Make Your Own Damn Movie was one of the first filmmaking books I read in college, I remember it inspired and motivated me, but it should’ve really been called “Make Your Own Troma Movie” — Recently, Lloyd Kauffman put out another couple books (Direct Your Own Damn Movie and Produce Your Own Damn Movie) and I got both of them for Christmas. Maaaan… Direct Your Own Damn Movie was awful. 200 pages of filler. They should call that book “How to Direct a Bad Movie plus Shit You Already Know plus A Few Inspirational Thoughts From Other Filmmakers.”
The point being, I am finally digging through Produce Your Own Damn Movie and it’s pretty great. I’m gonna go ahead and recommend it for aspiring producer/director types - I think it’s the best in the series. Looking at his career, Lloyd Kaufman is more a producer and business man than anything else. It’s still full of lame jokes and filler nonsense, but it’s got some real nice insight and perspective into this weird industry.
It’s funny that Dave mentions this. I also really liked “Make Your Own Damn Movie” and when I worked at the AFM in Santa Monica in November, I was lucky enough to meet Lloyd Kaufman. He actually called me a “beautiful boy” and was definitely as funny as his book. After I told him I read “Make Your Own Damn Movie” he told me I should get his other books and he gave me a dvd of “Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.” Really nice guy. Still have yet to watch Poultrygeist though.
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A real great read.
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It’s funny that Dave mentions this....worked at the AFM in Santa Monica in November,
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