In his signature book, award-winning television producer-director-writer & documentary filmmaker Craig D. Forrest provides a wealth of valuable production insights - a field manual of sorts - that include strategies, wisdom, tips and tactics meant to inspire your next digital film or video shoot to be truly professional, organized and effective. Craig's sage advice - both success and failure - is drawn from a professional career of extensive world travel, diverse media projects, and dangerous overseas assignments for leading networks, channels, agencies, and groups scattered across the globe. Chapters include Story, Directing, Communication, Planning, Decision-Making, Clients/Talent, Interviewing, Camera, Sound, Lighting, Budget, Editing, Travel, Culture, Teamwork, and Taboos. Each chapter also features insider knowledge provided by famous directors, savvy creative talent, and notable filmmakers. Whether you're a novice or pro, their practical wisdom alone adds invaluable insight to a filmmaking book designed to be a production benchmark.
