This is a very practical advice book for directors, actors, writers, and producers that would self-describe as being “new” through “intermediate” in the world of independent filmmaking with an eye to a career in the wild world of entertainment.

Art and War of Directing Student, Low & No Budget Movies includes two sections, one with 66 lessons and the other with 21 guideposts, that will help you accomplish making your own student, low or no-budget film.

For those concentrating on acting, there are some inspirational stories “from the trenches” and the writer’s insights into topics such as headshots, resumes, monologues, body art, and the sometimes controversial topics of “should I join the Union?” and even the sticky subject of “Fi-Core.”

This primer for creating and participating in independent films, television & web-series also cross-references several other books and resources in the various aspects of entertainment that readers will find useful in their creative journey.