Shooting Movies Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot

• CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTIONPart 1: REALITIES OF PRE-PRODUCTIONCHAPTER 2 WHAT'S FIRST?      CHAPTER 3 WE'RE STILL READING THE SCRIPT   CHAPTER 4 A FEW MORE THINGS TO THINK OF   CHAPTER 5 SHOT LIST      CHAPTER 6 CREW       CHAPTER 7 LOCATIONS      CHAPTER 8 SELECTING A CAMERA     CHAPTER 9 SELECTING THE LENS     CHAPTER 10 SELECTING FILM STOCK     CHAPTER 11 SELECTING A TRIPOD AND HEAD   CHAPTER 12 WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING TO PREP  CHAPTER 13 THE NIGHT BEFORE    Part 2: PRODUCTIONCHAPTER 14 ON TIME AND READY TO SHOOT CHAPTER 15 FIRST DAY/ FIRST SHOT    CHAPTER 16 SHOOTING MASTERS     CHAPTER 17 CLOSE-UPS AND COVERAGE   CHAPTER 18 OPERATING THE CAMERA    CHAPTER 19 STILL MORE COMPOSITION or FOLLOW THE MONEYCHAPTER 20 THE HORROR OF THE 180º LINE  CHAPTER 21 THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (Not necessarily in that order)CHAPTER 22 LEARNING THE HARDWARE    CHAPTER 23 WHY WE LIGHT      CHAPTER 24 EXPOSURE      CHAPTER 25 EXERCISE: SHOOTING YOUR PROJECT ON FILM Part 3: POST-PRODUCTIONCHAPTER 26 POST-PRODUCTION: TIMING AND TRANSFERRINGCHAPTER 27 POST-PRODUCTION: PUTTING TOGETHER A REELPart 4: TECHNICALITIESCHAPTER 28 CAMERAS: BLACK BOXES   CHAPTER 29 LENSES       CHAPTER 30 FILMCHAPTER 31 COLOR TEMPERATURECHAPTER 32 USING AND HANDLING FILM CAMERAS AND LENSESCHAPTER 33 USING A TRIPOD AND HEADCHAPTER 34 THE DOLLY GRIPCHAPTER 35 LABORATORY

"I think this is wonderful book for all of us jack of all trades filmmakers out there..In hindsight I am sure my foot wishes I had read this book before I shoot my first feature. -Dusan Sekulovic, Director"[It] tells the about the reality of filmmaking from a Cinematographer's perspective.his/her thoughts and the thoughts of those on the set, the challenges, and the intellect necessary for learning from mistakes and solving problems. -Michael A Hofstein, Director of Photography"Finally-An Actual, Working Hollywood Director of Photography Shares his 'Inner-Door' Secrets of the Craft. This is a hard-hitting, no-holds-barred, fantastic 'Shooter's Guide' from a top professional in the Business. Call it-'The 'Hollywood Rules' for Up & Coming Directors-of-Photography'!! -Dave A. Anselmi: Director, Producer, and Instructor, PracticalMysticProductions.com"Anderson is able to take some very complex concepts and meld them into a easily digestible dose of information that even a reader with little or no knowledge about the topic can easily understand and learn from." -Joey Goodsell, University of Southern Mississippi