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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 |5 pages
Flags, Reflectors, and Diffusion
chapter |10 pages
Reflector/Shiny Board
chapter |4 pages
Knots, Hitches, and Bends Overview
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 |4 pages
Set Design and Construction
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