Part I: PRE-PRODUCTION

Chapter 6: FILMING AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES

Shots

Angles

Framing

Low-high

Pan

Zoom

Camera Effects

Film Look

RECORDING ON LOCATION

            Synch Sound

            Microphones

            Technique

Part III: POST-PRODUCTION

Chapter 7: COMPUTERS

Mac VS. PC

How Much Computer Do I Need?

Protecting Your Computer

FireWire

SOFTWARE:

Writing

Editing

Compositing and Effects

Sound design

Web Export

Page Layout

Palm Pilots

Backing Up Data: Tape, DVD, Internet

Chapter 8: EDITING IMAGES

            History

Linear vs. Non-linear.

Stacking, etc.

How to Edit

Titles and Credits

Making Mistakes Work

Chapter 19: EDITING-AUDIO

            Dialog Replacement

            Music & Soundtrack

            Audio Editing

            Making Loops and Background Music

Chapter 10: Your Own DVD

VHS Preparation And Replication

DVD Authoring And Replication

DVD Subtitles Production

Outputting to DLT

Choosing a Replicator

Part IV: PROMOTION

Chapter 11: PROMOTION

            The Web

            E-mail

            Four-Point Plan For Effective Promotion

            Word Of Mouth

            Creating a Buzz

            Getting People to Help

Getting on TV

Chapter 12: SELLING YOUR FILM

            Three Types of Licensing

            Selling on Your Own

            Negotiation Tactics

            Getting Distribution

Chapter 13: TOURING

            How

            Where

            Booking

            Contracts

            Advancing The Show

            Accommodations

            Travel

            Crossing Borders

            Doing a Q&A

            Doing Interviews

Part V: STEAL THIS

Chapter 14: COPY PROTECTION, RIghts and Ratings

            The Case Against

            How to Add It

            How Some People Defeat It

Copyright, Patent, Trademark

Slander & Libel

Fair Use
Movie Ratings

Part VI: YOU

Chapter 15:CLOSING ARGUMENTS

            Art Karma

            Work Ethic

            Self-Definition

            Dealing With Adversity

            Dealing With Critics

HOLLYWOOD-IGNORING THE CALL

            Not Selling Out

            Working Outside the Industry

CONCLUSION

            Art is All

Part VII: INTERVIEWS WITH FILMMAKERS

JOSHUA LEONARD

JON MORITSUGU

KEVIN EPPS

ESTHER BELL

RUSTY NAILS

NICOLE PANTER

DARYL HANEY

BURKE ROBERTS

DANNY PLOTNICK

JILL MORLEY

BECKY GOLDBERG

SCOTT BEIBIN

also some cool cartoons by Keith Knight

Part VIII: APPENDIXES

Appendix A: Recommended Viewing / Reading / Surfing / Listening

Appendix B: Tour Stops On Author’s Last Movie Tour

Appendix C: What’s on the CD-ROM

Author Bio and Contact Info