Andre Campbell's new book, "Out of Your Own Pocket: Making Your First Short Movie, Volume 1" is a breezy little pep talk for aspiring film makers filled with some very good advice on how to find a script, cast, crew, locations, equipment, etc.

Campbell does not give detailed advice on plot, lighting, sound recording, choice of camera, editing or any other in depth technical advice, but he does give a nice over view of the basic nuts & bolts of film making.  There is a good primer, for example on coverage, and a nice explanation of the difference between tape-based and file-based cameras.

What the book does do, is tell you where to start, what to worry about, and what to plan for.

If you've never been involved in the making of any type of narrative film, this book would be a good place to begin your learning process.