Rebel Without a Crew, Robert Rodriguez
Rebel Without a Crew, Robert Rodriguez
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Rebel Without a Crew
Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player

Author: Robert Rodriguez

Narrator: Robert Rodriguez

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/18/2025

Synopsis

Named One of The Hollywood Reporter’s “100 Greatest Film Books of All Time”   Famed independent screenwriter and director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Spy Kids, Machete) discloses all the unique strategies and original techniques he used to make his remarkable debut film El Mariachi on a shoestring budget.   This is both one man's remarkable story and an essential guide for anyone who has a celluloid story to tell and the dreams and determination to see it through. Part production diary, part how-to manual, Rodriguez unveils how he was able to make his influential first film on only a $7,000 budget. Also included is the appendix, ""The Ten-Minute Film School,” a tell-all on how to save thousands of dollars on film school and teach yourself the ropes of film production, directing, and screenwriting.    A perfect gift for the aspiring filmmaker.

About Robert Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez is an independent screenwriter and director of more than fifteen feature films. He pioneered the “Mariachi-style” and “one-man film crew” styles of filmmaking and is the founder of the production company Troublemaker Studios. Some of Rodriguez’s films include Sin City, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, The Faculty, Sharkboy and Lavagirl, Spy Kids, Planet Terror, and Machete. He has collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on From Dusk Till Dawn and Grindhouse.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alexia on March 31, 2008

now that i'm a month from earning my bachelor's degree in film production here's how i would do it if i were to do it all over again: 1. take out a student loan, but use it to buy a camera instead of classes. 2. get the super maxed out netflix subscription that allows for 10 dvd's at a time. start fro......more

Goodreads review by Michael on December 06, 2016

There are fans of Roberto Rodriguez and there are detractors. The latter will point to Spy Kids (even if their kids love watching them) and Once Upon a Time in the West as proof that he sold out years ago. Personally to them I would point out Sin City (both 1 and 2) as proof that his ability to crea......more

Goodreads review by da on November 16, 2021

definitely fun & inspiring. what's happened to him since? rolling in dough & chillin'?.........more

Goodreads review by Roland on December 11, 2012

This is probably the most inspiring film I've read on going out and just making a film. Rodriguez doesn't want to hear your excuses: if you have access to a camera, ANY kind of camera, there's no reason why you can't go out and make a film. My favorite insight in this book is early on regarding scre......more

Goodreads review by Taylor on November 09, 2022

this is like if tony robbins marketed to cinephiles......more

Quotes

“There's no one in the American film business quite like Robert Rodriguez, who plays completely outside the rules imposed by Hollywood studios… Given his success rate, it's clear his method works… Rodriguez has long been a hero to independent filmmakers.”

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