Girls Make Movies: A Follow-Your-Own-Path Guide for Aspiring Young Filmmakers
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Make your own movie from start to finish with this entertaining, practical choose-your-path nonfiction guide to the world of filmmaking, from the critically acclaimed author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon.
Girls belong in the world of filmmaking. While we see them acting on-screen, there are also countless women working every single job possible behind the scenes as part of the film's crew. Are you a girl who is interested in film making? Do you wonder how you actually make a movie? Well, this is the book for you.
Girls Make Movies puts you in the driver’s seat as you create a fictitious zombie blockbuster and are guided through each stage of production and learn about the processes, techniques, and people involved in making a Hollywood hit. Luckily, every path through this nonfiction book results in the film being made, but you will be asked to make choices that will affect the outcome of the movie. Will you shoot on location or on a studio lot? Use practical or special effects? Hire a greensperson or a someone to do pyrotechnics? The choices are up to you!
Written by critically acclaimed author Mallory O'Meara and paired with eye-catching, graphic illustrations by popular comic book artist Jen Vaugh, this unique, practical book provides young girls with advice and inspiration while offering a sense of adventure as they learn how to create a movie!
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Why it’s great
This interactive guide puts girls at the center of the action, empowering them to step into every role of the filmmaking world—from director to special effects designer—as they create their own movie from start to finish. With a fun choose-your-path format, readers make real production decisions while learning the techniques, tools, and behind-the-scenes jobs that bring a film to life. Blending practical filmmaking know-how with imaginative storytelling, and brought to life by bold, expressive illustrations, this book gives girls both the confidence and the roadmap to see themselves as creators, leaders, and innovators in an industry where their voices matter. Inspiring, informative, and irresistibly fun, it turns aspiring filmmakers into empowered storytellers with a blockbuster vision.