<B><CENTER>Five keys to creating authentic, distinctive work, whether you are a student, professional or simply love making films on your own</CENTER></B> <P> For <I>Creative Filmmaking from the Inside Out,</I> three professors at the renowned University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television interviewed fifteen outstanding filmmakers, then distilled their insights into the "Five I's" of creativity. Learn how to: <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>? Uncover your unique creative voice (Introspection) <P> ? Work from real-life observations and experience (Inquiry) <P> ? Draw on your nonconscious wells of creativity (Intuition) <P> ? Strengthen your creative collaborations (Interaction) <P> ? Communicate at the deepest level with your audience (Impact)</BLOCKQUOTE> <P> This comprehensive approach provides practical exercises that will enrich and transform your work, whether you are looking for a story idea, lighting a set, editing a scene or selecting a music cue. <P> <B>The participating filmmakers, who have collectively won or been nominated for 39 Oscars and 27 Emmys, are:</B> <P> Anthony Minghella, writer-director <I>(The English Patient);</I> Kimberly Peirce, writer-director <I>(Boys Don't Cry);</I> John Lasseter, writer-director-producer <I>(Toy Story);</I> John Wells, writer-producer <I>(ER);</I> Hanif Kureishi, writer <I>(My Beautiful Laundrette);</I> Pamela Douglas, writer <I>(Between Mother and Daughter);</I> Renee Tajima-PeÑa, director-producer <I>(My America...or, Honk If You Love Buddha);</I> Ismail Merchant, producer <I>(The Remains of the Day);</I> Jeannine Oppewall, production designer <I>(L.A. Confidential);</I> Conrad L. Hall, cinematographer <I>(American Beauty);</I> Kathy Baker, actor <I>(Picket Fences);</I> Walter Murch, sound designer-editor <I>(Apocalypse Now);</I> Lisa Fruchtman, editor <I>(The Right Stuff);</I> Kate Amend, editor <I>(Into the Arms of Strangers);</I> and James Newton Howard, composer <I>(The Sixth Sense).</I>