Jeremy Kagan works as a director, writer, and producer in feature films and television. His credits include such films as Heroes, The Chosen, and The Journey of Natty Gann. He won an Emmy in 1996 for directing an episode of the series Chicago Hope. He is a professor at the University of Southern California, has served as the Artistic Director at the Sundance Institute, and is on the National Board of the Directors Guild.

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• Table of ContentsPrologueAcknowledgmentsNominees in Attendance, 2006-2012List of IllustrationsPART ONE: PRE-PRODUCTIONChapter One: Why Make This Film?Chapter Two: The ScriptChapter Three: CastingChapter Four: RehearsalChapter Five: Production DesignChapter Six: Costume DesignPART TWO: PRODUCTIONChapter Seven: The ShootChapter Eight: ActingChapter Nine: CameraPART THREE: POST PRODUCTIONChapter Ten: EditingChapter Eleven: Music and SoundPART FOUR: THE WORST AND THE BESTChapter Twelve: The Worst and the Best of FilmmakingAppendix A: Additional MaterialsScript Pages and NotesCostume Design SketchesStoryboardsAppendix B: Biographies of Winning Directors’ Team Members and Key Creative CollaboratorsAppendix C: List of DGA Nominees and Winners (1948-2012)Director IndexSubject IndexAbout the NomineesAbout the Moderator and Editor

Jeremy Kagan works as a director, writer, and producer in feature films and television. His credits include such films as Heroes, The Chosen, and The Journey of Natty Gann. He won an Emmy in 1996 for directing an episode of the series Chicago Hope. He is a professor at the University of Southern California, has served as the Artistic Director at the Sundance Institute, and is on the National Board of the Directors Guild.

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• Table of ContentsPrologueAcknowledgmentsNominees in Attendance, 2006-2012List of IllustrationsPART ONE: PRE-PRODUCTIONChapter One: Why Make This Film?Chapter Two: The ScriptChapter Three: CastingChapter Four: RehearsalChapter Five: Production DesignChapter Six: Costume DesignPART TWO: PRODUCTIONChapter Seven: The ShootChapter Eight: ActingChapter Nine: CameraPART THREE: POST PRODUCTIONChapter Ten: EditingChapter Eleven: Music and SoundPART FOUR: THE WORST AND THE BESTChapter Twelve: The Worst and the Best of FilmmakingAppendix A: Additional MaterialsScript Pages and NotesCostume Design SketchesStoryboardsAppendix B: Biographies of Winning Directors’ Team Members and Key Creative CollaboratorsAppendix C: List of DGA Nominees and Winners (1948-2012)Director IndexSubject IndexAbout the NomineesAbout the Moderator and Editor

Jeremy Kagan works as a director, writer, and producer in feature films and television. His credits include such films as Heroes, The Chosen, and The Journey of Natty Gann. He won an Emmy in 1996 for directing an episode of the series Chicago Hope. He is a professor at the University of Southern California, has served as the Artistic Director at the Sundance Institute, and is on the National Board of the Directors Guild.

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• Table of ContentsPrologueAcknowledgmentsNominees in Attendance, 2006-2012List of IllustrationsPART ONE: PRE-PRODUCTIONChapter One: Why Make This Film?Chapter Two: The ScriptChapter Three: CastingChapter Four: RehearsalChapter Five: Production DesignChapter Six: Costume DesignPART TWO: PRODUCTIONChapter Seven: The ShootChapter Eight: ActingChapter Nine: CameraPART THREE: POST PRODUCTIONChapter Ten: EditingChapter Eleven: Music and SoundPART FOUR: THE WORST AND THE BESTChapter Twelve: The Worst and the Best of FilmmakingAppendix A: Additional MaterialsScript Pages and NotesCostume Design SketchesStoryboardsAppendix B: Biographies of Winning Directors’ Team Members and Key Creative CollaboratorsAppendix C: List of DGA Nominees and Winners (1948-2012)Director IndexSubject IndexAbout the NomineesAbout the Moderator and Editor