Written by an Emmy-award-winning producer and teacher, this book focuses on the underlying principles of film and television production, emphasizing the creative rather than the technical aspects.

The book describes how a film is created — from conception to screen — and provides a comprehensive overview of the entire production process. Not intended as a “how-to” book, this text presents only a limited amount of detailed technical information. Instead, it emphasizes the underlying principles and processes of primarily four kinds of films: feature, independently financed, made-for-network-television, and made-for-cable movies.