Rebel without a Crew

Named One of The Hollywood Reporter’s “100 Greatest Film Books of All Time”. Famed independent screenwriter and director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City Once Upon a Time in Mexico Spy Kids Machete) discloses all the unique strategies and original techniques he used to make his remarkable debut film El Mariachi on a shoestring budget. This 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 $7000 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. . A perfect gift for the aspiring filmmaker.