All I Need To Know About Filmmaking I Learned From The Toxic Avenger

Author : Lloyd Kaufman,Adam Jahnke,Trent Haaga
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781429976138

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Make Your Own Damn Movie! by Lloyd Kaufman,Adam Jahnke,Trent Haaga Pdf

Lloyd Kaufman, the writer/producer/director of such cult-classic films as The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke 'Em High, and Tromeo and Juliet, offers a guide to movie-making unlike any other available anywhere. In 25 years, Kaufman, along with partner Michael Herz, has built Troma Studios up from a company struggling to find its voice in a field crowded with competitors to its current--and legendary--status as a lone survivor, a bastion of true cinematic independence, and the world's greatest collection of camp on film. As entertaining and funny as it is informative and insightful, Make Your Own Damn Movie! places Kaufman's radically low-budget, independent-studio style of filmaking directly in the reader's hands. Thus we learn how to: develop and write a knock-out screenplay; raise funding; find locations and cast actors; hire a crew; obtain equipment, permits, and music rights (all for little or no money); make incredible special effects for $0.79 each; charm, schmooze, and network while on the film-festival circuit; and, finally, make a bad actor act so bad it's actually good. From scriptwriting and directing to financing and marketing, this book is brimming with utterly off-the-wall, decidedly maverick, yet consistently proven advice on how to fully develop one's idea for an independent film.

Author : Lloyd Kaufman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Independent filmmakers
ISBN : OCLC:1310604235

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All I Really Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger by Lloyd Kaufman Pdf

Author : Lloyd Kaufman,James Gunn
Publisher : Berkley Trade
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0425163571

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All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger by Lloyd Kaufman,James Gunn Pdf

Troma films have shocked, appalled, and inspired a generation of filmmakers, from Quentin Tarantino to Kevin Smith. Now legendary Troma co-founder Lloyd Kaufman tells the story of the demented genius behind this outrageous independent film studio.

Author : Lloyd Kaufman,Sara Antill,Kurly Tlapoyawa
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780240810522

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Direct Your Own Damn Movie! by Lloyd Kaufman,Sara Antill,Kurly Tlapoyawa Pdf

Introducing a new book series on guerrilla filmmaking by legendary independent filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman!

Author : Jeffrey Sass
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1544219245

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Everything I Know About Business and Marketing, I Learned from the Toxic Avenger by Jeffrey Sass Pdf

An established and successful chief marketing officer and entrepreneur, once upon a time Jeff Sass spent seven years making low-budget action/horror films for legendary independent movie studio Troma, home of THE TOXIC AVENGER. It turns out there are a lot of similarities between filmmaking and starting companies, and the lessons Jeff learned making B-movies have served him well in the C-Suite. "Everything I Know about Business and Marketing, I Learned from The Toxic Avenger (One Man's Journey to Hell's Kitchen and Back)" is full of practical business and marketing insight and inspiration drawn from the often comical trials and tribulations of creating cult-classic independent films. Sass shares lessons learned from his experiences ranging from RABID GRANNIES to READING RAINBOW (yes, at one time Troma actually represented licensing rights to the Emmy Award-Winning PBS TV series!), and he cleverly turns his tales of moviemaking mayhem into useful nuggets of business and marketing wisdom applicable to any industry, including yours.

Author : Lloyd Kaufman,Adam Jahnke
Publisher : Running PressBook Pub
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1560258705

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The Toxic Avenger by Lloyd Kaufman,Adam Jahnke Pdf

A novelization of the movie "The Toxic Avenger," in which a nerdy janiter falls into a vat of toxic waste and becomes a monster and superhero.

Author : Tim Seeley,Lloyd Kaufman,Sean McKeever
Publisher : Devil's Due Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fantasy comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 1932796908

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Lloyd Kaufman Presents by Tim Seeley,Lloyd Kaufman,Sean McKeever Pdf

Troma Entertainment, the independent film studio that brought the world classic films like The Toxic Avenger and Cannibal! The Musical and jump started the careers of creators such as Eli Roth and James Gunn, dives into the comic page with a host of stories inspired by their film catalog! Chock full of the spirit that has kept Troma strong for over 30 years, this original graphic novel features zany and brillaint tales from Sean McKeever, Tony Moore, B. Clay Moore, Jeremy Haun, Steve Kurth, Tim Seeley and more! You've never seen Troma quite like this!

