Finally Your Filmmaking
Dilemmas Will Be Answered
Advanced Tips & Tricks for Filmmaking Freaks
What's included in the Book?
More than 200 Illustrations and Shooting plans


Some of the cool stuff you'll learn or jog your memory about
- How to make the perfect cut
- How to handle “Screen motion”
- How to difficult “Editing situations”
- How to safely break the rules od screen motion
- How to shoot a dialogue scene involving multiple actors

Section 1: The Basics of Screen Motion


Screenwriters, film-makers and editors strive every day
to find new, creative ways to unfold and disclose
the narrative of a story.
This magic process that triggers our emotions
and keeps us engaged when watching a movie,
is called storytelling.
Section 2: Motion Inside the Screen
Section 3: Player 'A', approaching Player 'B'
Section 4: Player 'A', leaving Player 'B'


Each craft has a basic body of rules and principles
which help the craftsman understand what they're
doing throughout the creative process.
The same goes with film-making. Our craft requires
each professional to grasp the basics of any
other film department.
Section 5: Screen Motion Breaks the Rules
Section 6: The Players move together


One of the most controversial topic in
film-making gets finally broken down to
"manageable" chunks.
Draw an imaginary line between two or more
actors, place your camera on one side of the line
and stick to it. Is it really that simple?
Section 7: The Basics of Circular Movement


There have been many different approaches
developed over the years to cover
and edit these types of scenes.
We'll look at those most used by
some of the Hollywood's most
popular directors and editors.
Section 8: Dialogue: Four or More Players
Section 9: Difficult Editing Situations
Section 10: Changes of Screen Area
Section 11: Editing Golden "Rules"
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Fabrizio Gammardella is a multi-award-winning film editor and animation director.
He has worked as an editor in London for many years, cutting projects for a variety of blue-chip companies and private clients.
Some of his work features popular film actors Harry Kirton (Peaky Blinders), Lewis MacDougall (A Monster Calls), Paul Brennen (Alien 3) and actresses Caitlin Fitzgerald (Master of Sex), Stephanie Beacham (Dynasty), Victoria Yeates (Fantastic Beasts).

"Whether you are someone with a big dream, trying to break into the film industry,
already working in the field and looking to move up the ladder, or an experienced filmmaker updating your knowledge of tools and techniques, this book provides the invaluable knowledge of the storytelling, filmmaking and editing principles required to shoot a film and put it together in the editing room."
"It's like a crash course in
Hollywood Film-making!"