"Her work with Killer Films, surely has the makings of a page-turner. Vachon not only knows the game but helped to invent it"
VARIETY
COMMENTS FOR PRODUCERS
Enjoy The process.
But get out of the way.
Money costs money.
Push for the pragmatic.
It's always your fault.
Money has a personality.
Read Variety stories backwards.
The budget is not the aesthetic.
Never put in your own money.
Ok, sometimes it has to be your own money.
(Money is overrated)
Did they pass the director's quiz?
Identify talent and stick to it like glue.
Every little picture needs a big picture.
In the big picture, we need little pictures.
Fight the obvious: if it's on the nose, it goes
Keep this triangle: talent, producer, money.
Never ask a question you don't know the answer to.
Less money = more control; more money = less control.
The deal is not the thing. It's just a big part of the thing.
Find the intersection of an investor's courage and cash.
Do what you love; do it consistently. Everything else will follow.
Every story behind a movie that gets made is a sucess story.
This is the best job in the world.
(reprinted from 'A Killer Life' by Christine Vachon)
A KILLER LIFE: HOW AN INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCER SURVIVES DEALS AND DISASTERS IN HOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND.
By CHRISTINE VACHON
SHOOTERS,
We've got Shooter Patron Christine Vachon's book in the house and it spun around our office like a HOT HOT POTATO - you will absolutely LOVE IT!
We have a limited collection of the this brilliant HARDBACK available to SHOOTERS til they run out at the SPECIAL PRICE OF 12UKP! (plus p/p)
As the god-mother of indie film and with over 40 films under her belt (including Swoon, Who Shot Andy Warhol, Safe, Far from Heavon, Boys Don't Cry, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, A Home at The End of the World, Go Fish, Poison, Infamous etc) this book is a MUST-READ for aspiring filmmakers, producers and anyone who wants to get an insider glimpse at how to navigate the tricky waters of independent filmmaking.
The book begins with Todd Haynes executing a gorgeous shot for Far From Heaven, then sets itself apart by detailing all the maneuvering, compromise, resilience, and persistence that goes into making such a transcendent cinematic moment possible.
And yet, despite her proven track record, bottom-line considerations are never far from Vachon's mind, and the ingenious ways in which she deals with that situation provide both painful and inspiring behind-the-scenes tales. When to know when to fight for a filmmaker's vision and when to compromise for the sake of a film... the beginning, middle and endings are totally suprising...
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PLUS read the transcript for the exclusive SHOOTERS SALON with CHRISTINE when she launched the book with us here in the UK