Author : Xavier Mendik,Steven Jay Schneider
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003-03-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780231850025

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Underground U.S.A. by Xavier Mendik,Steven Jay Schneider Pdf

Whether defined by the carnivalesque excesses of Troma studios (The Toxic Avenger), the arthouse erotica of Radley Metzger and Doris Wishman, or the narrative experimentations of Abel Ferrara, Melvin Van Peebles, Jack Smith, or Harmony Korine, underground cinema has achieved an important position within American film culture. Often defined as "cult" and "exploitation" or "alternative" and "independent," the American underground retains separate strategies of production and exhibition from the cinematic mainstream, while its sexual and cinematic representations differ from the traditionally conservative structures of the Hollywood system. Underground U.S.A. offers a fascinating overview of this area of maverick moviemaking by considering the links between the experimental and exploitative traditions of the American underground.

Author : Danny Draven
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317439097

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The Filmmaker's Book of the Dead by Danny Draven Pdf

Produce, direct, promote and sell your own chilling horror film with real-world advice from award-winning producer/director/writer Danny Draven! The second edition is completely updated with information on new technology, new exclusive interviews with industry pros, new photos and samples from the production of recent horror movies, new behind-the-scenes video, information on modern distribution methods and delivery and more! From the history of horror and the technique of the scare to pre-production and distribution, this complete, full-color guide to filmmaking uncovers all the insider secrets for creating your own spine-tingling horror film from start to finish. The 2nd Edition features all NEW interviews from industry professionals such as: Mick Garris (Sleepwalkers, Bag of Bones, Desperation, The Stand) John Ottman (Composer/Editor of X:Men: Days of Future Past, The Usual Suspects) Mark Ordesky & Jane Fleming (Producers of Lovely Molly, Exists) Kane Hodder (Jason from the Friday the 13th, part 7 to 10, Hatchet) Tibor Takacs (Director of The Gate, Spiders 3D, Megasnake) John Debney (Composer of Predators, Sin City, End of Days) Jojo Draven (Composer of Ghost Month, Reel Evil) Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes, Weird Science) Mike Mendez (Director of The Gravedancers, Big Ass Spider!) Neal Marshall Stevens (Screenwriter of Thir13en Ghosts, Hellraiser: Deader) Chris Alexander (Editor in Chief of Fangoria Magazine) Jessica Cameron (Actress/Director of Truth or Dare) Denise Gossett (Founder of Shriekfest Film Festival) A newly updated companion website that features: *Behind the scenes videos for films films such as Puppet Master, Blood Dolls, Trancers, Subspecies, Reel Evil, Ghost Month and more! *A revised collection of horror movie trailers! * Sample scripts, schedules, storyboards, agreements and more! Other featured interviews include: James Wan (Saw, Insidious, The Conjuring) Robert Englund (Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street) Robert Kurtzman (From Dusk Til Dawn) Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dagon) Tom Savini (Night of the Living Dead) Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger) Charles Band (Parasite, Metalstorm, Ghoulies) John D. LeMay (Friday the 13th: The Series) David DeCoteau (Puppet Master 3, Sorority Babes in the Slimball Bowl-O-Rama) Debbie Rochon (Tromeo & Juliet) Reggie Bannister (Phantasm) Sam McCurdy (Director of Photography of Dog Soldiers, The Decent, The Hills Have Eyes 2) Nathan Barr (Composer of Hostel,True Blood, Hemlock Grove) Jim Dooley (Composer of When A Stranger Calls) Chuck Williams (Bubba Ho-Tep) Herschell Gordon Lewis (Blood Feast, Wizard of Gore) H.P. Lovecraft’s Notes on Writing Weird Fiction And many more...

Author : Bartłomiej Paszylk
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786453276

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The Pleasure and Pain of Cult Horror Films by Bartłomiej Paszylk Pdf

The horror genre harbors a number of films too bold or bizarre to succeed with mainstream audiences, but offering unique, startling and often groundbreaking qualities that have won them an enduring following. Beginning with Victor Sjostrom's The Phantom Carriage in 1921, this book tracks the evolution and influence of underground cult horror over the ensuing decades, closing with William Winckler's Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove in 2005. It discusses the features that define a cult film, trends and recurring symbols, and changing iconography within the genre through insightful analysis of 88 movies. Included are works by popular directors who got their start with cult horror films, including Oliver Stone, David Cronenberg and Peter Jackson.

