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Shoot It! explores the growth of independent film around the world and the renegade filmmakers who find ways to bring their unique visions to movie screens. It starts with an overview of the current studio system which leaves filmmakers little room for creative control, then traces the rise of the concurrent indie movement, from its roots to the impact of digital technology.

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<br> An engaging, comprehensive history of the highs and lows of independent film. . . . The insight from numerous industry insiders, combined with Spaner's historical overview, proves that the history of independent film can be just as interesting as the films themselves. -- MovieMaker magazine<br><br> There have been plenty of history books written about independent film, but few take the expansive, international view of journalist and critic David Spaner in his new book Shoot It! -- Indie Wire <br><br> A sort of alt.history of the movies, David Spaner's book attempts to find a common ground of anti-American corporate resistance linking 1920s union organizers, blacklist victims of the 1950s, John Cassavetes, the French New Wave, New York punk bohemians, Method actors and international filmmakers. -- The Globe and Mail

An engaging, comprehensive history of the highs and lows of independent film. . . . The insight from numerous industry insiders, combined with Spaner's historical overview, proves that the history of independent film can be just as interesting as the films themselves. --MovieMaker magazine There have been plenty of history books written about independent film, but few take the expansive, international view of journalist and critic David Spaner in his new book Shoot It! --Indie Wire A sort of alt.history of the movies, David Spaner's book attempts to find a common ground of anti-American corporate resistance linking 1920s union organizers, blacklist victims of the 1950s, John Cassavetes, the French New Wave, New York punk bohemians, Method actors and international filmmakers. --The Globe and Mail

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David Spaner: David Spaner has worked as a movie critic, feature writer, reporter, and editor for numerous newspapers and magazines. He is the author of Dreaming in the Rain: How Vancouver Became Hollywood North by Northwest. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.

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