aking movies is a very pleasant creative activity. And  seeing the results on the screen is an experience of no less excitement. However, a feeling of mild discontent cannot be avoided at times. It is only human nature that, as you go along, you come to want more and better things in your movies. You will want to use more advanced techniques and create footage with more. . . flavor. These pages were produced just for such people. . . for people like you. . . who have known such creative pangs before or are likely to experience them in future. You will discover that these pages contain numerous photographic examples, culled from actual footage, that demonstrate different techniques. We want you to study each of these picture sequences carefully, so you will learn better and develop your skills more quickly.

mall Movies has been devided into several sections, in order to better help you accomplish this task. If this is your first time here, we recommend that you look through these pages, letting your own curiosity be your guide. You will undoubtedly find some areas that seem more appealing than others. But allow yourself to stray, so that you may better appreciate all the wonderous complex- ities that small format filmmaking has to offer.

good guidebook can facilitate the learning process in the mastery of any skill. We are hoping that we have produced such an aid in the present pages, and that they will help you become an accomplished motion picture artist in a very short time.