Author : Andrew J. Rausch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786484098

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Fifty Filmmakers by Andrew J. Rausch Pdf

This book is an extensive collection of original interviews with 50 noted filmmakers. Conducted over a seven-year period expressly for this project, the interviews cover various aspects of film production, biographical information, and the interviewees’ favorite or most influential films. Filmmakers interviewed include highly respected auteurs (Richard Linklater, Wim Wenders), B-movie greats (Roger Corman, Lloyd Kaufman), and well-renowned documentary directors (D.A. Pennebaker, Albert Maysles). Each entry includes a brief biography and filmography, while dozens of personal photographs, promotional materials, and film stills appear throughout the work.

Author : Temple Drake
Publisher : Critical Vision
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 1900486350

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Headpress Guide to the Counter Culture by Temple Drake Pdf

An indispensable sampling of the vast assortment of publications which exist as an adjunct to the mainstream press, or which promote themes and ideas that may be defined as pop culture, alternative, underground or subversive. Updated and revised from the pages of the critically acclaimed Headpress journal, this is an enlightened and entertaining guide to the counter culture - including everything from cult film, music, comics and cutting-edge fiction, by way of its books and zines, with contact information accompanying each review.

Author : Roger Corman
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998-08-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0306808749

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How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime by Roger Corman Pdf

In these pages Roger Corman, the most successful independent filmmaker in Hollywood relates his experiences as the director and/or producer of such low-budget classics Attack of the Crab Monsters, The Little Shop of Horrors, The Raven, The Man with the X-ray Eyes, The Wild Angels, The Trip, Night Call Nurses, Bloody Mama, Piranha, and many others. He also discusses his distribution of the Bergman, Fellini, and Truffaut movies that later won Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category. Corman alumni—John Sayles, Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Vincent Price, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Peter Fonda, Joe Dante, and Jonathan Demme, among others—contribute their recollections to give added perspective to Corman's often hilarious, always informative autobiography.

Author : Christopher J. Olson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781442211049

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100 Greatest Cult Films by Christopher J. Olson Pdf

The term “cult film” may be difficult to define, but one thing is certain: A cult film is any movie that has developed a rabid following for one reason or another. From highly influential works of pop art like Eraserhead and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! to trash masterpieces such as Miami Connection and Fateful Findings, thousands of movies have earned recognition as cult classics over the years, and new movies rise to cult status every year. So how do viewers searching for the best or most important cult films decide where to start? In 100 Greatest Cult Films, Christopher J. Olson highlights the most provocative, intriguing, entertaining, and controversial films produced over the last century. The movies included here have either earned reputations as bona fide cult classics or have in some way impacted our understanding of cult cinema, often transcending traditional notions of “good” and “bad” while featuring memorable characters, unforgettably shocking scenes, and exceptionally quotable dialogue. With detailed arguments for why these films deserve to be considered among the greatest of all time, Olson provides readers fodder for debate and a jumping-off point for future watching. A thought-provoking and accessible look at dozens of cinematic “treasures,” this resource includes valuable information on the films, creators, and institutions that have shaped cult cinema. Ultimately, The 100 Greatest Cult Films offers readers—from casual cinephiles, film scholars, and avid fans alike—a chance to discover or re-discover some of the most memorable films of all time.

Author : Richard Crouse
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003-08-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781554905409

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The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen by Richard Crouse Pdf

Offbeat movie buffs, discerning video renters, and critical viewers will benefit from this roll call of the best overlooked films of the last 70 years. Richard Crouse, film critic and host of televisions award-winning Reel to Real, details his favorite films, from the sublime Monsoon Wedding to the ridiculous Eegah! The Name Written in Blood. Each movie is featured with a detailed description of plot, notable trivia tidbits, critical reviews, and interviews with actors and filmmakers. Featured interviews include Bill Wyman on a little-known Rolling Stones documentary, schlockmeister Lloyd Kaufman on the history of the Toxic Avenger, reclusive writer and director Hampton Fancher on his film The Minus Man, and B-movie hero Bruce Campbell on playing Elvis Presley in Bubba Ho-Tep. Sidebars feature quirky details, including legal disclaimers and memorable quotes.