{"product_id":"rebel-without-a-crew-or-how-a-23-year-old-filmmaker-with-7-000-became-a-hollywood-player","title":"Rebel Without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed One of \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter'\u003c\/i\u003es \"100 Greatest Film Books of All Time\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFamed independent screenwriter and director Robert Rodriguez (\u003ci\u003eSin City, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Spy Kids, Machete)\u003c\/i\u003e discloses all the unique strategies and original techniques he used to make his remarkable debut film \u003ci\u003eEl Mariachi\u003c\/i\u003e on a shoestring budget. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is both one man's remarkable story and an essential guide for anyone who has a celluloid story to tell and the dreams and determination to see it through. Part production diary, part how-to manual, Rodriguez unveils how he was able to make his influential first film on only a $7,000 budget. Also included is the appendix, \"The Ten Minute Film Course,\" a tell-all on how to save thousands of dollars on film school and teach yourself the ropes of film production, directing, and screenwriting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA perfect gift for the aspiring filmmaker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16593788\"\u003eRobert Rodriguez\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.42w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452271876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452271878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO005000\"\u003eEntertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004010\"\u003eFilm | Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eROBERT RODRIGUEZ is an independent screenwriter and director of more than fifteen feature films. He pioneered the \"Mariachi-style\" and \"one-man film crew\" styles of filmmaking, and is the founder of the production company, Troublemaker Studios. Some of Rodriguez's films include \u003ci\u003eSin City, Desperado\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Time in Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Faculty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSharkboy and Lavagirl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpy Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlanet Terror\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMachete\u003c\/i\u003e. He has collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on \u003ci\u003eFrom Dusk Till Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrindhouse. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48914176082157,"sku":"9780452271876","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_eaf1302d-1ecc-4b62-8fa0-9eba50324715.jpg?v=1761243154","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/rebel-without-a-crew-or-how-a-23-year-old-filmmaker-with-7-000-became-a-hollywood-player","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}