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.