7.5" X 5.5", Trade Paper, 225 pages, $24.95US.
ISBN#  1-58965-053-0
Author: Rita Cook

Detailing the ins and outs of producing independent films, this sourcebook maps out how to break into the industry. A hands-on manual for enhancing networking skills and hiring and firing cast and crew, this book also demonstrates how to put together a budget for studios and distributors. With anecdotes, interviews, and industry suggestions, it is a complete guide for both the novice and seasoned independent film producer.

Rita Cook is a writer has served as a production manager on several television pilots She was the producer of the feature-length film Marty & Virginia and of the award-winning short The Limited. She lives in Los Angeles.

7.5" X 5.5", Trade Paper, 250 pages, $34.95US.
ISBN#  1-58965-052-2
Author: Jule Selbo

The quintessential guide for screenwriters—whether it is the first screenplay or the one hundredth—helps create the perfect script by offering step-by-step guidance on how to focus and polish writing, to ensure that it is ready for production. After a first draft is completed and a screenplay is ready to enter the competitive marketplace, this manual offers an 11-step story breakdown, a template that takes the haphazardness out of the process of writing, as well as specific, concrete advice on the rewriting process. This must-have companion is for screenwriters serious about getting their film produced.

Jule Selbo is a screenwriter whose film credits include Cinderella Two; Hard Promises; Hunchback of Notre Dame, Part Deux; HBO's Prison Stories: Women on the Inside; and George Lucas' Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. She is the author of Gardner's Guide to Screenplay: From Idea to Successful Script and lives in Santa Barbara, California.

7.5" X 5.5", Trade Paper, 240 pages, $39.95US.
ISBN#  0-96610-758-6
Author: Garth Gardner, PhD

This is the most comprehensive new media industry directory. Gardner's Guide to Multimedia and Animation Studios profiles hundreds of computer graphics, animation, multimedia companies in the USA and Canada. A valuable directory for professionals and students seeking to enter the New Media job market. Researched categories includes: areas of specialization; number of employees; description of company achievements, mailing address, phone and fax numbers, and web address. Indexed by the following categories: geographic location of studio; number of employees; area of specialization; in addition to the generic index. This book is your direct link to over 10,000 practitioners at hundreds of studio

7.5" X 5.5", Trade Paper, 288 pages, $34.95US.
ISBN#  1-58965-054-3
Author: Garth Gardner, PhD

Entertainment for the entire family, education for the student of animation-An inspiring collection of animation short films by students from some of the best Universities and Colleges in the United States and Canada. This VHS video is unique demonstration of the talent of student animators. Gardner's Great Animation Show is journey into the skills employers of top studios like Pixar, Metrolight, and Industrial Light and Magic desire in a student's portfolio. Let these award-winning films entertain you and help you decide where to pursue a computer animation career.

Short animation from: Ohio State University, Tofu House Zil Lilas, Academy of Art College; Freeware by Alex Orrelle; The Poultry Paradox by Carlos Pedroza; Hello Dolly by Mariko Hoshi; Clock by Aaron Lim; Vancouver Film School; Shine by Kenneth Meyer; My Left Soc by Chad Moffit; Scoops by Goor Moshe; Ticked Off by Christina Roodenburg, Jay White, Gary Hughes, Derek Waters; Radius Transfer by Brooks Gordon; Ringling School of Art and Design; Rein Check by Erik Winquist; Still Life by Scott Curtin; Flux by Jamie DeRugter; School of Communication Arts; Fatal Error; NAD; Hunter Killer by Danny Wade; Pulp Smack by Patricia Blackburn; Never Moon by David Pawsey; VanArts; Boonga The Magnificent by Phil Chong; Stairs Not For Sitting by Gareth Earves; Hunter by Rahul Dadhulkar; Cogswell College; Psychic Weight Loss Adventures Of Luna and the Mithandril Pig; Savannah College of Art and Design; Hypnos by Nic College; George Mason University; Creative Titling by John Aarnio.