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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED

TAKING RISKS AND FINDING MENTORS

Beginning With School

▸ An Interview With Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

SHORT ‘N SWEET

The Short Film as a Calling Card

▸ By Susan Liddy

GETTING A SEAT AT THE TABLE

Interning, Script Supervising, and Approaching a Producer With a Project

▸ An Interview With Chiemi Karasawa

YOU AND YOUR DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DP)

Finding and Working With Your DP

▸ By David Waldman and David Landau

BREAKING IN TO FEATURES

Working With Comedic Actors and Developing New Projects

▸ An Interview With Peter Segal

CHAPTER 2: STICKING IT OUT

WHAT’S AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ANYWAY?

Roles and Responsibilities

▸ By Peter D. Marshall

FILM FESTIVALS AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ...

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