MICHAEL WIESE PRODUCTIONS 2017 2017 CONTENTS NEW TITLES SCREENWRITING/ 25 The Way of Story 6 Producero t Producer — WRITING 25 Elephant Bucks 2nd Edition 19 The Coffeebreak 26 The Virgin’s Promise 7 Romantic Comedies Screenwriter — 2nd Edition 26 Mind Your Business 8 Making it Big in 26 Dan O’Bannon’s Guide to Shorts — 3rd Edition 19 The Hollywood Standard — 2nd Edition Screenplay Structure 9 The Woman in the 27 The Writer’s Advantage Story — 2nd Edition 19 Your Screenplay Sucks! 27 Rewrite — 2nd Edition 10 Writing Subtext — 2nd 19 Cinematic Storytelling Edition 20 Noteso t Screenwriters 27 Forensic Speak 11 Making the Magic 20 Writing the TV Drama 27 Creating Graphic Novels Happen Seriesd — 3r Edition 28 Shakespeare for 12 Crash! Boom! Bang! 20 Riding the Alligator Screenwriters 13 Write! Shoot! Edit! 20 Stealinge Fir from the 28 The Hidden Tools of Comedy 14 Shooting Better Movies Gods — 2nd Edition 28 Writing the Science 15 Make Some Noise 21 Why Does the Screenwriter Cross Fiction Film 16 Suspense With a Camera the Road? 29 Master Shots 17 Filmmaking for 21 Myth and the Movies 29 Master Shots Vol 1 — Change — 2nd Edition 21 And the Best Screenplay 2nd Edition ® 18 Save the Cat! Goes to... 29 Master Shots Vol 2 ® 18 Save the Cat! 21 Horror Screenwriting 29 Master Shots Vol 3 Goeso t the Movies 22 Story Line 18 The Writer’s Journey — 3rd Edition 22 My Story Can Beat Up DIRECTING/ Your Story VISUALIZATION 18 Memo from the Story Dept. 22 Psychology for 30 Directing Actors Screenwriters 30 The Film Director’s 22 Beat by Beat Intuition 23 The Power of the Dark 30 The Director’s Six Side Senses 23 Something Startling 31 John Badham on Happens Directing 23 The Story Solution 31 I’ll Be in My Trailer 23 Screenwriting for Teens 31 First Time Director 24 Getting It Write 31 Directing the Camera 24 The Moral Premise 32 Film Directing: Shot By 24 Talk the Talk Shot 24 Being Professional 32 Film Directing: Cinematic Motion — 2nd Edition 25 Writing the Comedy Blockbuster 32 Shoote Lik Spielberg 07 09 14 15 49 32 Shoot Like Scorsese 38 Everything I Know About FINANCING AND MARKETING 32 Shoot Like Tarantino Filmmaking I Learned Watching Seven Samurai 45 The Art of Film 33 From Word to Image — Funding — 2nd Edition 2nd Edition 39 Costume Design 101 — 2nd Edition 45 The Complete 33 Setting Up Your Shots — Filmmaker’s Guide to 2nd Edition 39 You Can Act! Film Festivals 33 Animation Unleashed 39 The Authentic Actor 45 Shaking the Money 33 Between The Scenes Tree — 3rd Edition GENERAL FILMMAKING 34 Cinematography for 45 Crowdfunding for Directors 40 Conquering YouTube Filmmakers — 34 Directing Feature Films 40 Slay the Dragon 2nd Edition 34 The Film Director’s Bag 40 Master of the Cinematic of Tricks Universe MICHAEL WIESE FILMS 34 Setting Up Your Scenes 40 Reality TV — 2nd Edition 47 Onward and Upward 34 The Storyboard Artist 41 Hollywood Game Plan 47 The Shaman & 41 Letters to Young Ayahuasca SOUND DESIGN Filmmakers 47 Living with Spirits 35 The Sound Effects Bible 41 The Future of Television 47 Talking with Spirits 35 The Location Sound Bible 41 Film + Video Budgets — 48 The Sacred Sites of the 6th Edition Dalai Lamas 35 Sound Design 41 Make Film History 48 Hardware Wars Collector’s Edition DVD PRODUCTION AND 48 Dolphin Adventures SOUND DESIGN PITCHING 48 The Old Lady’s Finger 36 Filmmaking for Teens — 42 Selling Your Story in 2nd Edition 60 Seconds 49 Insights 36 Film Production 42 The Script-Selling Management Game — 2nd Edition 101 — 2nd Edition 50 ORDER FORM 36 Create Your Own DIGITAL/ TV Series for the