**An illustrated, accessible introduction to filmmaking from an
award-winning Hollywood producer, screenwriter, film school professor,
and script consultant to major movie studios
**
Anyone with a cellphone can shoot video, but creating a memorable
feature-length film requires knowledge and mastery of a wide range of
skills, including screenwriting, storytelling, directing, visual
composition, and production logistics. This book points the aspiring
filmmaker down this complex learning path with such critical lessons as:
- how to structure a story and pitch it to a studio
- ways to reveal a story's unseen aspects, such as backstory and
character psychology
- the difference between plot, story, and theme
- why some films drag in Act 2, and what to do about it
- how to visually compose a frame to best tell a story
- how to manage finances, schedules, and the practical demands of
production
Written by an award-winning producer, screenwriter, film school
professor, and script consultant to major movie studios, 101 Things I
Learned(R) in Film School is an indispensable resource for students,
screenwriters, filmmakers, animators, and anyone else interested in the
moviemaking profession.