Making Mischief

"Screenwriter William Goldman said that the most exciting day of your life is your first day on a movie set, and that the most boring day of your life is your second day on a movie set. Yet, if you know what's going on, it's not boring; it's a fascinating lesson in a process that few outsiders are ever permitted to witness. Films are assembled from hundreds and sometimes thousands of individual pieces, and this astute behind-the-scenes journal records how all those details came about on a daily basis and resulted in a movie called Mischief. It gives rare and intimate insight into the way every motion picture, with only slight variations, is born." Editor's Note: Nat SegaloffMarjorie Short is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Documentary Branch. She has credits in documentary films, commercials, corporate media, feature films, and television. She co-authored two original screenplays. She has developed numerous documentary, feature film, and television projects. She has been a model, actress, and flamenco dancer. She sings with the Cantemus Chamber Chorus, and lives in Beverly, Massachusetts.