Laura J. Medina is an educator and filmmaker. She has professional production credits on a wide variety of productions including studio and independent feature films, documentaries and TV series. Laura directed three short narrative films, screened at film festivals all over the U.S. Since 2011 she has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Film and Theatre at the University of New Orleans, where she teaches producing, directing and advanced production. Laura has a BA in Political Science from Antioch College, an MFA in Filmmaking from New York University, and is a member of the Directors Guild of America.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Film Language and Grammar
Chapter 2: Introduction to the Dramatic Elements Embedded in the Screenplay
Chapter 3: Organizing Action in a Dramatic Scene
Chapter 4: Staging
Chapter 5: Camera
Chapter 6: Camera in NOTORIOUS Patio Scene

Part Two: MAKING YOUR FILM

Chapter 7: Detective Work On Scripts
Chapter 8: Staging and Camera For The Piece Of Apple Pie
Chapter 9: Marking Shooting Script With Camera Setups
Chapter 10: Work With Actors
Chapter 11: Managerial Responsibilities of the Director
Chapter 12: Postproduction

Part Three: ORGANIZING ACTION IN AN ACTION SCENE

Chapter 13: Staging and Camera for Over Easy Action Scene

Part Four: ORGANIZING ACTION IN A NARRATIVE SCENE

Chapter 14: Staging and Camera for Wanda Narrative Scene

Part Five: LEARNING THE CRAFT THROUGH FILM ANALYSIS

Chapter 15: Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious
Chapter 16: Peter Weir's The Truman Show
Chapter 17: Federico Fellini's 8 1/2
Chapter 18: Styles And Dramatic Structures
Chapter 19: What's Next?

Bibliography

Index