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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing (Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,801 ratings — published 1995
Making Movies (Paperback)
by (shelved 169 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.29 — 10,607 ratings — published 1995
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,681 ratings — published 1995
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 121 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,996 ratings — published 1997
On Directing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,132 ratings — published 1991
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,710 ratings — published 2005
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
by (shelved 100 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,001 ratings — published 1991
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,025 ratings — published 1996
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 9,014 ratings — published 1979
Sculpting in Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.50 — 6,802 ratings — published 1984
Hitchcock/Truffaut (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.47 — 9,598 ratings — published 1966
The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.89 — 853 ratings — published 1984
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 981 ratings — published 2002
Master Shots Vol 1, 1st edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.10 — 721 ratings — published 2009
Notes on the Cinematographer (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,770 ratings — published 1975
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,435 ratings — published 2007
On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.35 — 976 ratings — published 2004
The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
by (shelved 58 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 710 ratings — published 2010
Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,006 ratings — published 1983
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.22 — 432 ratings — published 1989
Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.13 — 8,654 ratings — published 1983
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,730 ratings — published 2002
Something Like an Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,706 ratings — published 1981
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,531 ratings — published 1992
Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.01 — 883 ratings — published 2005
The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.30 — 786 ratings — published 2007
Master Shots Vol 2: Shooting Great Dialogue Scenes (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.32 — 285 ratings — published 2011
Film Art: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,644 ratings — published 1979
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,380 ratings — published 1942
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,765 ratings — published 1998
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,157 ratings — published 1949
Painting With Light (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 410 ratings — published 1995
Master Shots Vol 3, The Director's Vision: 100 Setups, Scenes and Moves for Your Breakthrough Movie (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.35 — 130 ratings — published 2013
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,653 ratings — published 2013
Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,172 ratings — published 1972
Kazan on Directing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 308 ratings — published 2009
The Magic Lantern (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,604 ratings — published 1987
If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.76 — 333 ratings — published 2005
Cinema Speculation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.03 — 15,454 ratings — published 2022
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 224 ratings — published 1992
On Film Editing: An Introduction to the Art of Film Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.03 — 224 ratings — published 1984
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,978 ratings — published 1989
The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,951 ratings — published 1994
Herzog on Herzog (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,575 ratings — published 2003
Film Form: Essays In Film Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,184 ratings — published 1949
What is Cinema? Volume I (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,918 ratings — published 1967
101 Things I Learned in Film School (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.83 — 931 ratings — published 2010
The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.29 — 320 ratings — published 2003
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.20 — 105,251 ratings — published 2014
Notes on Directing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,040 ratings — published 2003
“The crew was mostly men. That's how it was and that's pretty much how it still is. It's a man's world & show business is a man's meal with women generously sprinkled through it like over-qualified spice.”
― The Princess Diarist
― The Princess Diarist
“In glass, I find my wholeness; in solitude, my strength." – short movie My Mirror, my only echo Yvonne Padmos”
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