The Film Handbook examines the current state of filmmaking and how film language, technique and aesthetics are being utilised for todayOs Ndigital filmO productions. It reflects on how critical analysisO of film underpins practice and story, and how developing an autonomous NvisionO will best aid student creativity.The Film Handbook offers practical guidance on a range of traditional and independent NguerrillaO film production methods, from developing script ideas and the logistics of planning the shoot to cinematography, sound and directing practices. Film professionals share advice of their creative and practical experiences shooting both on digital and film forms.The Film Handbook relates theory to the filmmaking process and includes: O documentary, narrative and experimental forms, including deliberations on Nreading the screenO, genre, mise-en-scne, montage, and sound designO new technologies of film production and independent distribution, digital and multi-film formats utilised for indie filmmakers and professional dramas, sound design and musicO the short film form, theories of transgressive and independent NguerrillaO filmmaking, the avant-garde and experimental as a means of creative expressionO preparing to work in the film industry, development of specialisms as director, producer, cinematographer, editor, and the presentation of creative work.