Shot by Shot: The Magic of Moviemaking (2012)

The process of making movie magic is explored in this 53-minute documentary. Though the production features instructive commentary by many industry professionals, the heart of 'Shot by Shot' is the captivating story of Alex, a student filmmaker at Boston's Emerson College who is working laboriously on his thesis project -- a short dramatic motion picture. As Alex and another student from Boston University race against time to finish their final projects, they are haunted by a sobering reality -- if they don't complete their films in time, they don't graduate.