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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing (Paperback)
by (shelved 203 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,901 ratings — published 1995
Making Movies (Paperback)
by (shelved 172 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.29 — 10,725 ratings — published 1995
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,731 ratings — published 1995
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 124 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,073 ratings — published 1997
On Directing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,165 ratings — published 1991
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,922 ratings — published 2005
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
by (shelved 108 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,009 ratings — published 1991
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,044 ratings — published 1996
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 9,072 ratings — published 1979
Sculpting in Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.50 — 6,866 ratings — published 1984
Hitchcock/Truffaut (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.47 — 9,677 ratings — published 1966
The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 69 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 68 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.20 — 984 ratings — published 2002
Notes on the Cinematographer (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,802 ratings — published 1975
Master Shots Vol 1, 1st edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.11 — 726 ratings — published 2009
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,468 ratings — published 2007
The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
by (shelved 62 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 716 ratings — published 2010
On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.35 — 982 ratings — published 2004
Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,010 ratings — published 1983
Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.13 — 8,695 ratings — published 1983
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.23 — 435 ratings — published 1989
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,734 ratings — published 2002
Something Like an Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,743 ratings — published 1981
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,558 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 — 889 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 4.31 — 792 ratings — published 2007
Master Shots Vol 2: Shooting Great Dialogue Scenes (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.33 — 289 ratings — published 2011
Film Art: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,658 ratings — published 1979
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,405 ratings — published 1942
Painting With Light (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 413 ratings — published 1995
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,365 ratings — published 1949
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,822 ratings — published 1998
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 4.36 — 133 ratings — published 2013
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,697 ratings — published 2013
Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,193 ratings — published 1972
Kazan on Directing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 311 ratings — published 2009
The Magic Lantern (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,634 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 — 334 ratings — published 2005
What is Cinema? Volume I (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,929 ratings — published 1967
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,006 ratings — published 1989
Cinema Speculation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.03 — 15,597 ratings — published 2022
The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,953 ratings — published 1994
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 227 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
The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.30 — 322 ratings — published 2003
Herzog on Herzog (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,582 ratings — published 2003
Film Form: Essays In Film Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,183 ratings — published 1949
101 Things I Learned in Film School (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.82 — 938 ratings — published 2010
The Screenwriter's Workbook: Exercises and Step-by-Step Instruction for Creating a Successful Screenplay (A Dell Trade Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,458 ratings — published
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 — 105,930 ratings — published 2014
“On perception:
Angles in film are as invented as the relationship between objects and space in paintings. In the end, everything is open to debate — and can be reshaped, reframed, reimagined…”
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Angles in film are as invented as the relationship between objects and space in paintings. In the end, everything is open to debate — and can be reshaped, reframed, reimagined…”
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“Any art used for propaganda is ape slop.”
― Jashn-e Insan: Stranger is God, Helping is the Prayer
― Jashn-e Insan: Stranger is God, Helping is the Prayer
