101 Things I Learned® in Film School

An illustrated accessible introduction to filmmaking from an award-winning Hollywood producer screenwriter film school professor and script consultant to major movie studiosAnyone 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® in Film School is an indispensable resource for students screenwriters filmmakers animators and anyone else interested in the moviemaking profession.