White Balance
The color quality of light , the Kelvin scale as well as the how and why of properly calibrating your camera.

The Camera Diagram
The importance of the camera diagram as a tool to refine the director's visualization, as well as the importance of eye lines and the 180 degree rule.

Editing the Narrative Short
The editor's approach to assembling a rough cut and fine cut, the challenges of the editor, the process of creating the movie in post production.

If I have a character that has one line in one scene and a second line Off-screen (O.S.) in a different scene - how do I count that on the cast report in reference to Character/Dialogues/Speaking Scenes/Total Scenes?

I am a novice director and I am planning on doing a casting session for my short film. Some of the actors will be experienced and I need to know how to do this right! Can you help?

I want to film a highway sign that says "You are now entering Bellingham" or one that tells how many miles more until reaching upcoming cities. Do I need to get a release form signed and who do I get it from?

Film Facts from Cardschat.com.

Martin Scorsese's Las Vegas epic - Casino - holds the Guinness world record for the most swearing in a film. The f-word appears on average, 2.4 times a minute. Most of the film was shot at the Riviera, one of the most famous casinos in the world, between 1:00 am and 4:am so as not to disturb the real gamblers.