Table of Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 What's Your Project? -- Don't Think Outside the Box-Blow It Open! -- It's All About DV -- The Two (or Three) Big-Ticket Items -- Output Hardware -- Other Gear -- Where to Borrow It -- You Can Start Right Now -- CHAPTER 2 Pick a Story -- Your Three Main Choices -- Narrative -- Documentary -- Performance -- What Makes a Good Screen Story? -- Conflict: The Essence of Drama -- Thinking Visually: Avoiding the Dreaded Talking Head -- Emotion: The Prize at the Bottom of the Box -- Your Screen Story Checklist -- Get It in Writing -- CHAPTER 3 Getting the Basics -- Get to Know Your Camcorder -- How Camcorders Work -- Exposure -- Focus -- Zoom -- Depth of Field -- Hands-On Camcorder Tips -- Special Modes for Special Circumstances -- LP Recording Speed -- Spotlight Mode -- Sand & Snow -- Digital Zoom -- Variable Shutter Speed -- Semi-Auto Modes -- Alternate Frame Rates and Scanning Modes -- Widescreen Aspect Ratio -- Digital Effects -- How to Hold Your Camcorder -- Where's the Light? -- Controlling Contrast -- Showing the Audience Where to Look -- The Principle of Three-Point Lighting -- Hard or Soft Light? -- Color Balance -- Lighting Tips -- Follow the Guerilla's Code-Improvise! -- Tactic One: Shoot on Overcast Days -- Tactic Two: Move into the Shade -- Tactic Three: Cheat the Sun -- Getting Good Production Sound -- Audio Perspective -- Audio Levels -- Noise -- Plan, Then Shoot -- CHAPTER 4 Planning Your Movie -- Making Choices -- What Are the Basic Decisions? -- What Does the Story Need? -- Breaking Down the Script -- Where Can We Shoot? -- What Shots Do We Want? -- Types of Shots -- Your Goal-Get Coverage -- How Long Will It Take? -- How Will We Get It All? -- Do We Need to Rehearse? -- CHAPTER 5 Shoot It! -- Things You Must Control -- Controlling Light -- Things to Keep in Mind on the Set: Lighting.

Controlling Sound -- Wear Headphones -- Watch the Mic -- Things to Keep in Mind on the Set: Sound -- Working with Actors -- Things to Keep in Mind on the Set: Working with Actors -- Getting Results from Your Crew -- Things to Keep in Mind on the Set: Working with Your Crew -- Get Your Shots: It's All About Coverage -- Shooting Action -- Tips on Getting Coverage for Documentaries and Music Videos Spike Your Actors -- Shooting Chases -- Screen Direction and Continuity -- Following Action with the Camera -- Are You Ready? -- CHAPTER 6 Editing Your Show and Adding Music -- Basic Editing in iMovie 4 -- Uploading DV Footage and Organizing Clips -- Trimming a Clip -- Trim as You Upload -- Trim Before You Insert -- Organizing Your Clips -- Assembling Your Movie by Inserting Clips into the Clip Viewer -- Playing Back Your Movie -- Switching to the Timeline Viewer -- Timeline Viewer Controls -- Making Edits in the Timeline Viewer -- Cropping a Clip in the Timeline Viewer -- Adding Transitions -- Extracting an Audio Clip -- Controlling the Audio Level of a Clip -- Overlapping Audio Clips -- Creating a Split Edit -- Importing Music from the iTunes Library -- Importing Music from Sonicfire Pro -- Importing Music from GarageBand -- Making a Documentary from Digital Stills with the Ken Burns Effect -- Watch the Pace -- CHAPTER 7 Shooting and Editing Fights and Special Effects -- Be Safe Out There -- Selling the Punch-Staging a Convincing Fight Scene -- Throwing the Right Cross -- Four Secrets to Selling Punches on the Screen -- Other Types of Punches: The Jab and the Uppercut -- Staging a Fight as a Series of Combinations -- Tips for Safe Choking and Hair Pulling -- Striking with a Weapon -- Faking Injuries with Makeup -- Editing a Fight Scene -- Stunt Fighting Recap -- Movie Magic Debunked-Shooting and Editing Special Effects.

Preparing for Compositing-Shooting a Green Screen -- Okay, Go Ahead and Try a Dolly Counter-Zoom-If You Must! -- CHAPTER 8 Polishing Your Blockbuster -- Polishing Your Soundtrack -- Cleaning and Separating Dialogue -- Fixing Audio Problems -- Replacing Dialogue -- Fine-Tuning Music -- Manufacturing Sound Effects -- Enhancing Imagery -- Adding Titles -- Adding Effects -- Correcting Color -- Compositing with Chroma Key -- Getting Feedback -- CHAPTER 9 Releasing Your Extravaganza -- Printing to Tape -- Copying a DV Cassette to VHS Tape -- Burning a CD -- Creating a VCD -- Creating Video Files for the Internet -- Authoring and Burning a DVD -- Archiving Your Project -- CHAPTER 10 Going to the Next Level -- Learning How the Pros Work -- Camera Operations -- Director of Photography -- Camera Operator -- First Assistant Camera Operator -- Second Assistant Camera Operator -- Dolly Grip -- Will You Shoot News-Style or Film-Style? -- Matching the Camcorder to Your Shooting Style -- Meet the Moviemaker's Power Tools -- What's Better Than DV? HDV Is Coming! -- Where to Get Training -- Going Commercial -- Here's Your Big Send-Off -- APPENDIX A: Setting Up a Computer Editing System -- Computer Configuration -- Hard-Drive Requirements -- REFERENCES -- Books -- DVD Collections -- Movies -- Web Sites -- GLOSSARY -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z -- How to Use the DVD -- DVD Table of Contents.