Prepping and Shooting Your Student Short Film: A Brief Guide to Film Production Rory Kelly 9780367771225

* A concise and accessible guide written with the specific constraints of a student production in mind, this book will equip any filmmaker with the tools to produce an impactful short film.

* Offers practical and effective solutions to the usual roadblocks student filmmakers face when producing their first film.

* Provides a sample student script, as well as additional downloadable online resources include a look-book with images and video clips, as well as printable budget templates, shooting schedule templates, black breakdown sheets, and timed shot-list forms.

Rory Kelly is a Professor in UCLA's Department of Film, Television and Digital Media. His first feature, Sleep with Me, premiered as an Official Selection at Cannes, had a Gala Screening at Toronto and was distributed by MGM/UA. His second feature, Some Girl, garnered him the Best Director Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival. His most recent short, "Down to Nothing," premiered at the Maryland International Film Festival and his first feature documentary, To Someday Understand, premiered this year at the Oakland International Film Festival. He has worked as a camera assistant, camera operator, sound designer and was co-executive producer on mtvU's "Sucks Less with Kevin Smith." He is the recipient of a Distinguished Teaching Award and a published scholar.

"Media production can be so rewarding and fun. However, there are a lot of pitfalls to student success. While we could excuse most of those problems because students are learning, Rory Kelly's detailed, best practices advice guides young filmmakers to be proactive and helps them eliminate problems before they emerge."
Marilee Marrow, Marietta College