DOCUMENTARY/ Internet — 2nd Edition SPECIAL EFFECTS 37 Getting It Done 43 Producing with Passion 37 Alfred Hitchcock’s 43 Digital Video Secrets Moviemaking Master Class EDITING 37 Television on the Wild, Wild Web 44 The Invisible Cut 38 Green Screen Made 44 Cut to the Chase Easy — 2nd Edition 44 The Eye Is Quicker 38 The Power of Film 44 Cut by Cut — 2nd Edition 44 Film Editing JUNE 2017 These People Want to Make You a Superstar My favorite professional event is the MWP Publishing Summit, during which many of our authors come from all over the world to discuss how to raise the consciousness and expand the skills of filmmakers everywhere. 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Onward and Upward, Michael Wiese Publisher/Filmmaker SAVE 25% AT MWP.COM 5 NEW TITLES NW E TITLES “This isn’t just another book aboutw ho to produce a film; this is THE book about how to produce a film.” —Jack Lechner, producer, Blue Valentine, The Fog of War; professor, Columbia University PRODUCER TO PRODUCER — 2ND EDITION A Step-by-Step Guide to Low-Budget Independent Film Producing Maureen A. Ryan Five books in one! Covering development, script breakdown, budgeting, preproduction, postproduction, sales and distribution, and much more, Producer to Producer gives you all the information you need in an easy-to-understand, chronological fashion. Don’t produce your project without it! This is a comprehensive bible to low-budget film producing for emerging and professional producers. Structured to guide the reader through production meetings, every aspect of the film-production process is outlined in detail. 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Adelman’s spot-on advice comes from years in the trenches of indie filmmaking; her expertise breaks down the process of making your film and getting it seen.” —Andrea Richards, author, Girl Director: A How-To Guide for the First Time, Flat-Broke Film and Video Maker MAKING IT BIG IN SHORTS — 3RD EDITION The Ultimate Filmmaker’s Guide to Short Films Kim Adelman Making a short is something to be proud of. Just ask Jack Nicholson. The hard part is making a good short. Everyone makes shorts — famous directors, movie stars, entertainment-industry professionals, feature filmmakers, students, and regular folk from all over the world. Kim Adelman currently teaches Low-Budget Filmmaking at UCLA Extension. She was honored as Instructor of the Year in 2014 and won the UCLA Extension Distinguished Instructor Award in 2016. She lectures annually at the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Career Week. She has conducted filmmaking workshops across the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. $16.95 • 156 PAGES • ORDER #240RLS • ISBN 9781615932566 8 1 800 833 5738 24 HOURS NW E TITLES “The byline makes me want to write a screenplay with women in it so I can use this book!” —Gillian Anderson, actress, The X-Files, The Fall THE WOMAN IN THE STORY — 2ND EDITION Writing Memorable Female Characters Helen Jacey Creating a character’s identity and life is an awesome process. All of a sudden, we are in a relationship with this character. More often than not, our characters have a say in who they are because they have formed a bizarre allegiance with our creative unconscious and together have come up with a very different take on who and what theyo want t be. Many writers can relate to the uncanny moment when their characters seemo t behave or speak in ways their creators didn’t intend! Helen Jacey is a professional screenwriter, lecturer, and author.