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Index
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1 - Learn The Vocabulary of Film
Chapter 2 - Learn The Language of The Set
Chapter 3 - Pick Your Ten Best Shots
Chapter 4 - What Is A Shot, Anyway?
Chapter 5 - If It’s Not in The Shot, It Doesn’T Matter
Chapter 6 - Stories Don’t Have to Be Linear. Consider Creative Ways to Warp Time
Chapter 7 - Don’t Leave Money on The Editing Room Floor. Size Matters
Chapter 8 - Don’t Underestimate The Power of A Single Line
Chapter 9 - Move The Walls, Not The Trucks. Building A Set Gives You Total Control
Chapter 10 - Know Your Way Around The Marketplace As Well As The Palace
Chapter 11 - Great Cinematographers Are Worth Their Weight in Gold
Chapter 12 - Seal The Deal with A Great Operator
Chapter 13 - Shoot on A Low Floor
Chapter 14 - Shoot in Flat Light
Chapter 15 - …Unless The Sun Plays A Role in The Film
Chapter 16 - The Color Palette Is Critical
Chapter 17 - Move Into Your Car
Chapter 18 - The Strip Board Is The Rosetta Stone of Filmmaking
Chapter 19 - What Should Be in Your Back Pocket When You Show Up on Set?
Chapter 20 - Face The Realities of The Budget. Even Fifty Million Won’T Seem Like Enough
Chapter 21 - Fifty-Three Shooting Days. Now What? How to Schedule A Movie
Chapter 22 - Shoot A Short Day
Chapter 23 - Blocking Is Overlooked and Undervalued
Chapter 24 - The Background Action: How to Keep It Real and Why to Get It Right
Chapter 25 - Matching for Continuity: Why It’s Critical
Chapter 26 - Working Between The Sheets: The Only Thing “Hot” Is The Lights
Chapter 27 - The Wisdom of The Unrehearsed Scene
Chapter 28 - The Actor’s Don’t Always Have to Be in Frame
Chapter 29 - Consider Stealing Some Shots
Chapter 30 - A Film Is A Work in Progress
Chapter 31 - Expensive Toys Aren’t Always Worth The Money
Chapter 32 - Don’t Use A Flamethrower When A Match Will Do
Chapter 33 - Forget About The Monitor
Chapter 34 - Move The Camera. They Invented The Dolly for A Reason
Chapter 35 - Then Let It Stand Still: Virtues of The Static Camera
Chapter 36 - The Absolute Brilliance of The Single Master Shot
Chapter 37 - Assume Nothing
Chapter 38 - Night Work; Know when The Suffering Is Worth It
Chapter 39 - Earth, Wind, and Rain: You Can’t Ignore The Fundamental Elements
Chapter 40 - Fire and Brimstone: Full-Body Burns and The Impossible Shot
Chapter 41 - The Set Has A Chemistry. Big Egos… Big Money… Big Art
Chapter 42 - Magic Hour, Magic Moments
Chapter 43 - … But It’s Not All Autographs and Sunglasses
Chapter 44 - “Poor Man’s Process”: Consider Ways to Go “Cheap.”
Chapter 45 - Sweat The Small Stuff… Routinely
Chapter 46 - Filmmaking Is Always About Both The Art and The Money
Chapter 47 - Or Is It? The Auteur Filmmaker Versus The Gun for Hire
Chapter 48 - If You’re Not in A Union, You Probably Won’T Get to Work on A Feature Film
Chapter 49 - Hire The Best Crew. The Teamsters Matter
Chapter 50 - Always Have A Nice Lunch
Glossary of Film Terms
Index
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