021
4.67
3 ratings
🎬 Visual Storytelling📽️ Cinematography🎥 Film Craft
Our Noise
by John Cook • 2009
When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.
4.05
1k+
🎸 Indie Record Labels🎶 Indie Rock History🏗️ Diy Music Scenes
Our Noise Summary
Our Noise 88%
When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.
by John Cook 2009
4.05
1k+ ratings
🎸 Indie Record Labels🎶 Indie Rock History🏗️ Diy Music Scenes
Room to Dream
by David Lynch • 2018
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
4.39
9k+
🎬 Auteur Filmmaking🖼️ Surrealism💡 Creative Process
Room to Dream Summary
Room to Dream 88%
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
by David Lynch 2018
4.39
9k+ ratings
🎬 Auteur Filmmaking🖼️ Surrealism💡 Creative Process
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck
by Steve Stockman • 2011
Ten seconds is all your video gets. The working-director playbook for making people stay past that.
4.20
1k+
🎬 Video Production🎥 Beginner Filmmaking📖 Storytelling Basics
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck Summary
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck 87%
Ten seconds is all your video gets. The working-director playbook for making people stay past that.
by Steve Stockman 2011
4.20
1k+ ratings
🎬 Video Production🎥 Beginner Filmmaking📖 Storytelling Basics
In the Blink of an Eye
by Walter Murch • 1995
An editor discovers, not assembles. The audience's blink reveals where every cut belongs.
4.21
9k+
✂️ Film Editing👁️ Visual Storytelling🎭 Audience Psychology
In the Blink of an Eye Summary
In the Blink of an Eye 87%
An editor discovers, not assembles. The audience's blink reveals where every cut belongs.
by Walter Murch 1995
4.21
9k+ ratings
✂️ Film Editing👁️ Visual Storytelling🎭 Audience Psychology
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters
by Karl Iglesias • 2001
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
3.87
479
🎬 Screenwriting🎥 Hollywood Industry✍️ Writing Habits
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters Summary
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters 87%
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
by Karl Iglesias 2001
3.87
479 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting🎥 Hollywood Industry✍️ Writing Habits
And Then One Day
by Naseeruddin Shah • 2014
His birth year was a mystery. Bollywood wanted a hero. He gave them an actor instead.
4.02
2k+
🎬 Bollywood Memoir🇮🇳 Indian Cinema🎭 Acting Memoir
And Then One Day Summary
And Then One Day 87%
His birth year was a mystery. Bollywood wanted a hero. He gave them an actor instead.
by Naseeruddin Shah 2014
4.02
2k+ ratings
🎬 Bollywood Memoir🇮🇳 Indian Cinema🎭 Acting Memoir
Writing Short Films
by Linda J. Cowgill • 1997
Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.
3.70
303
🎬 Screenwriting Craft🎞️ Short Film🏗️ Story Structure
Writing Short Films Summary
Writing Short Films 87%
Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.
by Linda J. Cowgill 1997
3.70
303 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting Craft🎞️ Short Film🏗️ Story Structure
Why Not Me?
by Mindy Kaling • 2015
A vampire's diamond skin, a breakaway dance studio, and a weather war: how Twilight got made.
3.90
227k+
🎬 Film Production🎥 Behind The Scenes📖 Page-To-Screen
Why Not Me? Summary
Why Not Me? 87%
A vampire's diamond skin, a breakaway dance studio, and a weather war: how Twilight got made.
by Mindy Kaling 2015
3.90
227k+ ratings
🎬 Film Production🎥 Behind The Scenes📖 Page-To-Screen
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect
by Claudia Hunter Johnson • 2000
Conflict isn't enough for short screenplays. Find resonant moments in your own life.
3.91
150
🎬 Short Film Writing🎤 Finding Your Voice🔄 Rewriting And Revision
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect Summary
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect 87%
Conflict isn't enough for short screenplays. Find resonant moments in your own life.
by Claudia Hunter Johnson 2000
3.91
150 ratings
🎬 Short Film Writing🎤 Finding Your Voice🔄 Rewriting And Revision
Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos
by Brett Juilly • 2017
Your smartphone shoots great video. Here is the roadmap from first idea to loyal subscribers.
