NEW FILMMAKING BOOK TO LAUNCH AT SUNDANCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NO-BUDGET FILMMAKING BOOK TO RELEASE AT SUNDANCE

Award-Winning Filmmaker to Launch New Book In Park City

Burbank, California – Anyone can make a movie. With no money. And be a well known filmmaker.

That's the premise of the new filmmaking book NO BUDGET FILMMAKING: Or How to be a Well Known Filmmaker and Be Broke at the Same Time, written by Jack Truman. Truman, an award-winning independent filmmaker, shares valuable tools, tips, and secrets of the industry trade in a book designed to help any aspiring moviemaker make their movie.

“It's not hard to make a movie. You just have to make your movie”, Truman stated in press materials. “Everyone has a story to tell. And there is an audience out there for your film. You just have to make it and get it out there. I wrote this book with the objective to help anyone make a movie with no money and become successful in the independent film world. I'm living proof it can be done. If I can do it, anyone can”.

An informative, alternative, out-of-the-box reference book for the film industry, NO BUDGET FILMMAKING covers a wide range of tips and tools: from proven filmmaking techniques, valuable industry resources, and more, this book guides the aspiring filmmaker from concept to distribution on the film festival circuit, and beyond. A must-have resource for anyone who needs help with making a low budget film on their own, NO BUDGET FILMMAKING is a breakthrough book for the next generation of filmmakers.

Author Jack Truman is an award-winning filmmaker and 25 year veteran of stage and film. A former professor at Texas A&M University, Truman has also appeared in several television series and major motion pictures. His film directorial debut, the award-winning hit cult short film PHONE SEX GRANDMA premiered at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival. Combined, Truman's films have screened at over 300 film festivals worldwide to date. Jack was recently on the Short Film Jury at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

NO BUDGET FILMMAKING will be released in January at Park City in conjunction with the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Contact Director Jack Truman at dixiefilms@gmail.com

A Dixie Production

How to Make Books and Movies

Everyone has a story to tell.

You can write a book.

You can make a movie.

It's not that hard. It is a job. You have to focus and discipline yourself to make your project.

There's some great independent resources out there for making books. And they're free. Lulu.com, Amazon and Createspace will help you make your book for free.

And if you want to make a movie, there's great resources. Filmmaking books and magazines from people like Rick Schmidt and Chris Gore, internet resources like Withoutabox ( WAB ) and IMDB (Internet Movie Database). There's a whole world out there.

Make your movie. Write your book. Exercise your mind. Share your story. The world deserves it.

THE ACCEPTABLE SIN

5 Minute Award Winning Documentary Short Film

Featuring Opal Dockery

A Dixie Film

Book Trailer for 100 STORIES FROM AN OLD STRIPPER

Written by Opal Dockery



100 STORIES FROM AN OLD STRIPPER - Hilarious Book!!!

100 STORIES FROM AN OLD STRIPPER is the hilarious adult humor autobiographical book from featured author Opal Dockery.

Check it out on Amazon and Lulu!!!!

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Dixie Publishing on Twitter

Dixie Publishing is an underground independent publisher of alternative books.

And we're now on Twitter!

Follow Dixie Publishing on Twitter at:

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Watch the award-winning documentary short film THE ACCEPTABLE SIN:

THE SETTLEMENT - A Television Pilot

Dixie Films is pleased to announce the new book THE SETTLEMENT - A Television Pilot, by Jack Truman!

THE SETTLEMENT is a new television comedy series about the dysfunctional world of an apartment complex community. Primarily set in the office, this hilarious comedy focuses on the staff of an apartment complex, and the regular residents who reside there. The staff includes: Jimmy, the assistant manager, Scotty, your friendly maintenance man, Karen, the loud and controlling manager with a hidden heart of gold, and Barry, the manager of the local competing property across the street. Included with a colorful cast of local residents, and other employees, THE SETTLEMENT is a modern day THREE'S COMPANY meets THE OFFICE.

Written by award winning 25 year film and stage veteran Jack Truman. Truman's films have screened at over 300 film festivals worldwide to date.

THE SETTLEMENT, a Dixie Film production, is now available on Amazon:

THE SETTLEMENT on Amazon

100 Stories From an Old Stripper

Dixie Publishing is proud to announce the hilarious book 100 STORIES FROM AN OLD STRIPPER, by Opal Dockery.

100 STORIES FROM AN OLD STIPPER is a collection of 100 personal true stories from an old stripper. Opal shares hilarious personal stories from her dancing days in the 1970's and '80's!

Now available on Amazon.

100 STORIES FROM AN OLD STRIPPER





           

Self Publishing Your Book

It's easy to make your own book.

Have you written a book? Do you want to share it with the world? Are you all alone with no one to help you distribute your book?

You don't need a big publisher to get your book on Amazon. Or at Barnes and Noble. Honestly.....there's easy, cheap and convenient ways to self publish your book.

And you can have it online for the world to read within days.

The best self publishing resource that we've come across is Lulu. Lulu Publishing. It's free to self publish your book on their site. And they have free resources that let you have your book on Amazon. There's also great self publishing tools on there as well. Check out their site:

http://www.lulu.com

All of our books with Dixie Publishing are on Lulu. You can take a look at our Lulu library of books as a reference:

http://lulu.com/dixiepublishing

Make your book. If you're on your own, self publishing your book is a great way to go.

New Documentary Web Series - From Humor Book

Based off Dixie Publishing's autobiographical humor book 100 STORIES FROM AN OLD STRIPPER, by Opal Dockery, Blip TV presents an original documentary web series: STORIES FROM AN OLD STRIPPER!

Only on Blip TV, Season 1 of STORIES FROM AN OLD STRIPPER has 7 episodes. Watch the first season at:

http://blip.tv/stories-from-an-old-stripper

Episode 6, STORIES FROM AN OLD STRIPPER - The Ropes of Life:

Is Childhood Obesity Abuse?

Is Childhood Obesity child abuse?

Good question. There is a lot of current news that supports the arugument that childhood obesity is child abuse.

Here's a recent news story on Salon.com titled IS CHILDHOOD OBESITY ABUSE? by Mary Elizabeth Williams:

http://www.salon.com/2011/11/29/is_childhood_obesity_abusive/singleton/

It's a great topic to explore. And a great reference book for this argument is Opal Dockery's new book about a consideration that childhood obesity is legalized child abuse:

100 Stories From An Old Stripper - The Book

100 Stories From an Old Stripper, by Opal Dockery, is the new hit book from Dixie Publishing!

Opal talks about her personal stories as a burlesque dancer in the 1970's.

Watch the Book Trailer on Youtube:



And get the book on Amazon and Lulu!

On Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/100-Stories-Stripper-Opal-Dockery/dp/1257922726

On Lulu:

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/100-stories-from-an-old-stripper/16295284