ABSTRACT

Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking, an ideal book for the rapidly growing number of low-budget filmmakers, provides how-to information on the day-to-day techniques of actual low-budget production. Containing construction details describing how to replicate expensive tools for under $30 a piece, this book provides quick and inexpensive remedies to both the most common and most difficult production challenges. Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking is an invaluable resource to anyone looking to make a film without a big budget.

chapter |2 pages

Safety

chapter |9 pages

Common Materials and Tools

part |30 pages

Preproduction Introduction

chapter |10 pages

Storyboarding

chapter |5 pages

Script Supervisor Template

chapter |7 pages

Location Scouting

chapter |5 pages

Legal Release Forms

part |81 pages

Camera Introduction

chapter |5 pages

Matte Box

chapter |6 pages

Camera Hi-hat

chapter |7 pages

Inside Car Mount

chapter |8 pages

Camera Glider

chapter |4 pages

Weighted Tripod Glider

chapter |2 pages

Wheelchair Dolly

chapter |8 pages

Tripod Dolly

chapter |10 pages

Doorway Dolly

chapter |7 pages

Underwater Cam Stand

chapter |4 pages

Gray Card Incident Meter

chapter |4 pages

Lux Incident Meter

chapter |10 pages

Depth of Field Spreadsheet

chapter |4 pages

Slate

part |67 pages

Gaffer Introduction

chapter |8 pages

Electrician's Belt

chapter |10 pages

Softbox

chapter |11 pages

Coffee-can Spotlight

chapter |3 pages

Projector Spotlight

chapter |2 pages

Rotating Socket Light

chapter |5 pages

Squeezer

chapter |4 pages

Flashpan

chapter |8 pages

Barn Door Mount

chapter |5 pages

Light Diffusers and Gels

chapter |5 pages

Blue Screen

chapter |4 pages

Gaffer Techniques

part |68 pages

Grip Introduction

chapter |2 pages

Grip's Belt

chapter |10 pages

C-stand

chapter |3 pages

Sandbags

chapter |10 pages

Reflector/Shiny Board

chapter |3 pages

Reef or Shoelace Knot

chapter |4 pages

Figure-8 Knot

chapter |5 pages

Bowline Knot

chapter |3 pages

Clove Hitch

chapter |3 pages

Trucker's Hitch

chapter |4 pages

Cable Ties and Coiling

chapter |10 pages

Apple Boxes

part |12 pages

Sound Introduction

chapter |3 pages

Boom Pole

chapter |7 pages

Boom Mount

part |37 pages

Art Introduction

chapter |8 pages

On-set Box

chapter |7 pages

Prop Fabrication

chapter |6 pages

Smoke Box

chapter |5 pages

Fake Body

chapter |5 pages

Securing Loads

part |11 pages

Make-up Introduction

chapter |5 pages

Character Look

chapter |4 pages

Make-up Techniques

part |21 pages

Post-production Introduction

chapter |5 pages

Skip-bleach Simulation

chapter |3 pages

DV Softener

chapter |7 pages

Scoring

chapter |4 pages

Shortcut Keys