How is a feature film made? This book reveals the basics of film design using concrete examples from the works of cinematographer Michael Ballhaus. From shot sizes to perspectives, framing, staging dialogues, camera movements with Steadicam, dolly, and crane, to lighting, the reader learns everything that makes a good film. Additionally, there are many tips and tricks from the work of the famous German "Director of Photography," Michael Ballhaus, whose work is valued in Hollywood just as much as in Germany.