The Angry Filmmaker Survival Guide Part One: Making The Extreme No-Budget Film (1st Edition)
Kelley Baker is the Angry Filmmaker. But his independent films are not angry, they’re honest. He’s angry at the state of independent film. For Baker, it’s about telling the story, not what actors are starring in it.
Kelley Baker worked in Hollywood for 20 years. He’s well known for being the sound designer on six of Gus Van Sant's feature films, including My Own Private Idaho, Goodwill Hunting and Finding Forrester. He’s also made numerous award winning short films and three of his own independent feature films, Birddog, The Gas Cafe, and Kicking Bird. The most recent, Kicking Bird, was made with a budget of $6000 and has played to international audiences.
His films have aired on PBS, Canadian and Australian television, and have been shown at Film Festivals including London, Sydney, Annecy, Sao Paulo, Sundance, Chicago, Aspen, Mill Valley and Edinburgh.
Here, with all his attitude, is the wisdom of an Angry Filmmaker, gained the hard way, through experience.
“Finally, a film resource that tells it like it is! - - Jon Gann, Founder DC Shorts Film Festival
“This is a great book, written by an impassioned filmmaker who also happens to be a teacher of the first magnitude. - - William M. Akers, author of Your Screenplay Sucks! 100 Ways To Make It Great
Price $11.95 + $3. S&H
Kelley Baker is the Angry Filmmaker. But his independent films are not angry, they’re honest. He’s angry at the state of independent film. For Baker, it’s about telling the story, not what actors are starring in it.
Kelley Baker worked in Hollywood for 20 years. He’s well known for being the sound designer on six of Gus Van Sant's feature films, including My Own Private Idaho, Goodwill Hunting and Finding Forrester. He’s also made numerous award winning short films and three of his own independent feature films, Birddog, The Gas Cafe, and Kicking Bird. The most recent, Kicking Bird, was made with a budget of $6000 and has played to international audiences.
His films have aired on PBS, Canadian and Australian television, and have been shown at Film Festivals including London, Sydney, Annecy, Sao Paulo, Sundance, Chicago, Aspen, Mill Valley and Edinburgh.
Here, with all his attitude, is the wisdom of an Angry Filmmaker, gained the hard way, through experience.
“Finally, a film resource that tells it like it is! - - Jon Gann, Founder DC Shorts Film Festival
“This is a great book, written by an impassioned filmmaker who also happens to be a teacher of the first magnitude. - - William M. Akers, author of Your Screenplay Sucks! 100 Ways To Make It Great
Price $11.95 + $3. S&H
Kelley Baker is the Angry Filmmaker. But his independent films are not angry, they’re honest. He’s angry at the state of independent film. For Baker, it’s about telling the story, not what actors are starring in it.
Kelley Baker worked in Hollywood for 20 years. He’s well known for being the sound designer on six of Gus Van Sant's feature films, including My Own Private Idaho, Goodwill Hunting and Finding Forrester. He’s also made numerous award winning short films and three of his own independent feature films, Birddog, The Gas Cafe, and Kicking Bird. The most recent, Kicking Bird, was made with a budget of $6000 and has played to international audiences.
His films have aired on PBS, Canadian and Australian television, and have been shown at Film Festivals including London, Sydney, Annecy, Sao Paulo, Sundance, Chicago, Aspen, Mill Valley and Edinburgh.
Here, with all his attitude, is the wisdom of an Angry Filmmaker, gained the hard way, through experience.
“Finally, a film resource that tells it like it is! - - Jon Gann, Founder DC Shorts Film Festival
“This is a great book, written by an impassioned filmmaker who also happens to be a teacher of the first magnitude. - - William M. Akers, author of Your Screenplay Sucks! 100 Ways To Make It Great
Price $11.95 + $3. S&H
This is the first edition written in 2009. Many things have changed over the years (we don’t shoot film much anymore) so some of the material (specifically equipment) in this book feels dated but many of the concepts are still the same. The second edition is available as an audio book and I’m currently working on a third edition which should be available in mid-2024.