Filmmaking for Dummies (Paperback, 3)

Introduction 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