Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business (2020)

★ 3.0 1h 38m IMDb

Following five years in the life and career of independent filmmaker Justin McConnell, this documentary explores the struggles of financing, attracting the right talent, working with practical effects and selling the finished product in the hope of turning a profit. Featuring interviews with a range of industry luminaries, not only are technical aspects and interpersonal skills discussed but also the emotional stamina and little-known tips needed to survive in the low budget film industry.

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

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Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro as Self Age 61 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicis...
Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn as Self Age 69 · Anniston, Alabama, USA Michael Connell Biehn is an American actor whose work in 1980s and 1990s genre cinema helped define the modern action and science-fiction lead. He is most closely associated with James Cameron’s films...
Jovanka Vuckovic
Jovanka Vuckovic as Self Age 50 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jovanka Vuckovic (born November 23, 1975) is a Canadian filmmaker. She is best known for directing the film Riot Girls (2019)..
Sid Haig
Sid Haig as Self Died 2019 · Fresno, California, USA Sid Haig (July 14, 1939 – September 21, 2019) was an American film actor known for blaxploitation films of the 1970s as well as his role as Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie's horror films House of 1000...
Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader as Self Age 79 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first became widely known for writing the screenplay of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976)....
Tom Savini
Tom Savini as Self Age 79 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Thomas Vincent "Tom" Savini (born November 3, 1946) is an American actor, stuntman, director, award-winning special effects and makeup artist.  He is known for his work on the Living Dead films direct...

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