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The Visual Story
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 34.95If you can't make it to one of Bruce Block's legendary visual storytelling seminars, then you need his book! Now in full color for the first time, this best-seller offers a clear view of the relationship between the story/script structure and the visual structure of a film, video, animated piece, or video game. You'll learn how to structure your visuals... more...
So You Want to Be a Producer
Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 14.95Few jobs in Hollywood are as shrouded in mystery as the role of the producer. What does it take to be a producer, how does one get started, and what on earth does one actually do? In So You Want to Be a Producer Lawrence Turman, the producer of more than forty films, including The Graduate , The River Wild , Short Circuit , and American History... more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Independent Filmmaking
DK Publishing 2004; US$ 18.95Designed for people who want to tell a story their way, 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Indpendent Filmmaking explains everything a budding auteur needs to know, from literary development and financial and organizational pre-production to principal photography production, post-production assembly, exhibition and distribution, and more. The advent of... more...
Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet
The University Press of Kentucky 2012; US$ 40.00Regarded by many filmmakers and critics as one of the greatest directors in cinema history, Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889--1968) achieved worldwide acclaim after the debut of his masterpiece, The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), which was named the most influential film of all time at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. In 1955 Dreyer granted... more...
How Not to Make a Short Film
Hyperion 2009; US$ 10.99"Roberta Munroe is that rare person in the film world who can not only recognize an inspired, great film, but she can actually help you make one." --Mark Duplass, Sundance and SXSW award-winning filmmaker. "Roberta Munroe is brilliant. Her advice and insights on our project, The Tribe , from rough cut to completed film were instrumental and invaluable... more...
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 19.95Film is a visual medium, the work of Eric Rohmer and Kevin Smith notwithstanding. It is important for a director and cinemtographer to use their VISUAL EYES in order to VISUALIZE how to make their movie most effective. Also, there is the messy business of actors. Generally, movies have them, and directors have to deal with them. This guide will... more...
Timing for Animation
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 30.95A classic of animation education since it first published in 1981. Copies of Timing for Animation have been sitting dog-eared and spine-split on desks and workstations around the world, wherever animation is produced for more than 25 years. All you need to breathe life into your animation is at your fingertips. All the vital techniques employed by... more...
Filmmaking
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95Filmmaking the definitive resource for filmmakers, blows the doors off the secretive film industry and shows you how to adapt the Hollywood system for your production. Full of thousands of tips, tricks, and techniques from Emmy-winning director Jason Tomaric, Filmmaking systematically takes you through every step of how to produce a successful movie... more...
Screenwriting Tips, You Hack
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 19.95Screenwriting Tip #99 Voice-over usually feels like scaffolding. You know-something you left in there when you were constructing the first draft, but really should have torn out after it served its purpose. Screenwriting Tip #120 Always remember that funny trumps everything. Your script could be written in crayon with your name spelled wrong... more...
The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters
F+W Media 2010; US$ 12.95As an aspiring screenwriter, you dream of one day seeing the fruits of your vision splashed across the big screen. Whether you believe great screenwriters are made or born, you'll be on the fast track to finding your Muse after tuning in to the secrets of fourteen of Tinseltown's top screenwriters, including Ron Bass (Rain Man), Eric Roth (Forrest... more...









