Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking

Practical Techniques for the Guerilla Filmmaker

Dan Rahmel

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN:
  9781136070532
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Film & Video

Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking, an ideal book for the rapidly growing number of low-budget filmmakers, provides how-to information on the day-to-day techniques of actual low-budget production. Containing construction details describing how to replicate expensive tools for under $30 a piece, this book provides quick and inexpensive remedies to both the most common and most difficult production challenges. Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking is an invaluable resource to anyone looking to make a film without a big budget.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1 Safety
• 2 Common Materials and Tools
• Part I: Preproduction Introduction
• Part II: Camera Introduction
• Part III: Gaffer Introduction
• Part IV: Grip Introduction
• Part V: Sound Introduction
• Part VI: Art Introduction
• Part VII: Make-up Introduction
• Part VIII: Post-production Introduction
• Glossary Introduction
• Glossary
• Index