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Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,004 ratings — published 1983
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.21 — 980 ratings — published 2002
Notes on the Cinematographer (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,761 ratings — published 1975
Painting With Light (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.09 — 410 ratings — published 1995
The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
by (shelved 19 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.20 — 706 ratings — published 2010
Master Shots Vol 1, 1st edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.10 — 720 ratings — published 2009
The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.30 — 785 ratings — published 2007
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
by (shelved 15 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,997 ratings — published 1991
Master Shots Vol 2: Shooting Great Dialogue Scenes (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.32 — 284 ratings — published 2011
Masters of Light: Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.25 — 209 ratings — published 1984
Cinematography (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as cinematography)
avg rating 3.91 — 229 ratings — published 1989
Film Lighting: Talks with Hollywood's Cinematographers and Gaffers (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.20 — 176 ratings — published 1986
Reflections: Twenty-One Cinematographers at Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.28 — 43 ratings — published 2002
A Man With A Camera (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.24 — 200 ratings — published 1980
Lighting for Cinematography: A Practical Guide to the Art and Craft of Lighting for the Moving Image (The CineTech Guides to the Film Crafts)
by (shelved 10 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.10 — 111 ratings — published 2014
Motion Picture and Video Lighting (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as cinematography)
avg rating 3.97 — 173 ratings — published 1992
Master Shots Vol 3, The Director's Vision: 100 Setups, Scenes and Moves for Your Breakthrough Movie (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.35 — 129 ratings — published 2013
Set Lighting Technician's Handbook: Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.32 — 226 ratings — published 1998
Cinematography for Directors: A Guide for Creative Collaboration (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.16 — 162 ratings — published 2009
Making Movies (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.29 — 10,580 ratings — published 1995
In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,773 ratings — published 1995
Every Frame a Rembrandt: Art and Practice of Cinematography (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as cinematography)
avg rating 3.98 — 57 ratings — published 2000
If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as cinematography)
avg rating 3.76 — 332 ratings — published 2005
Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.01 — 879 ratings — published 2005
The Filmmaker's Eye: The Language of the Lens: The Power of Lenses and the Expressive Cinematic Image (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.22 — 63 ratings — published 2010
Digital Cinematography: Fundamentals, Tools, Techniques, and Workflows (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.16 — 44 ratings — published 2013
Grammar of the Film Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.09 — 270 ratings — published 1976
Film Art: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,641 ratings — published 1979
FilmCraft: Cinematography (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.01 — 94 ratings — published 2011
The Magic Lantern (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,594 ratings — published 1987
American Cinematographer Manual (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.33 — 21 ratings — published 2013
Making Pictures: A Century of European Cinematography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.69 — 26 ratings — published 2003
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cinematography)
avg rating 3.99 — 223 ratings — published 1992
What is Cinema? Volume I (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,919 ratings — published 1967
On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.35 — 976 ratings — published 2004
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.01 — 22,656 ratings — published 2005
The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cinematography)
avg rating 3.89 — 853 ratings — published 1984
Grammar of the Shot (Media Manuals)
by (shelved 5 times as cinematography)
avg rating 3.70 — 148 ratings — published 1998
Practical Cinematography (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cinematography)
avg rating 3.54 — 37 ratings — published 1999
New Cinematographers (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.56 — 73 ratings — published 2004
How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as cinematography)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,273 ratings — published 1977
The Cine Lens Manual (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.82 — 11 ratings — published
Vittorio Storaro: Writing with Light: Volume 1: The Light (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.38 — 21 ratings — published 2002
Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,077 ratings — published 1997
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cinematography)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,991 ratings — published 1979
Film Theory: An Introduction Through the Senses (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cinematography)
avg rating 3.79 — 379 ratings — published 2009
Cinema 1: The Movement-Image (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,351 ratings — published 1983
Hitchcock/Truffaut (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.47 — 9,573 ratings — published 1966
Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.42 — 207 ratings — published 2010
Cinema Speculation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cinematography)
avg rating 4.03 — 15,402 ratings — published 2022
“No olvidemos que el "cine de autor" es como el colesterol hay uno malo y otro soportable, igual que la mayor parte del corpus de la "canción protesta".”
― The Best? Devaneos sobre la mejor película de la Historia del Cine
― The Best? Devaneos sobre la mejor película de la Historia del Cine
“The art of filmmaking is the most influential form of art that has ever existed throughout the history of human artistic endeavors.”
― The Film Testament
― The Film Testament












