Foreword / Peter Guber, founder and chairman, Mandalay Entertainment

Industry outlook

Acknowledgments

How to use this book

pt. 1. Development/Preproduction

[section 1]. The script

Screenwriter

Story editor

Script reader

Literary agent

[section 2]. The talent

Casting director

Principal actors

Extras

Talent agent

Mailroom clerk

Stunt coordinator

Stuntperson

Choreographer

Animal trainer

Wrangler

[section 3]. Producers (studio or independent)

Head of production

Executive producer

Development executive

Producer

Line producer

Unit production manager

Production coordinator

Production assistant

[section 4]. Directors

Director

First assistant director

Second assistant director

Script supervisor

DHA trainee

[section 5]. Financing and legal issues

Auditor

Entertainment lawyer

Titles registrar

Film commissioner

pt. 2. Production (principal photography)

[section 6]. Camera

Director of photography

Camera operator

First assistant cameraperson

Key grip

Gaffer

Best boy

[section 7]. How the film looks

Production designer

Art director

Location scout

Storyboard artist

Matte painter

Set designer

Set decorator

Model and minature builder

Puppeteer/sculptor

Property master

Lead man/swing gang

Costumer designer

Key costumer

Makeup artist

Special effects makeup artist

Hairstylist

[section 8]. Sound

Sound designer

Sound mixer

Boom operator

[section 9]. Music

Music supervisor

Composer

[section 10]. Miscellaneous support services

Caterer

Transportation coordinator

pt. 3. Postproduction

[section 11]. Film editing

Editor

Negative cutter

Color timer

[section 12]. Special effects

Visual effects producer

Titles and optical effects coordinator

[section 13]. Sound

Supervising sound editor -

Foley artist

pt. 4. Distribution, publicity and advertising, and education

[section 14]. Distribution

Film distribution

Sales agent

Theater owner

[section 15]. Publicity and advertising

Publicist

Still photographer

Advertising and marketing executive

Festival organizer

Film critic

Entertainment writer

[section 16]. Education

Film instructor

Acting teacher

Dialect coach

appendix 1. Educational resources : colleges and universities

appendix 2. Colleges, universities, and schools with relevant graduate degree programs - MA (Master of arts) or MFA (Master of fine arts)

appendix 3. Selected nondegree acting, directing, and film courses and programs

appendix 4. Professional unions and associations

appendix 5. Competitions, fellowships, and internships

appendix 6. Film festivals

appendix 7. Film commissions

appendix 8. Selected agencies, film studios and companies, and libraries and museums

Glossary

Selected bibliography

Books

Industry publications

Website resources

Index

About the authors.