{"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\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614329770258,"sku":"9780452271876","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0a452227-4e22-41ff-afc4-7b8293d3123a.jpg?v=1732439118","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rebel-without-a-crew-or-how-a-23-year-old-filmmaker-with-7-000-became-a-hollywood-player","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}