num_pages: 281
description: Learn the tricks of low-budget filmmaking from the pros! "We never put out an actual textbook for the Corman School of Filmmaking, but if we did, it would be  Fast, Cheap and Under Control ." Roger Corman , Producer ★★★★★  Learn the tricks and pitfalls of low-budget filmmaking from 33 successful independent films and the filmmakers who created them.  Includes never before published interviews with low-budget mavericks such as Steven Soderbergh, Roger Corman, Jon Favreau, Henry Jaglom, and many more.  Learn the lessons from such classics as  Clerks, Night of the Living Dead, Swingers, Open Water, El Mariachi, Slacker, sex, lies and videotape, The Blair Witch Project, Eraserhead, Monty Python &amp; The Holy Grail, Dark Star, Return of the Secaucus Seven, The Little Shop of Horrors, Caged Heat  and  Targets . ★★★★★  Praise for the Fast, Cheap and Under  "We never put out an actual textbook for the Corman School of Filmmaking, but if we did, it would be Fast, Cheap and Under Control." Roger Corman , Producer"This terrific little book explains how to make every penny count on the often-arduous journey from script to screen." John Carpenter,  Director,  Halloween, Starman, Escape from New York"A helpful and funny guide for beginners and professionals alike." Jonathan Demme,  Director,  Silence of the Lambs"This book is as good as film school, and a lot less expensive. It's required reading in Tromaville." Lloyd Kaufman,  President, Troma Entertainment, Creator,  Toxic Avenger"I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator."Stuart Gordon , director,  Re-Animator "This simple and sensible book injects reality into the process and helps any filmmaker prevent their film from becoming a money pit. Lessons like those in this book are cheap at ten times the price."John Badham , director,  Saturday Night Fever, Dracula, Blue Thunder "For everyone who wants to make art without breaking the bank, John Gaspard's book is worth every penny."Derek Pell , Editor, DingBat Magazine "A richly-detailed, highly readable and inspiring book jam-packed with information that will keep low-budget filmmakers from making costly mistakes. Filled with a ton-full (not a spoonful) of fascinating, insightful interviews, with a you-can-do-it approach."Dr. Linda Seger , consultant on over 2,000 screenplays, best-selling author of  Making a Good Script Great  and 7 other books "Just when you thought the low-budget film topic had been strip-mined to death, John Gaspard and his merry crew of subjects hit a whole new mother lode."Jon Pierson , Author,  Spike, Mike, Slackers &amp; Dykes"Filled with riveting stories of how a wildly diverse group of filmmakers, with very little money and an abundance of passion, determination, and courage, got their movies on the screen."Michael Hauge,  Author,  Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds. "One of the best!"K. Chiba , Amazon.com (verified purchase) "A necessary book for any filmmaker."Jeremy Hanke , editor,  Microfilmmaker Magazine "This book is for film fans (and film makers) and it is indispensable."Matthew Terry
language: English
title: Fast, Cheap, and Under Control: Lessons from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time
titlecomplete: Fast, Cheap, and Under Control: Lessons from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time
genres: Film, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 33
publisher: Michael Wiese Productions