Part I: Filmmaking and Storytelling.

Chapter 1: So You Want to Be a Filmmaker.

Chapter 2: Genres in General.

Chapter 3: Pining For, Penning, and Pitching a Great Story.

Part II: Gearing Up to Make Your Film.

Chapter 4: Scheduling and Budgeting Your Film.

Chapter 5: Financing Your Film.

Chapter 6: Location, Location, Location.

Chapter 7: Crewing Up: Hiring Your Crew.

Chapter 8: Assembling Your Cast of Characters.

Chapter 9: Storyboarding Your Film.

Part III: Ready to Roll: Starting Production on Your Film.

Chapter 10: Filming through the Looking Glass.

Chapter 11: Let There Be Lighting!

Chapter 12: Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Production Sound.

Chapter 13: Directing Your Actors: Action!

Chapter 14: A Sense of Direction: Shooting Your Film.

Part IV: Finishing Your Film in Post.

Chapter 15: Cut to: Editing Your Film Frame by Frame.

Chapter 16: Posting the Sound for All to Hear: Mixing Sound and Adding Music.

Chapter 17: Creating Effective Special Effects.

Chapter 18: Giving Credit and Titles.

Part V: Finding a Distributor for Your Film.

Chapter 19: Distributing Your Film.

Chapter 20: Exploring and Entering Film Festivals.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Discovering New Film Talent.

Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Get Publicity for Your Film.

Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Avoid Murphy s Law When Filming.

Chapter 24: The Ten Best Filmmaking Magazines and Newspapers.

Index.