Putting The Pieces Together: The Graffiti Model for Indie Filmmaking

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This is a beginner's guide to DIY filmmaking based on the award-winning graffiti movie "Quality of Life". This is a rare glimpse into the world of graffiti and ultra-low budget filmmaking, with a DIY film school, behind-the-scenes interviews with key cast and crew, the annotated original screenplay and rare San Francisco graffiti photos. This book gives back something to other aspiring filmmakers, while making it compelling for the graffiti subculture. "Putting The Pieces Together" outlines the filmmakers' fast-paced, ultra-indie 'Graffiti Model' of filmmaking, using "Quality of Life" as the case study. Unique and often outrageous photos from the San Francisco graffiti scene are scattered throughout the book, with a scrapbook of clippings and mementos from the film's production and festival run. Design for the book was provided by the renowned San Francisco creative studio Chen Design Associates, who also designed the film's award-winning poster and other print materials.

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"Extraordinary." - Berlin International Film Festival Jury "A powerful and emotionally satisfying film." - San Francisco Chronicle "Energetic....Authentic-looking glimpse into an exotic world." - Variety "Supreme acting and great music." - Stockholm International Film Festival Jr. Jury "Streetwise honesty...powerful." - Seattle Post Intelligencer"

Author Bio

Benjamin Morgan has spent over a decade as a government social worker, working within the juvenile justice system with at-risk youth. A former at-risk kid himself, Morgan's connection to the underground youth of today provides the film with its gritty realism and "drama verite" style.