We’ve already finished nearly two weeks of filming on my feature film “Bend & Break”, so we only have two more shooting days until we wrap the picture!
While I’ve been shooting my movie I came across a great book that I can honestly say is the most accurate how-to book that explores some of the realities first time and second feature filmmakers must face while making an independent film in the 21st century. The name of the book is called The Reel Truth:Everything You Didn’t Know You Need to Know About Making an Independent Film by Reed Martin.
What I really like about Martin’s book is that he layers his information and advice with real, updated examples of successfully filmmakers i.e Doug Liman (Swingers), Alexander Payne (Sideways) who have either made massive first-timer mistakes or ingenious career moves.
Now that I’m just a couple of days away from finishing shooting my first feature film, nearly everything Martin touches upon in his book has either helped me solve certain production challenges or given me valuable information for making wiser decisions along my future journey as a filmmaker.
I highly recommend this book, The Reel Truth, to any first or second time filmmaker who’s eager to enjoy success from making independent feature films.
