Spike, Mike, Slackers and Dykes by Jon Pierson

Spike, Mike, Slackers and Dykes by Jon Pierson

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A exploration of the American independent film business. A film financier describes how he seeks out talent, helps film-makers to get enough money to keep working, and arranges deals with distributors. The road to success is paved with memos, drum-beating, media manipulation and tough negotiations.

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Spike, Mike, Slackers and Dykes by Jon Pierson

Blending practical advice, insider information and near-slanderous gossip, Spike, Mike, Slackers Dykes is the definitive book on the rise of the American indie film, by the man Variety has called the 'guru of independent film'.For more than a decade John Pierson has specialized in spotting struggling film-making talent, helping the film-makers raise money to keep on working and then brokering a distribution deal for them. His successes include Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have it, Michael Moore's Roger and Me and Kevin Smith's Clerks. In short, Peirson has been at the epicentre of the independent film movement that has revolutionized and revitalized American cinema.Spike, Mike, Slackers Dykes is an insider's look at the art, heart and enterprise of the world of independent film.
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ISBN 13 9780571179145
ISBN 10 0571179142
Title Spike, Mike, Slackers and Dykes
Author Jon Pierson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 1997-01-06
Number of pages 384
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