Pt. 1. Artistic identity and drama -- 1. The world of the film director -- 2. Identifying your themes -- 3. Dramaturgy essentials -- Pt. 2. Screencraft -- 4. A director's screen grammar -- 5. Seeing with a moviemaker's eye -- 6. Shooting projects -- Pt. 3. The story and its development -- 7. Recognizing the superior screenplay -- 8. Analyzing a screenplay -- 9. Director's development strategies -- 10. Alternative story sources -- 11. Setting creative limitations -- Pt. 4. Aesthetics and authorship -- 12. Point of view -- 13. Subtext, genre, and archetypes -- 14. Time, structure, and plot -- 15. Space, stylized environments, and performances -- 16. Form and style -- Pt. 5. Preproduction -- 17. Acting fundamentals -- 18. Directing actors -- 19. Acting improvisation exercises -- 20. Acting exercises with a text -- 21. Casting -- 22. Exploring the script -- 23. Actor and director prepare a scene -- 24. Initial meetings with the cast -- 25. Rehearsals and planning coverage -- 26. Production design -- 27. The preproduction meeting and deciding equipment -- Pt. 6. Production -- 28. Developing a crew -- 29. Mise-en-scene -- 30. Producing a shooting script -- 31. Before the camera rolls -- 32. Roll camera -- 33. Location sound -- 34. Continuity -- 35. Directing the actors -- 36. Directing the crew -- 37. Monitoring progress -- Pt. 7. Postproduction -- 38. Preparing to edit -- 39. Getting started on the first assembly -- 40. Editing principles -- 41. Using analysis and feedback -- 42. Working with music -- 43. Editing from fine cut to sound mix -- 44. Titles, acknowledgments, and promotional material -- Pt. 8. Career track -- 45. Planning a career -- 46. Major film schools -- 47. Breaking into the industry.