“Look! Summer reading for the kiddos! . . . LET'S MAKE A MOVIE! ”
—Jamie Lee Curtis

About the Book

Lights! Camera! Action! Join a gang of ambitious kids as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime—making a movie! But this isn’t any movie. It’s the greatest movie of all time, The Ninjas Fight the Killer Sharks at Bikini Beach! It’s going to take a lot of moxie to pull this off, but these kids are ready. As they go through the process of raising money, writing the script, and shooting the picture, they face many obstacles. There's bad weather, equipment problems, unruly crew members, and a director who might be losing his mind! Will they complete the movie? Nobody said it was going to be easy! But these kids are about to learn the greatest lesson of all! NEVER GIVE UP!

About the Author

David Gordon Green wrote and directed his first feature film George Washington for a budget of $42K. It won the New York Film Critics’ Circle award for best first feature before going on to win festival awards internationally. His other films include All the Real Girls, Pineapple Express, Joe, Stronger, and the reboot of the Halloween franchise.

Onur Tukel wrote and directed his first feature film House of Pancakes for $10K. He went on to direct the low-budget movies Ding-a-ling-LESS, Catfight, Summer of Blood, Applesauce, Black Magic for White Boys, Scenes From an Empty Church, and That Cold Dead Look in Your Eyes.

Details

Imprint: ImpWorks
ISBN: 9781634312257
Format: hardcover
SRP: $20.00
Page count: 48 pages
Trim size: 8.5 x 11
Pub date: June 2022