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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing (Paperback)
by (shelved 195 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,662 ratings — published 1995
Making Movies (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.29 — 10,365 ratings — published 1995
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,611 ratings — published 1995
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 117 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,780 ratings — published 1997
On Directing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,093 ratings — published 1991
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,349 ratings — published 2005
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
by (shelved 98 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,993 ratings — published 1991
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,991 ratings — published 1996
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,895 ratings — published 1979
Sculpting in Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.50 — 6,692 ratings — published 1984
Hitchcock/Truffaut (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.47 — 9,465 ratings — published 1966
The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.89 — 850 ratings — published 1984
Master Shots Vol 1, 1st edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.10 — 716 ratings — published 2009
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 979 ratings — published 2002
Notes on the Cinematographer (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,681 ratings — published 1975
On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.35 — 967 ratings — published 2004
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,330 ratings — published 2007
The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
by (shelved 55 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.20 — 699 ratings — published 2010
Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,003 ratings — published 1983
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.22 — 430 ratings — published 1989
Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,530 ratings — published 1983
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,722 ratings — published 2002
Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.01 — 878 ratings — published 2005
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,472 ratings — published 1992
Something Like an Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,640 ratings — published 1981
The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.31 — 777 ratings — published 2007
Master Shots Vol 2: Shooting Great Dialogue Scenes (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.32 — 282 ratings — published 2011
Film Art: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,625 ratings — published 1979
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,344 ratings — published 1942
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 — 9,639 ratings — published 1998
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,711 ratings — published 1949
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 — 129 ratings — published 2013
Painting With Light (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 405 ratings — published 1995
Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,145 ratings — published 1972
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,586 ratings — published 2013
If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.76 — 333 ratings — published 2005
The Magic Lantern (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,565 ratings — published 1987
Kazan on Directing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 306 ratings — published 2009
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 222 ratings — published 1992
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,951 ratings — published 1989
Herzog on Herzog (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,564 ratings — published 2003
Film Form: Essays In Film Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,172 ratings — published 1949
101 Things I Learned in Film School (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.83 — 914 ratings — published 2010
On Film Editing: An Introduction to the Art of Film Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.03 — 222 ratings — published 1984
The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.29 — 309 ratings — published 2003
Cinema Speculation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.03 — 15,128 ratings — published 2022
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 — 104,264 ratings — published 2014
Notes on Directing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,024 ratings — published 2003
The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,949 ratings — published 1994
What is Cinema? Volume I (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,906 ratings — published 1967
“Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out”
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“In glass, I find my wholeness; in solitude, my strength." – short movie My Mirror, my only echo Yvonne Padmos”
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