3.71
14
🎬 Video Production✨ Content Creation🎥 Filmmaking Basics
Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos Summary
Make Your Own Amazing YouTube Videos 87%
Your smartphone shoots great video. Here is the roadmap from first idea to loyal subscribers.
by Brett Juilly 2017
3.71
14 ratings
🎬 Video Production✨ Content Creation🎥 Filmmaking Basics
Film Directing Shot by Shot
by Steven D. Katz • 1991
Storyboards, staging patterns, and the cut: a director's visual grammar from script to screen.
4.00
2k+
🎬 Film Directing🎥 Cinematography📋 Storyboarding
Film Directing Shot by Shot Summary
Film Directing Shot by Shot 87%
Storyboards, staging patterns, and the cut: a director's visual grammar from script to screen.
by Steven D. Katz 1991
4.00
2k+ ratings
🎬 Film Directing🎥 Cinematography📋 Storyboarding
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
by Dean Kowalski • 2023
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
3.71
21
🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy🎥 Film Philosophy🏛️ Cultural Heritage
Indiana Jones and Philosophy Summary
Indiana Jones and Philosophy 87%
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
by Dean Kowalski 2023
3.71
21 ratings
🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy🎥 Film Philosophy🏛️ Cultural Heritage
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking
by Brian Dunnigan • 2020
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
3.33
3
🎬 Screenwriting Craft👁️ Visual Storytelling🏗️ Story Structure
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking Summary
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking 87%
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
by Brian Dunnigan 2020
3.33
3 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting Craft👁️ Visual Storytelling🏗️ Story Structure
Catching the Big Fish
by David Lynch • 2006
David Lynch's creative secret isn't a technique; it's a twice-daily trip beneath the surface.
3.77
21k+
🧘 Transcendental Meditation🎬 Filmmaking Philosophy💡 Idea Generation
Catching the Big Fish Summary
Catching the Big Fish 87%
David Lynch's creative secret isn't a technique; it's a twice-daily trip beneath the surface.
by David Lynch 2006
3.77
21k+ ratings
🧘 Transcendental Meditation🎬 Filmmaking Philosophy💡 Idea Generation
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay
by DMA/Donna Michelle Anderson • 2015
The story framework and pitch strategy industry insiders expect, from a former script evaluator.
4.50
8
🎬 Screenwriting🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay Summary
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay 87%
The story framework and pitch strategy industry insiders expect, from a former script evaluator.
by DMA/Donna Michelle Anderson 2015
4.50
8 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs
Save the Cat! Strikes Back
by Blake Snyder • 2009
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
4.17
1k+
📝 Screenwriting Guides🏗️ Story Structure🎯 Pitching And Loglines
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back 87%
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
by Blake Snyder 2009
4.17
1k+ ratings
📝 Screenwriting Guides🏗️ Story Structure🎯 Pitching And Loglines
Screenplay
by Syd Field • 1979
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
3.99
9k+
🧱 Story Structure🎭 Dramatic Structure👤 Character Development
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay 87%
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
by Syd Field 1979
3.99
9k+ ratings
🧱 Story Structure🎭 Dramatic Structure👤 Character Development
The Anatomy of Story
by John Truby • 2007
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
4.25
7k+
🏗️ Story Structure🎬 Screenwriting✍️ Fiction Craft
The Anatomy of Story Summary
The Anatomy of Story 87%
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
by John Truby 2007
4.25
7k+ ratings
🏗️ Story Structure🎬 Screenwriting✍️ Fiction Craft
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
by Stephen Rebello • 1990
Bored with his own glamour, Hitchcock gambled his fortune on a cheap psycho thriller and won.
3.91
2k+
🎬 Film Production🔪 Horror Cinema🧠 Psychological Horror
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho Summary
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho 87%
Bored with his own glamour, Hitchcock gambled his fortune on a cheap psycho thriller and won.
by Stephen Rebello 1990
3.91
2k+ ratings
🎬 Film Production🔪 Horror Cinema🧠 Psychological Horror
Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation
by Laurent Jullier • 2012
Great films work on you before you understand them. The method for closing that gap.
