Letters to Young Filmmakers: Creativity and

Letters to aspiring directors, producers, screenwriters, and other creatives from one of the world's leading teachers of film. Suber emphasizes that what is required of a professional in the world of film is not just technique, but an understanding and ability to deal with the realities of how films get made.

Dedication	p. v
Contents	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Becoming a Filmmaker	p. xiv
Becoming a Professional Filmmaker	p. xvii
The Contents of This Book	p. xix
The Letters	p. 1
Fate vs. Destiny	p. 3
War	p. 5
It's Who You Know	p. 9
"Born Creative"?	p. 11
The Principal Principle of Creativity	p. 13
Inspiration	p. 17
Originality	p. 20
Ideas	p. 24
Pitching	p. 26
What's It About?	p. 29
If The Screenplay Is So Important, How Come Screenwriters Are So Often Treated Like Shit?	p. 31
Emotional Storyboards	p. 35
Write What You Know?	p. 37
Creating Recognizable Characters	p. 41
Developing Your Writing	p. 43
The Audience	p. 45
What Audiences Want	p. 47
Strategy and Artistic Freedom	p. 49
Logistics	p. 51
Prioritizing	p. 53
Hollywood	p. 57
What Movie Are You Living Now?	p. 59
Decisions	p. 61
Active vs. Effective	p. 64
Negotiating	p. 66
Aggression	p. 68
Motivations vs. Goals	p. 71
Rules vs. Principles	p. 73
What's Most Important?	p. 75
Treatments	p. 77
Readers and Coverage	p. 79
Development	p. 82
Options	p. 87
Marketplace Value of First Time Screenplays	p. 89
Credits	p. 91
Writers vs. Producers	p. 94
Producers vs. Everyone Else	p. 97
Conflict	p. 100
Partnerships	p. 103
Mentors and Models	p. 107
Sharing Your Passion	p. 110
How Much Does A Film Cost?	p. 112
What Happened To The Studios?	p. 114
The Golden Age of Independent Film	p. 117
Making an Independent Film	p. 120
Agents	p. 123
Managers	p. 126
Hip-Pocketing	p. 128
Getting Started as a Director	p. 131
Getting Started as a Producer	p. 134
Doing Things for The Good of the Film	p. 136
Exhibition and Distribution	p. 139
Marketing	p. 142
Minorities and Women in the Industry	p. 144
Ageism and Youthism	p. 147
Copy and Other Rights	p. 150
Life Rights and Roman à Clef	p. 160
Being Screwed	p. 164
Other Opportunities	p. 167
The End of the Industry	p. 169
What Determines Success?	p. 171
Why Try?	p. 175
Index	p. 185
About the Author	p. 191
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