Designed for aspiring film makers, this guide to film and game development examines the creation of a short film from start to finish, highlighting key concepts in storyboarding and the translation of script and direction to visual scenes. Appropriate for an entry level audience, the work provides a practical, concise yet in-depth discussion of cinematography and direction techniques as it walks the reader scene-by-scene through the shooting of the film and provides helpful commentary from the director as well as summaries of key concepts and review questions. The volume includes a DVD-ROM of the finished film with commentaries. Torta is an instructor of graphic design at Boston University and Minuty is an experienced film maker and storyboard artist. Distributed by International Publishers Marketing. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)