Making Your First Blockbuster: Write It. Film It. Blow it Up!

Create, combine, and film awe-inspiring special effects, visual effects, stunts, and action to ignite the screen. See how the key elements of writing, photography, directing, editing, and acting can be used to create your next blockbuster.

Everything you need, from getting the script right, to the edit being tight, is laid out in an informal and easily digestible style. Making Your First Blockbuster covers not only all the major components but delves deep into the nuances that make the big blockbusters really deliver. The book uses examples from older and modern blockbuster movies, as well as the author’s own experiences on set to help demonstrate points clearly and make them easy to understand. Aimed at the professional filmmaker, this comprehensive new book also covers how you can shoot and utilize special and visual effects in your films as well as the techniques on how to shoot and edit action sequences safely, all whilst producing epic results on screen.