As the digital revolution has democratised film production, a new hybrid model of distribution is the way independent filmmakers can take control of their own distribution. This approach is not just DIY or Web-based - it combines the best techniques from each distribution arena, old and new. In Think Outside the Box Office, Reiss explains audience identification and targeting, negotiating split-rights agreements, the new role of film festivals and more.

Did you know you can train your brain to think differently and lead you in a better and stronger direction? Think Outside the Box is a comprehensive guide to retraining your brain to work with you instead of against you and your goals. With a few simple tweaks and a little practice, you can shift your perspective, get yourself out of a negative headspace, eliminate negative self-talk, and open your mind to new possibilities, methodologies, practices, and goals. If you’ve ever felt like you’re not getting enough out of life, this eye-opening guide can help you create a path to get you where you want to be, free your mind, and learn how to process stressors more effectively. Stop getting in your own way and use this book as inspiration to make positive changes, build new and better habits, and live the life you’ve always desired. Read Think Outside the Box today!

Preparing for Takeoff focuses entirely on the preproduction process from the perspectives of both the director and producer. It empowers independent filmmakers with the tools and techniques they need to finish their movie on time, within budget, and dodge the pitfalls that can be easily avoided with some careful planning. Readers will learn everything there is to know about effectively planning for a film, including previsualization, location scouting, script analysis, financing, casting, and much more. This book not only helps readers prepare for what to encounter during shooting, but also offers preparation tips for postproduction, marketing, and distribution. The accompanying website includes a bonus chapter, sample script analyses, sample budgets, and exercises that can be applied to the reader's own projects.

Thinking outside the box resulted in the best night of my life. Until I discover the man I spent it with is my new boss. Attending a secret party where clothes are optional wasn't a life goal of mine. But when the exclusive invitation ends up in my mailbox by accident... well. Who wouldn't be curious? It's not like I'm going to do anything. The handsome stranger I meet has different plans. One glance across the crowded party, and an hour later we're stretched out on silk. Our night together is glorious. No names and no regrets. But I'd forgotten there's always a price to pay for pleasure. I find out the cost when I start my internship. Because who is the new venture capitalist CEO? Tristan Conway, aka my handsome stranger. Powerful, determined, intriguing... and single. Oh, and he wants to see me in his office. Thinking outside the box got me into this mess. Now if I could just stop thinking about the boss...

Fully updated, this edition offers a unique, integrated approach to the economics and financing of entertainment and media sectors.

Covering many aspects of the Vietnam War that have not been addressed before, this book supplies new perspectives from academics as well as Vietnam veterans that explore how this key conflict of the 20th century has influenced everyday life and popular culture during the war as well as for the past 50 years. How did the experience of the Vietnam War change the United States, not just in the 1950s through the 1970s, but through to today? What role do popular music and movies play in how we think of the Vietnam War? How similar are the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—and now Syria—to the Vietnam War in terms of duration, cost, success and failure rates, and veteran issues? This two-volume set addresses these questions and many more, examining how the Vietnam War has been represented in media, music, and film, and how American popular culture changed because of the war. Accessibly written and appropriate for students and general readers, this work documents how the war that occurred on the other side of the globe in the jungles of Vietnam impacted everyday life in the United States and influenced various entertainment modes. It not only covers the impact of the counterculture revolution, popular music about Vietnam recorded while the war was being fought (and after), and films made immediately following the end of the war in the 1970s, but also draws connections to more modern events and popular culture expressions, such as films made in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Attention is paid to the impact of social movements like the environmental movement and the civil rights movement and their relationships to the Vietnam War. The set will also highlight how the experiences and events of the Vietnam War are still impacting current generations through television shows such as Mad Men.