There are a lot of books on the shelves which claim to tell you how you can make a movie from concept to screening and presumably create a career.  What I Really Want to Do On Set in HollywoodTM is the first book that will tell you what having a career on set is really like so that you can better prepare yourself for a very real career in the film industry.   Why entrust your dreams to chance and hope?

The first five chapters of  What I Really Want to Do On Set in HollywoodTM  set up the entire industry for you.  Once you've got a sense of the big picture, the rest of the chapters concentrate on the job specifics so that by the time you've finished the entire book, you'll find that your first day on set is as comfortable as your last!

PART I:  The Business…really!
            Chapter 1       What I Really Want to Do                
            Chapter 2       What I Really Need to Know                       
            Chapter 3       What I Really Need to Have            
            Chapter 4       Where I Really Need to Go             
            Chapter 5       What Am I Getting Myself Into         
 
PART II:  Talent Support
            Chapter 6       What I Really Want to Do is Stunts
            Chapter 7       What I Really Want to Do is Stunt Coordinate
            Chapter 8       What I Really Want to Do is Teach
            Chapter 9       What I Really Want to Do is Costume
            Chapter 10     What I Really Want to Do is Costume Design 
            Chapter 11     What I Really Want to Do is Makeup
            Chapter 12     What I Really Want to Do is Hair
            Chapter 13     What I Really Want to Do is Props
 
PART III:  The Director's Unit
Chapter 14     What I Really Want to Do is Production Assist
            Chapter 15     What I Really Want to Do is Train for the DGA
            Chapter 16     What I Really Want to Do is Second Assistant Direct
            Chapter 17     What I Really Want to Do is First Assistant Direct  
            Chapter 18     What I Really Want to Do is Unit Production Manage
            Chapter 19     What I Really Want to Do is Direct
            Chapter 20     What I Really Want to Do is Script Supervision
 
PART IV:  The Camera Department
            Chapter 21    What I Really Want to Do is Load
            Chapter 22     What I Really Want to Do is Second Camera Assist
            Chapter 23     What I Really Want to Do is First Camera Assist
            Chapter 24     What I Really Want to Do is Operate         
            Chapter 25     What I Really Want to Do is DIT
            Chapter 26     What I Really Want to Do is DP                                          
 
PART V:  The Grip Department                                                           
            Chapter 27     What I Really Want to Do is Grip
            Chapter 28     What I Really Want to Do is Dolly Grip
            Chapter 29     What I Really Want to Do is Key Grip  
PART VI:  The Electric Department
            Chapter 30     What I Really Want to Do is Electric
            Chapter 31     What I Really Want to Do is Gaffe  
 
PART VII:  The Sound Department
            Chapter 32     What I Really Want to Do is Pull Cable
Chapter 33     What I Really Want to Do is Operate Boom
Chapter 34     What I Really Want to Do is Mix Sound  
 
PART XIII:  Special Effects
            Chapter 35     What I Really Want to Do is Special Effects
 
PART IX:  Sets                            
Chapter 36     What I Really Want to Do is Location Manage  
Chapter 37     What I Really Want to Do is Greens
Chapter 38     What I Really Want to Do is Standby Paint
            Chapter 39     What I Really Want to Do is Set Dress
PART X:  The Publicity Department
            Chapter 40     What I Really Want to Do is Unit Publicity
            Chapter 41     What I Really Want to Do is Unit Still Photography
            Chapter 42     What I Really Want to Do is Behind-the-Scenes
 
PART XI:  Cast & Crew Support
            Chapter 43     What I Really Want to Do is Crafts Service
            Chapter 44     What I Really Want to Do is be a Medic
            Chapter 45     What I Really Want to Do is Transportation
Afterword
            Final general thoughts and advice regarding career and life choices.  
Union and Guild Information
Glossary of Common Terms
            A film set is full of nicknames and uncommon language and this section will help translate these for you! 
Additional Resources