Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Construction
1. What Is the Theme? Why Do We Need It?
2. What Is Genre and How Is It Determined?
3. What Are the Mechanics of Story and Plot?
4. How Are the Characters Portrayed?
Part II: Production
Prologue
5. What Is Directing?
6. What Is Cinematography?
7. What Is Editing?
8. What Is Sound?
Conclusion: What’s So Exciting about Movies? – Novice Answers
Production Assignment
Cinematography Assignment
Future Viewing
Bibliography
Photo Attributions
For my wife, Suzie, for a lifetime of beautiful memories, each one a movie in itself.
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