Table of Contents

Intro

Step I. Development: Hunting and Gathering

Step I Intro

Chapter 1: Who Does What: Job Descriptions

Chapter 2: An Equipment Overview

Chapter 3: I Mean Business

Chapter 4: Don't Tread on Me: Intellectual Property and Other Thorny Issues

Chapter 5: Who's Buying What: Surveying the Market

Chapter 6: What Do You Got and What Can You Get?

Chapter 7: Searching for a Script

Chapter 8: Writing a Script Yourself

Checklists

Step II. Preproduction: People, Places, and Things

Step II Intro

Chapter 9: Locking and Prepping Your Script

Chapter 10: Production Design

Chapter 11: Script Breakdown

Chapter 12: Locking the Schedule

Chapter 13: Locking the Budget

Chapter 14: Scouting and Locking Locations

Chapter 15: Build the Ensemble

Chapter 16: Storyboards, Shooting Scripts, Shot Lists, and Rehearsals

Step III. Production: Action!

Step III Intro

Chapter 17: Executing the Plan

Chapter 18: Making Video Digital

Chapter 19: The DV Camera

Chapter 20: Lighting for DV

Chapter 21: Lighting Techniques

Chapter 22: Rigging

Chapter 23: Capturing the Sound

Chapter 24: Renting Gear

Chapter 25: Props, Sets, and Set Dressing

Chapter 26: Hair, Makeup, and Wardrobe

Chapter 27: Explosions, Gunplay, and Fistfights: When to Call in the Experts

Step IV. Postproduction: Directing the Movie

Step IV Intro

Chapter 28: Postproduction Systems: Things to Consider

Chapter 29: Cutting Picture

Chapter 30: Post-Audio

Chapter 31: Finishing

Step V. Selling: How To Keep Your Shirt

Step V Intro

Chapter 32: Whom You're Selling To

Chapter 33: Festivals and Markets

Chapter 34: What You Sell: The Shape Of Distribution Agreements

Resources
Appendix

Agreements, worksheets, templates, and checklists

DVD

Software

Templates

Video