Download or read book The Portable Film School written by D. B. Gilles and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gilles walks readers through the basics of screenwriting and shooting a short film, arming them with the two calling cards they need to break into Hollywood--without having spent the tuition or time in a classroom.