Making Short Films, Third Edition
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Making Short Films, Third Edition

The Complete Guide from Script to Screen

  1. 496 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Making Short Films, Third Edition

The Complete Guide from Script to Screen

About this book

Making movies is the most exciting way to earn a living and it is not surprising that media and film studies remain the most popular courses at colleges across the western world. A short film provides an opportunity for elliptical, poetic, condensed story telling. Shorts can take risks rarely seen in features. It is the arena where a strong voice or individual vision is possible; an invitation for experimentation and originality. Making Short Films, 3rd edition is entirely revised and restructured, providing a much more complete and detailed guide to filmmaking, with more information on new technology, illustrations and ideas for best practice.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780857853875
eBook ISBN
9780857854322
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film & Video
PAGE
16
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Table of contents

  1. FC
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction to Making Short Films, 3rd Edition
  7. 1 The Writer
  8. 2 The Producer
  9. 3 The Director
  10. 4 Scheduling and Budgeting
  11. 5 Finance
  12. 6 Crewing
  13. 7 Casting
  14. 8 Locations
  15. 9 Camera
  16. 10 Lights
  17. 11 Sound
  18. 12 The Editor
  19. 13 Music
  20. 14 Marketing
  21. 15 Festivals and Distributors
  22. 16 Hybrid Distribution
  23. 17 Paul Andrew Williams
  24. 18 Daniel Mulloy
  25. 19 Jack Pizzey
  26. 20 Time Freak Making an Oscar-nominated short
  27. 21 Broken Secrets of high-production values on a low budget
  28. 22 Noise Control How to get a star in your short film
  29. 23 G.M. Storyboarding a silent film
  30. 24 Room Eleven Tips from the crew including costume, DP and AD
  31. 25 Greta May The complete process from short story to film festival
  32. 26 Final Cut Pro
  33. 27 Final Draft
  34. 28 Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling
  35. 29 Careers
  36. 30 Film School
  37. 31 A Brief History of Short Films
  38. 32 Example Production and Release Forms
  39. 33 Useful Links
  40. 34 Film Festivals
  41. 35 Glossary of Film Terms
  42. Top 10 Short Films You Must See
  43. Top 10 Directors
  44. Top 10 Podcasts
  45. Top 10 Filmmaking Blogs
  46. Top 10 iPhone Apps
  47. Director-Cedric Behrel
  48. Make-up designer-Victoria Poland
  49. Actorsā€™ agent-Danny Richman
  50. Casting director-Erica Arvold
  51. Actor-Pere Costa
  52. Location manager-Greg Babcock
  53. Director of photography (DP)-Mark Duffield
  54. Gaffer-Pete Carrier
  55. Sound designer-Roland Heap
  56. Editor-Gordon Burkell
  57. Composer-Spencer Cobrin
  58. Film critic-Dave Calhoun
  59. Film publicist-Vanessa Davies
  60. Film festival organizer-Elliot Grove
  61. Festival exhibitor-Matthew James Reilly
  62. Short film distributor-Dawn Sharpless
  63. Short of the Week editor-Andrew Allen
  64. Consultant-Peter Broderick
  65. Producer-Gigi Causey
  66. Producer-Jorge F. Rodriguez
  67. Scriptwriter-Terence Doyle
  68. Storyboard artist-Martin Pickles
  69. Wardrobe-Maedhbh McMahon
  70. First AD-Simon Hinkley
  71. Stills photographer-Alexander Atwater
  72. Film school lecturer-Pablo Frasconi
  73. Film student-Tony Dinsey
  74. Film school graduate-Edward Housden
  75. Independent filmmaker-Stuart Holt
  76. Acknowledgements for the Third Edition
  77. Bibliography
  78. Images List
  79. Notes
  80. Index