Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025
Genres

Directing


Directing Books

Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television
On Directing Film
Notes on Directing
Making Movies
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
A Sense of Direction: Some Observations on the Art of Directing
A Director Prepares
The Empty Space
The Director's Craft: A Handbook for the Theatre
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics
In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing
On Directing
Kazan on Directing
On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director
The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media
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Lists

The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleWithout Empathy by Mk RaghavendraA History of Narrative Film by David A. CookChasing The Light by Oliver StoneRin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean
film movie and cinema studies books
209 books — 32 voters
Waiting for 2000 by Zack LoveSaving Juliet by Suzanne SelforsUntouchable Things by Tara GuhaThe Patron Murders by Edwin WilsonPride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field by Melissa Nathan
Theater-Themed Novels
35 books — 35 voters

Celluloid Ceiling by Gabrielle KellyEl salón de los artistas exiliados en California by Núria AñóIt's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Hallmark! Writing a Made-fo... by Heather HughesThe Salon of Exiled Artists in California by Núria AñóPoetics by Aristotle
OUR LIST FOR THE TOP FILM, TV, STORYTELLING, SCREENWRITING and TRANSMEDIA (NEW MEDIA) BOOKS
31 books — 3 voters
3D Movie Making by Bernard MendiburuThink in 3D by Clyde DeSouzaTell to Win by Peter GuberStereoscopic Cinema and the Origins of 3-D Film, 1838-1952 by Ray Zone3-D Filmmakers by Ray Zone
Stereoscopic 3D filmmaking
8 books — 1 voter

Directing Actors by Judith WestonIn the Blink of an Eye by Walter MurchOn Directing Film by David MametProducing and Directing the Short Film and Video by Peter W. ReaMaking Movies by Sidney Lumet
To Be A Filmmaker
23 books — 11 voters
Scared Scriptless by Alison SweeneyGoing Off Script by Jen WildeMiss Bubbles Steals the Show by Melanie MurrayIt's a Wrap by Stella ChaplinStardust by Robert B. Parker
Director's Chair
10 books — 4 voters

Quotes Tagged “Directing”

Don Roff
“ Producing and directing a micro-budget film is like preparing for a tiny war. ”
― Don Roff
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“ You Never Know A True Friend Until You get Into A Serious Misunderstanding With Him Or Her ”
― Michael A Johnson, A 1980s Childhood: From He-Man to Shell Suits
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Videos Tagged “Directing”

All-purpose vocal music toolkit
All-purpose vocal music toolkit
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Cut the Lights Trailer
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Groups Tagged "Directing"

Theatre Books and Plays A room for lovers of theatre, theater books, texts on acting, directing, theory and scripts.
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