Tuesday, January 28, 2014

NO BUDGET FILMMAKING BOOK EXPLODES AT SUNDANCE 2014





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NO BUDGET FILMMAKING BOOK EXPLODES AT SUNDANCE 2014

Park City Book Event Explodes at World's Biggest Film Festival

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

That's what the independent film world found out last week at the 2014 Sundance Film festival.

Dolly's Bookstore in Park City, Utah hosted a book event on January 20th in conjunction with the Sundance Film Festival with the new filmmaking reference book NO BUDGET FILMMAKING by award winning independent filmmaker Jack Truman. Truman's book event at the festival launched the 2014 national book tour for the new innovative, alternative DIY moviemaking book.

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.

I love returning to Park City every year for the Sundance and Slamdance film festivals”, state Truman. Since my first film screened here 8 years ago, this event has warmly welcomed by films annually, and has contributed to their global success on the film festival circuit worlwide. With this book, I hope to share my experiences and help the next generation of filmmakers make movies with little to no money and become successful around the world as a true independent filmmaker”.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

NO BUDGET FILMMAKING or How to be a Well-Known Filmmaker
& Be Broke at the Same Time
Jack Truman
Category: Filmmaking / Entertainment / Movies / Film / Educational
ISBN: 978-1-300-61518-7

6 x 9 inches / 200 Pages



Thursday, January 9, 2014

Book and Film Event at Sundance 2014





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Press Release for Childhood Obesity Book & Short Film Signing Event

BOOK SIGNING and Short Film Event at Park City Cafe

Author / Filmmaker Opal Dockery will sign copies of her new reference book A CONSIDERATION THAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEGALIZED CHILD ABUSE , Monday, January 20h from 2:30 to 4:00 pm at Wasatch Bagel Cafe, 1300 Snow Creek Drive, Park City Utah 84060.

Included with the book will be a signing of Opal's award winning documentary short film THE ACCEPTABLE SIN, screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide.

The event is free and open to all, and will be held in conjunction with the 2014 Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals.

Synopsis: Ms. Dockery's reference book is the first of its kind to show a possible direct link between Childhood Obesity and Child Abuse. Childhood obesity is a preventable medical disorder that fulfills the legal definition of Child Abuse. Through extensive research, and finding that it captures the lives of children and is transferred to adulthood, remaining a constant lifelong problem, this book shows and educates the reader that Childhood Obesity could and should be considered a legalized form of Child Abuse.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Opal Dockery is an award-winning actress, writer, poet and speaker. Her independent films have screened at over 300 film festivals worldwide. A former burlesque dancer for over 20 years, Ms. Dockery has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice. She has been a vegetarian/vegan for over 40 years, and is an animal rights activist.

A CONSIDERATION THAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEGALIZED CHILD ABUSE
Opal Dockery
Category: Reference / Diet & Health / Parenting & Family / Child Abuse
ISBN: 978-0-557-72365-2
6 x 9 inches / 118 Pages



Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Sundance 2014 No Budget Filmmaking Event





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NO-BUDGET FILMMAKING EVENT AT SUNDANCE 2014

Award-Winning Filmmaker to Have Book Signing at Dolly's Bookstore

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.

Dolly's Bookstore in Park City will be hosting a special book signing event of Truman's new book on January 19th, 2014. The event will be on Main Street in conjunction with the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

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.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

NO BUDGET FILMMAKING or How to be a Well-Known Filmmaker
& Be Broke at the Same Time
Jack Truman
Category: Filmmaking / Entertainment / Movies / Film / Educational
ISBN: 978-1-300-61518-7
6 x 9 inches / 200 Pages



Friday, January 3, 2014

So Far Away: A Poem from a Life Less Traveled




SO FAR AWAY


Here I am
So far away
Away from all I know
Everything about me is new
I am a stranger to these surroundings

I am so far away
From the life I know
Yet so close
For the life I know
Is always within me

My everyday life
Is so far away
So far away from all I know
And all I am

I am here though
My body
My soul
Is here
Wherever I am
I will be there

Nothing is so far away  

POEMS FROM A LIFE LESS TRAVELED
By Jack Truman
Copyrighted by Dixie Publishing

Now available on Amazon and Lulu:





Thursday, January 2, 2014

A New Year's Vegan Recipe: No Bake Fudge Cookies





No Bake Fudge Cookies


Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
1 cup soy milk
½ cup cocoa
3 cups oats
1/3 cup vegan spread
½ cup peanut butter
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup coconut flakes

Directions:

In a cooking pan, add the soy milk, cocoa and sugar.
Heat and bring the mixture to a boil.
After it boils, let it continue to boil for a few minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add all of the remaining ingredients.
Stir and mix well.
Put spoonfuls on wax paper.
Let set for several minutes to cool.
Ready to serve.

THE VEGAN COOKBOOK: 497 Recipes
By Jack Truman