$30 Film School

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$30 Film School is the title of a book written by Michael W. Dean concerning no-budget filmmaking. The book is part of the "$30 School" series, which also includes $30 Music School and $30 Writing School. All of the books in the series advocate a start-to-finish DIY ethic, include interviews with professionals in the given field, and include a CD or DVD of extras.

The first edition sold 30,000 copies and was published by Muska & Lipman in 2003.

The second edition came out in March of 2006, and comes with a DVD featuring software, tutorials, and 14 short films by graduates of the first edition.