Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Prologue
Acknowledgments
Nominees in Attendance, 2006-2012
List of Illustrations
PART ONE: PRE-PRODUCTION
Chapter One: Why Make This Film?
Chapter Two: The Script
Chapter Three: Casting
Chapter Four: Rehearsal
Chapter Five: Production Design
Chapter Six: Costume Design
PART TWO: PRODUCTION
Chapter Seven: The Shoot
Chapter Eight: Acting
Chapter Nine: Camera
PART THREE: POST PRODUCTION
Chapter Ten: Editing
Chapter Eleven: Music and Sound
PART FOUR: THE WORST AND THE BEST
Chapter Twelve: The Worst and the Best of Filmmaking
Appendix A: Additional Materials
Script Pages and Notes
Costume Design Sketches
Storyboards
Appendix B: Biographies of Winning Directors’ Team Members and Key Creative Collaborators
Appendix C: List of DGA Nominees and Winners (1948-2012)
Director Index
Subject Index
About the Nominees
About the Moderator and Editor

About the Author

Jeremy Kagan works as a director, writer, and producer in feature films and television. His credits include such films as Heroes, The Chosen, and The Journey of Natty Gann. He won an Emmy in 1996 for directing an episode of the series Chicago Hope. He is a professor at the University of Southern California, has served as the Artistic Director at the Sundance Institute, and is on the National Board of the Directors Guild.