Stoller, Bryan Michael, 1960-

Filmmaking for dummies / by Bryan Michael Stoller ; foreword by Jerry Lewis. - Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., 2003. - xxiv, 354 p. : ill.; 24 cm. - for dummies .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333]-336) and index.

pt. 1. Filmmaking and storytelling --
So you want to be a filmmaker --
Genres in general --
Pining for, penning, and pitching a great story --
pt. 2. Gearing up to make your film --
Scheduling and budgeting your film --
Financing your film --
Location, location, location --
Crewing Up: hiring your crew --
Assembling your cast of characters --
Storyboarding your film --
pt. 3. Ready to roll: starting production on your film --
Filming through the looking glass --
Let there be lighting! --
Hear ye, hear ye: production sound --
Directing your actors: Action! --
A Sense of direction: shooting your film --
pt. 4. Finishing your film in post --
Cut to: editing your film frame by frame --
Posting the sound for all to hear: mixing sound and adding music --
Creating effective special effects --
Giving credit and titles --
pt. 5. Finding a distributor for your film --
Distributing your film --
Exploring and entering film festivals --
pt. 6. The part of tens --
Ten tips for discovering new film talent --
Ten ways to get publicity for your film --
Ten ways to avoid Murphy's Law when filming --
The ten best filmmaking magazines and newspapers.

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