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
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Sculpting in Time
The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers
Notes on the Cinematographer
Master Shots Vol 1, 1st edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie
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

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
The Fan by Bob RandallMoving Pictures by Terry PratchettNight Film by Marisha PesslAntkind by Charlie KaufmanThe Lonely Lady by Harold Robbins
Novels about Film and Filmmaking
65 books — 14 voters


Don Roff
“ Making a movie is 47% planning and 53% rolling with whatever the hell happens! ”
― Don Roff

Katherine Howe
“ When I looked at life through the camera, I felt like I could finally see it. ”
― Katherine Howe, The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen

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