Independent Ed: Inside a Career of Big Dreams, Little Movies,

Independent Ed: Inside a Career of Big Dreams, Little Movies, and the Twelve Best Days of My Life

An entertaining and inspirational memoir by one of the most prominent practitioners and evangelists of independent filmmaking, and the acclaimed writer, director, and actor (Saving Private Ryan, Friends with Kids, Entourage) whose first filmâ€”The Brothers McMullenâ€”has become an indie classic.

At the age of twenty-five, Ed Burns directed and produced his first film on a tiny $25,000 budget. The Brothers McMullen went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 1995, and established the working-class Irish American filmmaker as a talent to watch. In the twenty years since, Burns has made ten more films (Sheâ€™s the One, Sidewalks of New York, and The Fitzgerald Family Christmas), while also acting in big budget Hollywood movies (Saving Private Ryan), hit television shows (Entourage and Mob City), and pioneering a new distribution network for indie filmmakers online and with TVâ€™s On Demand service (â€œwhy open a film in twenty art houses when you can open in twenty million homes?â€).

Inspired by Burnsâ€™s uncompromising success both behind and in front of the camera, students and aspiring filmmakers are always asking Burns for advice. In Independent Ed, Burns shares the story of his two remarkable decades in a fickle business where heat and box office receipts are often all that matter. He recounts stories of the lengths he has gone to to secure financing for his films, starting with The Brothers McMullen (he told his father: â€œShooting was the twelve best days of my lifeâ€). How he found stars on their way upâ€”including Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diazâ€”to work in his films, and how heâ€™s adhered religiously to the dictum of writing what you know, working as if he was just starting out, and always â€œlooking for the next twelve best days of my life.â€

Chronicling the struggles and the long hours as well as the heady moments when months of planning and writing come to fruition, Independent Ed is a must-read for movie fans, film students, and everyone who loves a gripping tale about what it takes to forge your own path in work and life.
Country USA
Manufacturer Avery
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-01-29
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Avery
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-01-29
Format	Kindle eBook

Independent Ed: Inside a Career of Big Dreams, Little Movies, and the Twelve Best Days of My Life

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