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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,847 ratings — published 1995
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,817 ratings — published 2005
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,029 ratings — published 1997
Making Movies (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.29 — 10,651 ratings — published 1995
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
by (shelved 15 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,008 ratings — published 1991
Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,008 ratings — published 1983
Master Shots Vol 1, 1st edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.10 — 721 ratings — published 2009
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,703 ratings — published 1995
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.23 — 434 ratings — published 1989
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as film-making)
avg rating 3.99 — 9,039 ratings — published 1979
Hitchcock/Truffaut (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.47 — 9,638 ratings — published 1966
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,032 ratings — published 1996
Sculpting in Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.50 — 6,823 ratings — published 1984
On Directing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as film-making)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,144 ratings — published 1991
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,451 ratings — published 2007
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,541 ratings — published 1992
The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as film-making)
avg rating 3.89 — 853 ratings — published 1984
Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.01 — 884 ratings — published 2005
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,675 ratings — published 2013
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.21 — 985 ratings — published 2002
Notes on the Cinematographer (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,785 ratings — published 1975
How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as film-making)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,277 ratings — published 1977
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.20 — 77,570 ratings — published 2014
On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.35 — 978 ratings — published 2004
The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
by (shelved 5 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.21 — 712 ratings — published 2010
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.34 — 327,325 ratings — published 2000
What They Don't Teach You at Film School: 161 Strategies For Making Your Own Movies No Matter What (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as film-making)
avg rating 3.66 — 368 ratings — published 2000
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,733 ratings — published 2002
The Magic Lantern (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,615 ratings — published 1987
Conversations with Wilder (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,330 ratings — published 1999
Grammar of the Edit (Media Manuals)
by (shelved 4 times as film-making)
avg rating 3.74 — 198 ratings — published 1993
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.20 — 105,462 ratings — published 2014
Film Directing Fundamentals: See Your Film Before Shooting (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.06 — 208 ratings — published 2001
Master Shots Vol 2: Shooting Great Dialogue Scenes (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.32 — 285 ratings — published 2011
Something Like an Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,722 ratings — published 1981
Basics Film-Making 02: Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as film-making)
avg rating 3.95 — 37 ratings — published 2009
Viola in Reel Life (Viola #1)
by (shelved 4 times as film-making)
avg rating 3.55 — 3,941 ratings — published 2009
If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as film-making)
avg rating 3.76 — 333 ratings — published 2005
Cinema Speculation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.03 — 15,516 ratings — published 2022
The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,302 ratings — published 2020
The Stanley Kubrick Archives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.60 — 1,461 ratings — published 2005
Cutting Rhythms: Shaping the Film Edit (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.08 — 80 ratings — published 2009
Notes on Directing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,043 ratings — published 2003
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,502 ratings — published 2002
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,781 ratings — published 2016
Framed Ink (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,121 ratings — published 2010
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,786 ratings — published 1998
Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 3.83 — 30,839 ratings — published -335
The Science of Interstellar (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.30 — 7,172 ratings — published 2015
Film Art: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as film-making)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,653 ratings — published 1979
“Without art, a film is pure wastage of time and resources.”
― The Film Testament
― The Film Testament
“With every movie that they do, they’ll come up with a few films they really like and we’ll talk about them. Way back when we did Barton Fink, Joel and Ethan would say, ’Think Kubrick!”
― The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together
― The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together
