Hispanic Heritage Month 2026
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Directing


Directing Books

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

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
32 books — 13 voters

Save the Cat by Blake SnyderYou Can't Fall Off the Floor by Harris KatlemanThe Scream Writer's Handbook by Thomas FentonOn Directing Film by David MametHow to Write Fiction by E.E. Doc Murdock
Best Books for Aspiring Directors/Writers
17 books — 9 voters
Scared Scriptless by Alison SweeneyGoing Off Script by Jen WildeMiss Bubbles Steals the Show by Melanie MurrayStardust by Robert B. ParkerIt's a Wrap by Stella Chaplin
Director's Chair
13 books — 6 voters

Waiting for 2000 by Zack LoveSaving Juliet by Suzanne SelforsThe Patron Murders by Edwin WilsonPride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field by Melissa NathanUntouchable Things by Tara Guha
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 HughesHow To Write A Vertical Series in 10 Days by Isabel DréanHeroines of Film and Television by Norma Jones
OUR LIST FOR THE TOP FILM, TV, STORYTELLING, SCREENWRITING and TRANSMEDIA (NEW MEDIA) BOOKS
37 books — 5 voters

Quotes Tagged “Directing”

“ Career-building is fifty percent creative, fifty percent business. If you don’t respect both sides, you’ll stall. ”
― Jen Alvares
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Melissa Silverstein
“ One of the common themes you will read in interview after interview is the call to keep fighting for your vision. This is a message to women directors, producers, writers—anyone who wants to work in the business. Your voice counts. Your vision matters. ”
― Melissa Silverstein, In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing
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Videos Tagged “Directing”

Cut the Lights Trailer
Cut the Lights Trailer
Interview on Blacks in Hollywood for On Point--Cal State University Northridge
Interview on Blacks in Hollywood for On Point--Cal State University Northridge
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Groups Tagged "Directing"

This is for people who LOVE to make video! Like directors. Or if you love to act, or you are a s…more
3 members, last active 13 years ago
Theatre Books and Plays A room for lovers of theatre, theater books, texts on acting, directing, theory and scripts.
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