While the technical tools you need are fully explained, this book concentrates on filmmaking principles throughout, describes how this tool can be used to achieve stylistic approaches for innovative filmmaking. This book assumes no background knowledge of either the technology or filmmaking and is divided into four main areas: * DEVELOPMENT: turning your ideas into a storyboard, script work and schedule. * PRODUCTION: develop skills to shoot original short films and change the budget-to-low zero to your advantage. * POST-PRODUCTION: learn basic editing techniques to enhance your original idea using iMovie, Premiere and other popular devices. * DISTRIBUTION: set up a website and use the internet to promote your movie. A glossary of terms plus appendix of resources make an important handbook manual one-stop to DV filmmaking practice for beginners and student filmmakers. * Master low-budget filmmaking principles with the techniques step-by-step easy and practical projects * Develop a real world perspective through case studies and interviews with successful filmmakers * Combine technical know-how with stylistic approaches to filmmaking.