The ultimate filmmaker's guide to short films : making it big in shorts / Kim Adelman

Includes bibliographical references and index

So you want to make a short -- First, watch some films -- Think like a short filmmaker -- Act like a filmmaker -- What kind of film should you make? -- To DV or not to DV -- From concept to blueprint -- Budgeting: everything for free -- Sag: friend or foe -- Essential people and paperwork -- Ready, steady, go! -- Postproduction for film and tape -- Why music will kill you -- Creating your game plan -- Press kits that work -- Playing the festival circuit -- How to get rich off your short -- Parlaying your little film into a big career

More short films are being produced every year and new distributed channels, including the Internet, mean an ever increasing audience for them. This is a guide to the world of short film production, with all the tools needed to take an idea from concept to shooting script.