Actor Paul Blackwell's personal and lively account of making a silent movie with the adventurous film-director Rolf de Heer. Paul describes the film-making process from the initial idea to opening night. Along the way we meet the crew and learn what they do. Rehearsing ideas, creating characters, building sets, filming, editing, creating the sound track, as well as the fun along the way, are described with the insight of an insider. This book will help you appreciate more fully careful thinking, planning, hard work and energy that go into making a film.