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It does not matter if you are studying cinema or you are just an amateur.
This is a must read for all movie lovers. Robert Rodríguez tells of the way in which a film is made without equipment, without a crew and without a budget.

is a diary during his filming of "El Mariachi"
You just need an idea and enough passion to make it.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------No importa si estás estudiando cine o solamente eres aficionado.
Esta es una lectura obligatoria para todos los amantes del cine. Robert Rodríguez cuenta la forma en la que se realiza una película sin equipo, sin crew y sin presupuesto.
es un diario durante su filmación de "El Mariachi"
Solamente necesitas una idea y la suficiente pasión para lograrlo.

Revisado en México el 15 de mayo de 2017

El libro llegó antes de la fecha esperada y en muy buenas condiciones.
Vale la pena destacar, que la experiencia de Rodríguez es muy importante para todo cineasta que se encuentre en desarrollo de un proyecto. El contenido principal, es la transcripción de su diario durante el proceso de filmación de "El Mariachi", notas de la producción, el guión final y una "clase de 10 min" de cine.

Revisado en México el 3 de agosto de 2020

Buen libro si lo que buscas es dedicarte al cine.

Revisado en México el 17 de septiembre de 2023

Lo compré para regalo, la pasta es totalmente blanca, trae un cubre pasta que es lo que muestra la imagen

El libro más inspirador para cineastas

Bryan Romero

Revisado en México el 23 de noviembre de 2015

Este libro es más bien un diario de la producción de "El Mariachi", ópera prima de Robert Rodríguez. Describe todos los pormenores para poder realizarla bajo sus propios medios e incluso tiene un anexo llamado "10 Minute Film School", una serie de tips para hacer cine. Después de leer este libro, te sentirás completamente motivado a querer realizar tus propias películas, sin importar el presupuesto.

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Paco Reguenga

Lectura Obligada!!!

Revisado en México el 17 de agosto de 2017

Todo aspirante a cineasta debería leerlo para inspirarse y seguir sus sueños, y todo cineasta veterano debería leerlo tambien para renovar su inspiración y encontrarle nuevamente el gusto a su profesión. A mí me pasó!!!

Revisado en México el 26 de mayo de 2017

One of the best movie-making books that i ever read!, the closest journal from a hollywood player. i recomend this for students and everyone that wants to be in film bussines.

Si estudias cine cómpralo YA

Consuelo Gómez

Revisado en México el 25 de abril de 2023

Estudie cine, leí este libro después de terminar la carrera (no sabia que existía) pero te puedo apostar lo que quieras a que aprendí más en este libro que en 4 años de universidad.

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Agnieszka

Wild ride

Revisado en el Reino Unido el 23 de agosto de 2023

Inspired, honest and unassuming, a testament of great talent. This book also happens to be a great handbook on how to run your own business and fuel your passion.

Giuseppe

Esperienza ottimale

Revisado en Italia el 7 de enero de 2022

Il libro è arrivato integro e intatto, purtroppo non esiste una versione italiana, ma se si mastica un po' d'inglese e si ama il cinema vale la pena acquistarlo

Amazon Kunde

Inspirierendes Buch für Filmliebhaber

Revisado en Alemania el 20 de mayo de 2021

Ich liebe Filme, Serien, und fast alles was damit zu tun hat.
Da Ich mich selber für einen Werdegang in diese Richtung interessiere, empfahl mir ein guter Freund dieses Buch zu lesen... und Ich wurde nicht enttäuscht!

Ganz im Gegenteil, Ich hatte nach 2-3 Tagen das Buch bereits durch, da Ich sehr starkes Interesse hatte wo Mr. Rodriguez Reise als nächstes hingeht, und im allgemeinen einfach wie früher das Business in Hollywood aussah.

Klare Leseempfehlung!

Liam

Best book I've ever read

Revisado en Canadá el 24 de julio de 2014

This is without a doubt the best book I've ever read. If you're looking for a great book than this is one you can't go wrong with. If you're a filmmaker independant or otherwise than this is an educational and incredibly entertaining and inspiring book. 5/5 10/10 it's worth every penny and more. Get the money and buy the book (if you're a filmmaker by it now, do it... I'll be waiting).

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JLR

Now THIS is how you make a book about movies

Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 26 de febrero de 2014

Rodriguez, much like many independent filmmakers, entered the cinema world with a movie that cost not even a skirmish of a typical Hollywood blockbuster. To make the movie, Rodriguez used his own money (a piddling $7,000) by participating in a experimental clinical drug testing and even veto some of the seemingly inexpensive movie tools (slate) to keep the costs down. The result was "El Mariachi", the movie that launched his career and showed that with a little creativity, anyone could make it in the business.

No matter what your opinion on the movie is (which is very good, in my opinion), you cannot deny that "Rebel Without a Crew" is a fantastic read. Rodriguez depicts the making of the film and then its subsequent celebration at film festivals in chronological order, breaking them down into dates like a diary. In the process, he shows what he did to keep the costs down and used a variety of techniques to make a movie look like a million bucks, such as using a ladder instead of crane for crane shots, a wheelchair for a dolly a la Godard or using a sound effects track on a VHS camera. It's also important to note that Rodriguez shot this whole film with only one camera and not a single crew member on the set. He was also 23 years old, two years younger than Orson Welles was when he made "Citizen Kane". This is a rags-to-riches story straight out of "Cinderella" and yet it's true. The book is so gripping that it would make an excellent movie. That's how good it is.

This book is extremely entertaining, but it's also very informative and refreshingly without prejudice towards Hollywood. When reading this book, you get a complete understanding of what it takes to get not only your movie made but also sold, distributed and promoted. Rodriguez gets to meet or contact with many of premier directors at that time, most notably Jonathan Demme, Richard Linklater and, of course, his future war buddy Quentin Tarantino. As the movie becomes more successful, Rodriguez achieves critical recognition, winning numerous awards and successfully entering the mainstream with films like "Desperado" and, after the book's release, "The Faculty" and "From Dusk Til' Dawn". In the end, Rodriguez had done the near impossible: he became an independent filmmaker that succeeded in Hollywood without losing his roots.

The icing in the cake, however, is the astonishing "Ten-Minute Film School", one of the book's final appendixes that details how you could make a movie without the need of a million dollars or even ten THOUSAND dollars. Rodriguez argues that using your smarts to overcome financial barriers, rather than being expensive, can turn a bad little movie into a great little movie. In the end, he offers encouragement for aspiring directors to keep their passions strong and following them will lead you to enormous fulfillment. Amen to that, hombre.

"Rebel Without a Crew" is one of the best books about making movies ever conceived, a tonic to the costly film schools and programs that promise you many and deliver little. At the same time, it's also a great underdog story of how a certain nobody used his brains and wit to achieve the impossible and become a success story - all for a mere seven grand. Engrossing, insightful and endlessly engaging, "Rebel Without a Crew" belongs in every movie lover's collection. Don't even think of making movies without buying this book first.

Strongest recommendation to buy.

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