Life is short. Make movies.
Each year 8,000+ short films compete to fill 60 slots at the Sundance Film Festival. On an average day, 792 film and video projects vie for funding on Kickstarter. And every minute 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube.
In this competitive environment, a short filmmaker can no longer invest time, money, and dreams of glory in the theory that “if you build it, they will come.” The challenge is making the right kind of short: one that will make a splash. Covering the nuts-and-bolts of production while stressing the importance of artistic expression, this invaluable handbook shows a first-time filmmaker how to make a buzzworthy little film that could launch a lucrative Hollywood career.
Packed with over 75 photos and insider advice from dozens of high-profile professionals, including Sundance and Tribeca festival programmers and Academy Award® winners and nominees, Making It Big in Shorts puts the emphasis on making films shorter, faster, and cheaper.
Between the Scenes: What Every Film Director, Writer, and Editor Should Know About Scene Transitions
The Writers’ Room Survival Guide: Don’t Screw Up The Lunch Order and Other Keys to a Happy Writers’ Room
Do the Right Thing: Five Screenplays that Embrace Diversity
Directing Feature Films: The Creative Collaboration Between Directors, Writers, and Actors
Writing for the Cut: Shaping Your Script for Cinema
Make Film History: Rewrite, Reshoot, and Recut the World's Greatest Films
Letters to Young Filmmakers: Creativity and Getting Your Films Made
Bulletproof: Writing Scripts that Don't Get Shot Down
Visual Storytelling: How to Speak to the Audience Without Saying a Word
Master of The Cinemactic Universe: The Secret Code to Writing In The New World of Media
Costume Design 101 (2nd Edition)
You Can Act! A Complete Guide for Actors
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion (2nd Edition)
Everything I Know About Filmmaking I Learned Watching Seven Samurai
Setting Up Your Shots: Great Camera Moves Every Filmmaker Should Know (2nd Edition)
Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden Age
Story Selling: How to Develop, Market, and Pitch Your Film & TV Projects
CRASH! BOOM! BANG! How to Write Action Movies
Film Production Management 101: Production Management and Coordination in an Era of The Respectful Workplace and Sustainable Practices
Editing for Directors: A Guide for Creative Collaboration 
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