Letters to Young Filmmakers: Creativity and Getting Your Films Made

Letters to Young Filmmakers: Creativity and Getting Your Films MadeFor 47 years, Howard Suber has taught generations of todays top screenwriters, directors, producers, and film scholars at UCLAs celebrated film school. He has lectured widely in the U. S., Europe, Japan, and China. This book features letters to aspiring filmmakers and other creatives from one of the worlds 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

For 47 years, Howard Suber has taught generations of today’s top screenwriters, directors, producers, and film scholars at UCLA’s celebrated film school. He has lectured widely in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and China.

This book features letters to aspiring filmmakers 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.

Foreword by Mike Medavoy, who has overseen production of more than 300 films as head of production for United Artists, co-founder of Orion Pictures, chairman of TriStar Pictures, and founder and chairman of Phoenix Pictures.