Filmmaking


In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing
Making Movies
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
On Directing Film
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005
Sculpting in Time
Hitchcock/Truffaut
The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age
Master Shots Vol 1, 1st edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers
On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director
The Twilight Zone Companion by Marc Scott ZicreeHammer Glamour by Marcus HearnMonsters in the Movies by John  LandisUniversal Horrors by Tom WeaverSound of the Beast by Ian Christe
Lookin' at Books with James Rolfe
86 books — 5 voters
In the Blink of an Eye by Walter MurchFrom Caligari to Hitler by Siegfried KracauerThe Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook by Chris          JonesA Night to Remember by Jeffrey RichardsChildren of Paradise by Camilla Grudova
Cinephile literature
21 books — 6 voters

The Invisible Art by Mark Cotta VazEncyclopedia of Movie Special Effects by Patricia D. NetzleyThe Art and Science of Digital Compositing by Ron BrinkmannCigars for Sawyer by Justin SwappThe Art and Science of Digital Compositing by Ron Brinkmann
Visual Effects
45 books — 5 voters
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
24 books — 12 voters

Naked Lens by Jack SargeantMovie Journal by Jonas MekasI Had Nowhere to Go by Jonas MekasJonas Mekas by Jonas MekasThe Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol
New American Cinema (1956 - 1982)
14 books — 1 voter
The Art of Spirited Away by Hayao MiyazakiThe Legend of Korra by Michael Dante DiMartinoThe Art of Pirates of the Caribbean by Wendy LefkonThe Making of Jurassic Park by Don ShayThe Art of Rise of the Guardians by Ramin Zahed
Movies, TV Shows & Games: The Art Of...
213 books — 22 voters

Guillermo del Toro
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Guillermo del Toro

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