1. IT ALL STARTS WITH THE STORY The Idea Themes In Your Story Content The MacGuffin and What Is It? Exercises 2. WRITING YOUR SCREENPLAY The Three Stages Of The Screenplay Breaking It Down Into Scenes Writing Dialogue Writing Subtext Writer's Block The Opening The Ending The Big Twist Exercises 3. PREPRODUCTION The Art Director/Production Designer Choosing Locations Avoiding the Cliche Trains, Planes and Automobiles Location, Location, Location Set Design Color Costume Storyboarding Exercises 4. DIRECTING ACTORS Casting Actors as Cattle Sex Scenes and Censorship Exercises 5. CINEMATOGRAPHY Lenses Filming Framing Shot Length Subjective Camera Exercises 6. EDITING Montage Talking Pictures Cross Cutting The Jump Cut Exercises 7. POST PRODUCTION & SOUND A Reel Sound Script Sound Effects Ambient Sound Dialogue Music Songs Exercises 8.

MARKETING YOUR MOVIE Know Your Audience Promote Your Film Cultivate A Persona Have Your Own Signature Surround Yourself With Talent Movie Titles Taglines Trailers Pushing The Envelope Exercises Filmography Bibliography.