Directing


Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television
On Directing Film
Making Movies
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
Notes on Directing
A Sense of Direction: Some Observations on the Art of Directing
A Director Prepares
The Empty Space
The Director's Craft: A Handbook for the Theatre
In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing
Kazan on Directing
On Directing
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics
The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media
On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director
Directing Actors by Judith WestonIn the Blink of an Eye by Walter MurchOn Directing Film by David MametProducing and Directing the Short Film and Video by Peter W. ReaMaking Movies by Sidney Lumet
To Be A Filmmaker
32 books — 13 voters

Waiting for 2000 by Zack LoveSaving Juliet by Suzanne SelforsThe Patron Murders by Edwin  WilsonPride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field by Melissa NathanUntouchable Things by Tara Guha
Theater-Themed Novels
35 books — 35 voters
3D Movie Making by Bernard MendiburuThink in 3D by Clyde DeSouzaTell to Win by Peter GuberStereoscopic Cinema and the Origins of 3-D Film, 1838-1952 by Ray Zone3-D Filmmakers by Ray Zone
Stereoscopic 3D filmmaking
8 books — 1 voter

The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleWithout Empathy by Mk RaghavendraA History of Narrative Film by David A. CookAs You Wish by Cary ElwesChasing The Light by Oliver Stone
film movie and cinema studies books
214 books — 30 voters
Scared Scriptless by Alison SweeneyGoing Off Script by Jen  WildeMiss Bubbles Steals the Show by Melanie   MurrayStardust by Robert B. ParkerIt's a Wrap by Stella Chaplin
Director's Chair
13 books — 6 voters

Melissa Silverstein
One of the common themes you will read in interview after interview is the call to keep fighting for your vision. This is a message to women directors, producers, writers—anyone who wants to work in the business. Your voice counts. Your vision matters.
Melissa Silverstein, In Her Voice: Women Directors Talk Directing

The Director's Role: You are the obstetrician. You are not the parent of this child we call the play. You are present at its birth for clinical reasons, like a doctor or midwife. Your job most of the time is simply to do no harm. When something does go wrong, however, your awareness that something is awry--and your clinical intervention to correct it--can determine whether the child will thrive or suffer, live or die. ...more
Frank Hauser, Notes on Directing

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