Reddit mentions of The Reel Truth: Everything You Didn't Know You Need to Know About Making an Independent Film

/u/tonydaazntiger319 - some people might recommend books about cinematography, lighting and editing, but I've learned more from books from indie filmmakers who have actually made successful movies, such as [Referral Links]:

• [Filmmaking: Direct Your Movie from Script to Screen Using Proven Hollywood Techniques - $40.49 for Kindle] (http://www.amazon.com/Filmmaking-Direct-Script-Hollywood-Techniques-ebook/dp/B009W328QK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20) - by [Jason Tomaric] (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866388/) (This book was written by [Jason Tomaric] (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866388/), who made [Time and Again] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006AZ4OQ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0006AZ4OQ&linkCode=as2&tag=battleforthew-20) for less than $2000 and is now an Emmy winning Hollywood director)
  
  
• If you can find it, I also recommend Tomaric's [The Power Filmmaking Kit: Make Your Professional Movie on a Next-to-Nothing Budget] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/024081021X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=024081021X&linkCode=as2&tag=battleforthew-20). This book is out of print, but is more of a practical "workbook" for movie production than Tomaric's other book.
  
  
• If you're on a budget and can't afford any of the other suggestions, I recommend [11 Simple Steps to turn a Screenplay into a Marketable Movie: or, How I got a $10k movie to gross $1 Million through Warner Bros - which is $0.99 for Kindle] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009YKJ5UI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B009YKJ5UI&linkCode=as2&tag=battleforthew-20) - by [Vince Rocca] (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1455690/), I have read this book - and it is worth a lot more than I paid for it.
  
  I have not read this one, but [The Reel Truth] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003MQLZKS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003MQLZKS&linkCode=as2&tag=battleforthew-20) is next on my list - it consists of interviews with over 100 successful indie filmmakers who detail the mistakes they made - so the reader can avoid them. It is extremely well reviewed - literally 95% out of 91 reviewers on Amazon have given it five stars.
  
  Hope this is helpful and happy reading!