There are a lot of books on the shelves which claim to tell
you how you can make a movie from concept to screening and presumably create a
career. What I Really Want to Do On Set
in HollywoodTM is the first book that will tell you what having a career on set is
really like so that you can better prepare yourself for a very real career in
the film industry. Why entrust your dreams to chance and hope?
The first five chapters of What I Really
Want to Do On Set in HollywoodTM set up the entire industry
for you. Once you've got a sense of the big picture, the rest of the
chapters concentrate on the job specifics so that by the time you've finished
the entire book, you'll find that your first day on set is as comfortable as
your last!
PART
I: The Business…really!
Chapter 1 What I Really Want to Do
Chapter 2 What I Really Need to Know
Chapter 3 What I Really Need to Have
Chapter 4 Where I Really Need to Go
Chapter 5 What Am I Getting Myself Into
PART
II: Talent
Support
Chapter 6 What I Really Want to Do is
Stunts
Chapter 7 What I Really Want to Do is Stunt
Coordinate
Chapter 8 What I Really Want to Do is Teach
Chapter 9 What I Really Want to Do is Costume
Chapter 10 What I Really Want to Do is Costume
Design
Chapter 11 What I Really Want to Do is Makeup
Chapter 12 What I Really Want to Do is Hair
Chapter 13 What I Really Want to Do is Props
PART
III: The
Director's
Unit
Chapter 14 What I Really Want to Do is Production Assist
Chapter 15 What I Really Want to Do is Train for the DGA
Chapter 16 What I Really Want to Do is Second Assistant
Direct
Chapter 17 What I Really Want to Do is First Assistant
Direct
Chapter
18 What I Really Want to Do is Unit Production
Manage
Chapter 19 What I Really Want to Do is Direct
Chapter 20 What I Really Want to Do is Script
Supervision
PART
IV: The Camera Department
Chapter 21 What I Really Want to Do is Load
Chapter 22 What I Really Want to Do is Second Camera
Assist
Chapter 23 What I Really Want to Do is First Camera
Assist
Chapter 24 What I Really Want to Do is Operate
Chapter 25 What I Really Want to Do is DIT
Chapter 26 What I Really Want to Do is DP
PART
V: The Grip Department
Chapter 27 What I Really Want to Do is Grip
Chapter 28 What I Really Want to Do is Dolly Grip
Chapter 29 What I Really Want to Do is Key Grip
PART
VI: The Electric Department
Chapter 30 What I Really Want to Do is Electric
Chapter 31 What I Really Want to Do is Gaffe
PART
VII: The Sound Department
Chapter 32 What I Really Want to Do is Pull Cable
Chapter 33 What I Really Want to Do is Operate Boom
Chapter 34 What I Really Want to Do is Mix Sound
PART
XIII: Special Effects
Chapter 35 What I Really Want to Do is Special Effects
PART
IX: Sets
Chapter 36 What I Really Want to Do is Location Manage
Chapter 37 What I Really Want to Do is Greens
Chapter 38 What I Really Want to Do is Standby Paint
Chapter 39 What I Really Want to Do is Set Dress
PART
X: The Publicity Department
Chapter 40 What I Really Want to Do is Unit Publicity
Chapter 41 What I Really Want to Do is Unit Still
Photography
Chapter 42 What I Really Want to Do is Behind-the-Scenes
PART
XI:
Cast
& Crew Support
Chapter 43 What I Really Want to Do is Crafts Service
Chapter
44 What I Really Want to Do is be a Medic
Chapter 45 What I Really Want to Do is Transportation
Afterword
Final general thoughts
and advice regarding career and life choices.
Union
and Guild Information
Glossary
of Common Terms
A film set is full of
nicknames and uncommon language and this section will help translate these for
you!
Additional Resources