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How to Make Your Own Heart-Racing Horror Movie
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By
Danny Draven, Danny Draven is an award-winning independent producer/director. His film Horrorvision appeared on the Sci-Fi channel s William Shatner
s Full Moon Fright Night. Draven also won Best Director at the Chicago Horror Film Festival.
Description
Produce, direct and promote your own chilling horror film with real-world advice from award-winning, independent producer/director Danny
Draven!
From the history of horror and the technique of the scare to pre-production and distribution, this complete, full-color guide
to horror filmmaking uncovers all the insider secrets for creating your own successful movie. Sharing his personal filmmaking experience,
Draven reveals how to create a spine-tingling horror film from start to finish. You?ll not only discover how to craft the story, but
also how to master using production techniques, music, lighting and editing to thrill audiences. Straight-from-the-set tips will help
you avoid common filmmaking pitfalls, and extensive information on marketing and distribution will show you how to get your film out
to the public.
Plus, learn from groundbreaking horror legends including: *Lloyd Kaufman, Toxic Avenger *Robert Kurtzman,
From Dusk till Dawn *James Wan, Saw *Robert Englund, Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare of Elm Street films *Stuart Gordon, Re-Animator *Tom
Savini, Night of the Living Dead *"Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis *Charles Band, Trancers *David DeCoteau, Puppet
Master 3 *John D. LeMay, Friday the 13th: The Series *Debbie Rochon, Tromeo & Juliet *Reggie Bannister, Phantasm *and
many more?
Find even more hands-on horror advice and over an hour of video extras on the companion web site!
Featuring: *Behind-the-scenes footage from Ghost Month, Cryptz, Darkwalker and Deathbed *A collection of independent horror film trailers *Sample
scripts, schedules and agreements *Classic behind-the-scenes footage from Puppetmaster, Blood Dolls, Dead Hate the Living and more
courtesy of Full Moon Features *Listing of horror film festivals and distributors
Audience
Low-budget filmmakers aspiring to make a horror movie
Contents
FOREWORD by CHARLES BAND
SECTION ONE – The Horror Genre
CHAPTER 001: The Mechanics of Monsters & Story
PART TWO – Pre-Production
CHAPTER 002: Getting Started
CHAPTER 003: Casting a Horror Film
CHAPTER 004: The Horror Film Crew
CHAPTER 005: Pre-Production Tips & Tricks
PART THREE – Production
CHAPTER 006: Producing a Horror Film
CHAPTER 007: Directing a Horror Film
CHAPTER 008: Cinematography
of a Horror Film
CHAPTER 009: War Stories & Advice From the Trenches
PART FOUR – Post-Production
CHAPTER 010: Editing Horror Films
CHAPTER 011: The Sound of Horror Films
CHAPTER 012: The Music of
Horror Films
CHAPTER 013: CGI
CHAPTER 014: The Pitfalls of Post
PART SIX – Distribution and
Marketing
CHAPTER 015: Distribution for Horror Films
CHAPTER 016: General Delivery Requirements
CHAPTER 017: Horror Film Festivals
CHAPTER 018: Marketing and Selling Yourself
CHAPTER 019: The Future of Horror
BOOK WEBSITE COMPANION CONTENTS
Focal Press Presents
HORROR FILMMAKING DOCUMENTARY (30 minutes)
With Danny Draven
A 20 Minute behind-the scenes featurette from Danny Draven?s film GHOST MONTH A 10-minute behind-the-scenes
featurette from Danny Draven?s film CRYPTZ
A 10-minute behind-the-scenes featurette from Danny Draven?s film DEATHBED
A
10-minute behind-the-scenes featurette from Danny Draven?s film DARKWALKER
The Danny Draven Trailer Reel – Trailers for
all 6 feature films
Selected Horror Movie trailers
Horror Script Samples (PDF files) – Ghost Month and Cryptz
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Paperback, 328 pages, publication date: JAN-2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-81206-9
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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