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Mad Hot Adventures of an Unlikely Documentary Filmmaker Paperback - 2007

by Amy Sewell

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From the first-time filmmaker behind "Mad Hot Ballroom," one of the most acclaimed and successful documentaries of all time, comes a fascinating look at what it's "really" like to make a movie.

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Want to make a documentary

Meet Amy Sewell, a former stay-at-home mother of twins with no filmmaking experience, who fell in love with a story about ballroom dancing kids. She went on to make and sell one of the most successful documentaries of all time.

Is that possible? How did she do it? In this engaging and insightful book, Sewell, the writer and producer of Mad Hot Ballroom, takes readers through the process. She describes her struggles and shares what she learned, from refining an idea, to raising money, to hiring a crew, to the festival circuit, distribution, and beyond. Informed by charming personal anecdotes and her infectious enthusiasm and energy, this book is an essential and inspiring guide to filmmaking from someone who burst on the scene, made her own rules, and survived to tell the tale. The Mad Hot Adventures of an Unlikely Documentary Filmmaker is a must-read for all aspiring filmmakers.

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  • Title Mad Hot Adventures of an Unlikely Documentary Filmmaker
  • Author Amy Sewell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Good Condition
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Hyperion - Acquired Assets
  • Publication date 2007-04-01
  • Features Glossary, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781401303181 / 1401303188
  • Weight 0.39 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.24 x 5.77 x 0.5 in (20.93 x 14.66 x 1.27 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Pop Arts / Pop Culture
  • Library of Congress subjects Motion picture producers and directors -, Documentary films - Production and direction
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.430

About the author

Amy Sewell is a freelance writer who worked in communications for 12 years before taking time off to raise a family. She is currently working on a television sitcom called Mommy Juice and her next documentary, which she hopes to release in 2008. Amy lives with her husband and twin daughters in New York City.
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