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Producing And Directing The Short Film And Video, Fifth Edition Is The Definitive Book On The Subject For The Serious Film Student Or Beginning Filmmaker. Its Unique Two-fold Approach Looks At Filmmaking From The Perspectives Of Both The Producer And Director, And Clearly Explains How Their Separate Roles Must Work Together To Create A Successful Short Film Or Video. Through Extensive Examples From Award-winning Shorts And Insightful Interviews, You Will Learn About Common Challenges The Filmmakers Encountered During Each Step Of Filmmaking Process-from Preproduction To Production, Postproduct Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table Of Contents; Preface: Fifth Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Internet; Craft Versus Art And Collaboration; What Are The Steps?; The Organization Of The Book; Producer And Director; The Producer; The Director; Six Short Films; The Filmmakers Speak; Chapter Breakdowns; Companion Web Site; Timeline; Part I Preproduction; 1 Script; The Creative Producer; Developing The Script; Animation; Do Your Homework; What Is A Script?; What Does A Script Look Like?; Where Do Scripts Come From?; How Are Scripts Developed?; Workshop Your Idea Basic Guidelines For The Short Formlength; The Central Theme; Conflict; The Basic Conflicts; The Dramatic Arc Or Spine; One Primary Event; One Major Character; Follow-through; Minimum Back Story; Internal Motives, External Action; No Talking Heads; Images Before Words; Adaptation; Why Adapt?; Rights; What Is The Story About?; Find Your Plot And Characters; Make The Internal External; Dramatic Expectations; What Do You Do Now?; General Guidelines For Adaptation; True Stories And Events; Legalities; Rights And Adaptations (preexisting Material); Noncommercial/festival Rights; Original Material Copyrightcollaboration; Working With A Writer; Rewriting; How Do Scripts Affect Budgets?; Director; Supervising Or Performing Rewrites; Working With The Writer; Director As Storyteller; Readings; Story Questio