The purpose of this thesis was to suggest an efficient approach to the pre-production requirements of a student thesis film. Additionally, personal insights into completion of such requirements are supplied, based on the actual execution of the making of my honors thesis film The Drill. I included many of the actual documents used in nearly every aspect of the pre-production. Such visual aids should, in theory, provide a better understanding of not only the pre-production process and what it includes, but of the intended direction of the film. The shooting script and a detailed list of shots and storyboards are included so that the reader can compare the intended shots and dialogue with those contained in the final edit of the film (also be included in this thesis).