Everything you need to know -- The sign you've been searching for -- If all you really want to do is direct, what are you waiting for -- Napkins, stoplights, and showers -- Fix the script, the rest will follow -- Sultans, dentists, and uncle al -- It's the budget, stupid -- Get the rights or get a lawyer -- Hustling -- Hype, for cheap -- Friends, enemies, lovers and thieves -- It's sad dog who can't wag its own tail -- Getting through the most terrible, wonderful few weeks of your life so far -- The road trip test -- Hire the actors with the shiniest shoes -- The emperor's parade -- Donuts, red vines, and keeping the crew together -- Grace under pressure -- Sex, lies, and 16mm -- Don't make things more difficult than they are -- Location, location and location -- The lost, the stolen, and the broken -- How I learned to stop worrying and love the sound -- Uses for duct tape and other quick fixes -- Don't leave the set without it -- Don't wait until the mix to fix it -- Poin(er)s of distribution -- One or two more things before the lights come up -- Do it again

1. Motion Pictures -- Production and Direction