Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video

Taking the reader from filmscript to final product, this book illustrates the steps involved in pre-production, production, post-production, and distribution.

It examines filmmaking from the perspective of both producer and director and explains how their separate energies need to combine in order to create a successful short film.

The text includes extensive examples from two award-winning short narrative films - "Lunch Date" and "Truman" - and one short documentary "Mirror Mirror" - and also features quotes from the filmmakers themselves describing the problems they encountered and how they solved them.

Finally, the book contains stills and scripts from the three films, samples of various production forms, and appendices with information on festivals, grants, insurance, and film schools.