Filmmaking


In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing
Making Movies
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
On Directing Film
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
Sculpting in Time
Hitchcock/Truffaut
The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age
Master Shots Vol 1, 1st edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers
Notes on the Cinematographer
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
Naked Lens by Jack SargeantMovie Journal by Jonas MekasI Had Nowhere to Go by Jonas MekasJonas Mekas by Jonas MekasThe Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol
New American Cinema (1956 - 1982)
14 books — 1 voter

In the Blink of an Eye by Walter MurchFrom Caligari to Hitler by Siegfried KracauerThe Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook by Chris          JonesA Night to Remember by Jeffrey RichardsChildren of Paradise by Camilla Grudova
Cinephile literature
21 books — 6 voters
The Twilight Zone Companion by Marc Scott ZicreeHammer Glamour by Marcus HearnBatman by Alan             MooreMonsters in the Movies by John  LandisBatman by Frank Miller
Lookin' at Books with James Rolfe
86 books — 5 voters

Guillermo del Toro
The saddest journey in the world is the one that follows a precise itinerary. Then you're not a traveler. You're a f@@king tourist. ...more
Guillermo del Toro

Werner Herzog
Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...if you don't read, you will never be a filmmaker. ...more
Werner Herzog

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