Filmmaking : direct your movie from script to screen using proven Hollywood techniques / by Jason J. Tomaric.

Includes index.

Table of Contents -- DEVELOPMENT -- Chapter 1: The Script -- PRE-PRODUCTION -- Chapter 2: Pre-Production -- Chapter 3: Budgeting -- Chapter 4: Scheduling -- Chapter 5: Insurance -- Chapter 6: Locations -- Chapter 7: Auditioning Actors -- Chapter 8: The Crew -- Chapter 9: Unions & Guilds -- Chapter 10: Equipment -- Chapter 11: Production Design -- PRODUCTION -- Chapter 12: Production -- Chapter 13: Acting -- Chapter 14: Directing -- Chapter 15: Cinematography -- Chapter 16: Audio Recording -- Chapter 17: Hair & Make-Up -- Chapter 18: Craft Services & Catering -- POST-PRODUCTION -- Chapter 19: Editing -- Chapter 20: Digital Effects -- Chapter 21: Post-Production Audio -- Chapter 22: Music -- MARKETING -- Chapter 23: Distribution -- Index.

Filmmaking, the definitive resource for filmmakers, blows the doors off the secretive film industry and shows you how to adapt the Hollywood-system for your production. Full of thousands of tips, tricks, and techniques from Emmy-winning director Jason Tomaric, Filmmaking systematically takes you through every step of how to produce a successful movie - from developing a marketable idea through selling your completed movie. Whether you're on a budget of $500 or $50,000,000, Filmmaking reveals some of Hollywood's best-kept secrets. Make your movie and do it right. The companion site includes: Over 30-minutes of high-quality video tutorials featuring over a dozen working Hollywood professionals Industry-standard forms and contracts you can use for your production Sample scripts, storyboards, schedules, call sheets, contracts, letters from the producer, camera logs and press kits 45-minute video that takes you inside the movie that launched Jason's career. 3,000 extras, 48 locations, 650 visual effects, and all made from his parent's basement for $25,000. Filmmaking, the definitive resource for filmmakers, blows the doors off the secretive film industry and shows you how to adapt the Hollywood-system for your production. Full of thousands of tips, tricks, and techniques from Emmy-winning director Jason Tomaric, Filmmaking systematically takes you through every step of how to produce a successful movie - from developing a marketable idea through selling your completed movie. Whether you're on a budget of $500 or $50,000,000, Filmmaking reveals some of Hollywood's best-kept secrets. Make your movie and do it right.