Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen
Film Directing Shot by Shot offers a good introduction to the rudiments of film production. Steven D. Katz walks his …
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Film Directing, Cinematic Motion: A Workshop for Staging Scenes
A sequel to Steven Katz’s Film Directing Shot by Shot, this book tackles specific problems of staging cinematic…
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Setting Up Your Shots: Great Camera Moves Every Filmmaker Should Know
Setting Up Your Shots is a complete visual encyclopedia of creative camera set ups and moves every filmmaker and cine…
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On Directing Film
According to David Mamet, a film director must, above all things, think visually. Most of this instructive and funny …
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The Film Director’s Team
I recieved this book as a gift, and got a lot from it. It is dated, and based mostly on West-coast studio work, (2 th…
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Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television
This is essential reading for anyone interested in directing or acting. Judith Weston’s brilliance is to recogn…
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Directing the Documentary
Documentary films are directed, not just edited from random shots. They are also planned, as this nine-part book show…
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Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics is a comprehensive manual that teaches the essentials of filmmaking from th…
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