1st Edition
Writing, Making, and Distributing Your Short Film How the Short Film Can Advance Your Craft and Career
Foreword
Preface: A Short Love Letter to Short Films
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Short History of Short Film
Chapter 2: Why Make a Short Film?
Chapter 3: What is a Short Film?
Chapter 4: The Shortest Films: Commercials
Chapter 5: Trailers and Stained Glass Windows
Chapter 6: Coming Up with Ideas
Chapter 7: Writing the Short Film
Chapter 8: Rewriting
Chapter 9: Making the Short Film
Chapter 10: Getting Your Short Film Seen
Chapter 11: A Short Future of Short Film
Afterword
Case Studies
Appendix A: Films and Television Shows Referenced
Appendix B: Recommended Reading
Appendix C: Maison script
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Chris Easterly is a professor in the Cinema-TV Department at Regent University, as well as a professional screenwriter and independent filmmaker, with two decades of experience in the entertainment industry. A graduate of the prestigious Warner Brothers Television Writers Workshop, Chris has written for Fox, Cartoon Network, NBC, Hallmark Channel, and others. Represented by Bauman Management in Los Angeles, he is a member of the Writers Guild of America. His feature directorial debut, Devil’s Hollow, was an official selection of the SOHO International Film Festival and was released in May 2023.
