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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Filmmaking 5
Chapter 1: So You Want to Be a Filmmaker 7
Chapter 2: Genres in General 21
Chapter 3: Penning and Pitching a Great Story 39
Part 2: Gearing Up to Make Your Movie 55
Chapter 4: Scheduling and Budgeting Your Movie 57
Chapter 5: Financing Your Movie 77
Chapter 6: Location, Location, Location 93
Chapter 7: Crewing Up: Hiring Your Crew 109
Chapter 8: Assembling Your Cast of Characters 129
Chapter 9: Storyboarding Your Movie 145
Part 3: Ready to Roll: Starting Production on Your Movie 161
Chapter 10: Shooting through the Looking Glass 163
Chapter 11: Let There Be Lighting! 191
Chapter 12: Sound Advice: Production Sound 209
Chapter 13: Directing Your Actors: And Action! 227
Chapter 14: A Sense of Direction: Directing Your Movie 243
Part 4: Finishing Your Movie in Post 265
Chapter 15: Cut to: Editing Your Movie — Shot by Shot 267
Chapter 16: Posting Your Movie’s Soundtrack: Adding Music and Effects to the Mix 287
Chapter 17: Conjuring Up Special Effects 305
Chapter 18: Giving Credit and Titles 325
Part 5: Finding Distribution for Your Movie 337
Chapter 19: Distributing Your Movie 339
Chapter 20: Exploring and Entering Film Festivals 363
Part 6: The Part of Tens 377
Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Discovering New Talent 379
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Get Publicity for Your Movie 385
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Avoid Murphy’s Law 391
Chapter 24: Ten Tips for Shooting on Your Smartphone 397
Index 405
