Summary:
Teach Yourself Film Making Third Edition is a jargon-free, straightforward guide for all budding film makers. Covering every aspect of making a film, from scriptwriting, casting and cameras to lighting, financing, filming and editing, this is the most comprehensive, user-friendly guide on the market.

This new edition has been fully updated to take into account the most recent technological developments in the industry, particularly in terms of advancements in cameras and editing software. Tom Holden will explain the pitfalls, benefits and possibilities offered by this new technology to ensure you don't get bogged down by industry jargon but know what is going to work best for you.

Tom Holden has worked across the spectrum of low-budget fiction films from international documentary films to studio-based programs. He is a lecturer in TV broadcasting and broadcast journalism at the University of Chester.

• Straightforward, jargon-free guide to all aspects of film making.
• Covers everything from screenwriting, casting and cameras to filming, editing and financing.
• Fully updated to take into account the most recent developments in film making.
• Publishing at the same time as Teach Yourself Digital Home Movie Making - March 2007.

Table of Contents:
introduction
01 getting ready
02 script writing
03 casting and rehearsals
04 cameras
05 using your camera
06 lights and lighting
07 sound
08 locations and obtaining support
09 financing your film
10 fine tuning your vision
11 silence on set ... and action
12 completing the moving jigsaw
13 showing your film
14 confessions of a film maker
glossary
taking it further
index

About the Author(s):
Tom Holden is a lecturer in TV broadcasting and broadcast journalism at the University of Chester. Since 1994, he has worked across the spectrum of film making - from low-budget fiction films, international documentary films to studio based programs.

Readership:
All those interested in making their own film as well as those visiting film courses