3.33
21
🎬 Film Analysis🎨 Film Aesthetics🎥 Visual Storytelling
Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation Summary
Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation 87%
Great films work on you before you understand them. The method for closing that gap.
by Laurent Jullier 2012
3.33
21 ratings
🎬 Film Analysis🎨 Film Aesthetics🎥 Visual Storytelling
Directing Actors
by Judith Weston • 1996
Most directors give actors adjectives. The ones who get great performances give them verbs.
4.36
2k+
🎬 Film Directing🎭 Acting Technique📜 Script Analysis
Directing Actors Summary
Directing Actors 87%
Most directors give actors adjectives. The ones who get great performances give them verbs.
by Judith Weston 1996
4.36
2k+ ratings
🎬 Film Directing🎭 Acting Technique📜 Script Analysis
Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger • 1987
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
3.88
1k+
🎬 Screenwriting🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great 87%
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
by Linda Seger 1987
3.88
1k+ ratings
🎬 Screenwriting🏗️ Story Structure🎭 Character Arcs
Your Music and People
by Derek Sivers • 2020
Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.
4.40
612
🎵 Music Business🎨 Creative Careers🎯 Niche Marketing
Your Music and People Summary
Your Music and People 87%
Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.
by Derek Sivers 2020
4.40
612 ratings
🎵 Music Business🎨 Creative Careers🎯 Niche Marketing
Pixar Storytelling
by Dean Movshovitz • 2017
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
3.95
903
🎬 Screenwriting✨ Pixar Films🏗️ Story Structure
Pixar Storytelling Summary
Pixar Storytelling 87%
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
by Dean Movshovitz 2017
3.95
903 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting✨ Pixar Films🏗️ Story Structure
The Freelance Manifesto
by Joey Korenman • 2017
Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.
4.52
551
🎬 Motion Design💼 Freelance Business🎨 Creative Careers
The Freelance Manifesto Summary
The Freelance Manifesto 86%
Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.
by Joey Korenman 2017
4.52
551 ratings
🎬 Motion Design💼 Freelance Business🎨 Creative Careers
The Road Beneath My Feet
by Frank Turner • 2015
Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.
4.21
2k+
🎸 Music Memoir🚐 Diy Touring🎤 Touring Life
The Road Beneath My Feet Summary
The Road Beneath My Feet 86%
Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.
by Frank Turner 2015
4.21
2k+ ratings
🎸 Music Memoir🚐 Diy Touring🎤 Touring Life
Save the Cat!
by Blake Snyder • 2005
Fifteen beats, forty cards, and one rule to make your hero likeable on page ten.
4.01
22k+
🎬 Screenwriting📐 Story Structure📋 Beat Sheets
Save the Cat! Summary
Save the Cat! 86%
Fifteen beats, forty cards, and one rule to make your hero likeable on page ten.
by Blake Snyder 2005
4.01
22k+ ratings
🎬 Screenwriting📐 Story Structure📋 Beat Sheets
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2007
Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.
4.30
772
🎬 Visual Storytelling📷 Cinematography🖼️ Visual Composition
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 86%
Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.
by Bruce Block 2007
4.30
772 ratings
🎬 Visual Storytelling📷 Cinematography🖼️ Visual Composition
The Princess Diarist
by Carrie Fisher • 2016
She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.
3.70
92k+
🎬 Hollywood Memoir😂 Comic Memoir🌟 Fame And Identity
The Princess Diarist Summary
The Princess Diarist 86%
She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.
by Carrie Fisher 2016
3.70
92k+ ratings
🎬 Hollywood Memoir😂 Comic Memoir🌟 Fame And Identity
Selling a Screenplay
by Syd Field • 1989
Three acts, two plot points, one rule: decide your ending before you write your opening.
3.70
91
🎬 Screenwriting Craft🏗️ Narrative Structure👁️ Visual Storytelling
Selling a Screenplay Summary
Selling a Screenplay 86%
Three acts, two plot points, one rule: decide your ending before you write your opening.
by Syd Field 1989
3.70
91 ratings
🎬 Screenwriting Craft🏗️ Narrative Structure👁️ Visual Storytelling
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