By
Peter W. Rea, Associate Professor of the Undergraduate Film and Television Department at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. He has been
a producer, cinematographer, editor, production manager, and postproduction supervisor on numerous short films, TV movies, and features.
David K. Irving, Associate Professor in the Film and Television Department at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. He has directed eight award-winning
short documentaries, three short narrative films, and six feature films, and has written and produced three feature films.
Description
Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video is the definitive book on the subject for beginning filmmakers and students.
The book clearly illustrates all of the steps involved in preproduction, production, postproduction, and distribution. Its unique two-fold
approach looks at filmmaking from the perspectives of both producer and director, and explains how their separate energies must combine
to create a successful short film or video, from script to final product. This guide offers extensive examples from award-winning shorts
and includes insightful quotes from the filmmakers themselves describing the problems they encountered and how they solved them. The
companion website contains useful forms and information on grants and financing sources, distributors, film and video festivals, film
schools, internet sources for short works, and professional associations.
Audience:
Short filmmakers; film producers and directors
