1. How To Make A Film Brandon Shepherd

2. Basic Equipment Needed Camera Editing Software (AVS Video Editor, Adobe Premiere Elements 11, iMovie 11, etc.) Lighting (Three Point) Boom Pole Microphones Headphones Tri-Pod 2

3. People Needed Director (1) Editor (1) Writer (1 or 2) Actors (1-4) Sound Guy (1) Makeup/Hair artist (optional) Producer 3

4. Beginning Steps Part One Dream Up A Visual Story Expand Your Idea Into A Story By Writing. Write A Screenplay (hard part) Storyboard Your Film (similar to a comic book) Develop An Aesthetic For The Film (make the film have a real look and feel to it) Design The Costumes and Sets or Find/Pay Someone To Do It For You Scout Locations 4

5. Beginning Steps Part Two Find Camera Crew You will need to find a Director, Cinematographer, and Director of Photography (DP) to shoot your project. You will also need an Editor which is really important, so that you can edit your film and see how it looks at the end. Find Actors/Actress You will need to go into Casting Agencies or call up some friends that you know so you can have them audition for your film. Casting Agencies are a lot better because they usually have a lot of actors that will work for cheap. 5

6. PEOPLE with COSTs over $4,000 6