Movie making for the beginner

the long version

An authority on movies, Herbert C. McKay was at one time motion picture operator in Hollywood. In this volume, he presents an exceptionally complete working guide, telling you what to photograph, how to operate a camera, the tricks of titling, editing the film, and even home processing. An especially interesting chapter is the one giving the steps in making your own production—writing the story, preparing the working script, casting, rehearsing, properties, shooting, screening the “rushes”, cutting, titling, getting the tempo, and final editing