AUTHOR

Leadership, Creativity, Entertainment, Our Social Contract

Adam is the author of Inside Track for Independent Filmmakers, the must-read for independent filmmakers, and Filmmaking in Action: Your Guide to the Skills and Craft, by Adam Leipzig and Barry Weiss with Michael Goldman, the definitive textbook on the filmmaking process and all-in-one-resource for college students and emerging professionals. Both are published by Macmillan. He frequently writes and posts on social media about leadership, creativity, filmmaking, and careers in the media industries. Adam serves as the publisher and managing editor of Cultural Daily, elevating the global creative conversation with poetry and essays by emerging and under-represented writers, and DCReport, covering our political landscape with new perspectives.

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In addition to books, Adam has written numerous articles for publication.

Filmmaking in Action

The One-Stop Resource for Emerging Filmmakers

With storytelling and collaboration as core principles, industry veterans Adam Leipzig (former President of National Geographic Films), and Barry S. Weiss (former head of animation for Sony Pictures), with Michael Goldman, guide students and emerging filmmakers through the skills and craft of video and filmmaking. This comprehensive book is one students will keep, and keep using, for years.

Inside Track

Empowering independent filmmakers to turn the tables on Hollywood — and get their movies made and seen.

Inside Track for Independent Filmmakers is your roadmap to getting your movie made, seen, and distributed. With 11 Inside Tracks and 99 step-by-step tips, you’ll discover insider secrets, proven methods, and time-saving shortcuts – everything you need to approach financiers, actors, agents, and distributors like a savvy professional.