Cover; Contents; Foreword; The film crew; Chapter 1 Inspiration, ideas & writing; How do you come up with ideas?; What is story structure?; Creating memorable characters; Develop your characters; How to write for the camera; Make a storyboard; Selling your screenplay; Chapter 2 Producing & directing; The budget; Getting organized; Choosing and using the camera; Lighting; Sound; The four responsibilities of the director; How to shoot a movie; Grammar of film directing; Trick shots; Shooting on location; Making stuff look good; Props and set dressing; Make-up; Wardrobe. Low-budget special effectsLights, mobile phone, action; Chapter 3 Editing & post-production; Editing; Sound and music; Finishing off; Chapter 4 Marketing & publicity; The seven essentials of creating a press kit; About film festivals; How to start your own film festival; Film markets; Distribution; Movies on the Internet; Rights; Writing a good CV; A-Z of independent filmmaking; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Acknowedgements/Credits.

For the aspiring filmmaker this inspirational book provides a complete introductory course in filmmaking skills. It offers 100 easy projects to guide you through the filmmaking process, from first steps and writing the script, and on to producing, directing and publicising your finished work. This is a complete `blue print'' to making a film. Based on professional practice, each project utilises readily-available, low-budget equipment and software, and will allow you to get started immediately. Each of the 100 projects takes you right the way through writing your script, selling the idea, rai