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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing (Paperback)
by (shelved 191 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,363 ratings — published 1995
Making Movies (Paperback)
by (shelved 169 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.29 — 9,861 ratings — published 1995
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,461 ratings — published 1995
On Directing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.81 — 4,017 ratings — published 1991
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 110 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.27 — 17,404 ratings — published 1997
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
by (shelved 98 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,968 ratings — published 1991
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,600 ratings — published 2005
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,924 ratings — published 1996
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005 (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,700 ratings — published 1979
Sculpting in Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.50 — 6,451 ratings — published 1984
Hitchcock/Truffaut (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.47 — 9,234 ratings — published 1966
The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.88 — 842 ratings — published 1984
Master Shots Vol 1, 1st edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.11 — 711 ratings — published 2009
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 964 ratings — published 2002
On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.34 — 950 ratings — published 2004
Notes on the Cinematographer (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,550 ratings — published 1975
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.25 — 7,162 ratings — published 2007
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.23 — 426 ratings — published 1989
The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
by (shelved 54 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.20 — 686 ratings — published 2010
Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.17 — 988 ratings — published 1983
Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,360 ratings — published 1983
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,704 ratings — published 2002
Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.00 — 869 ratings — published 2005
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.10 — 10,351 ratings — published 1992
Something Like an Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,507 ratings — published 1981
Film Art: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,591 ratings — published 1979
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,271 ratings — published 1942
Master Shots Vol 2: Shooting Great Dialogue Scenes (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.33 — 281 ratings — published 2011
The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.30 — 759 ratings — published 2007
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,419 ratings — published 1998
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,764 ratings — published 1949
Master Shots Vol 3, The Director's Vision: 100 Setups, Scenes and Moves for Your Breakthrough Movie (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.35 — 128 ratings — published 2013
Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,086 ratings — published 1972
Painting With Light (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.10 — 396 ratings — published 1995
If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.76 — 321 ratings — published 2005
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,438 ratings — published 2013
The Magic Lantern (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,502 ratings — published 1987
Kazan on Directing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.10 — 299 ratings — published 2009
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.98 — 226 ratings — published 1992
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,876 ratings — published 1989
Herzog on Herzog: Conversations with Paul Cronin (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,529 ratings — published 2003
101 Things I Learned in Film School (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 3.84 — 893 ratings — published 2010
On Film Editing: An Introduction to the Art of Film Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.03 — 222 ratings — published 1984
The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.28 — 300 ratings — published 2003
Film Form: Essays In Film Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,149 ratings — published 1949
Notes on Directing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.20 — 979 ratings — published 2003
The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,937 ratings — published 1994
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.21 — 101,959 ratings — published 2014
What is Cinema? Volume I (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,883 ratings — published 1967
Cinema Speculation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as filmmaking)
avg rating 4.04 — 14,350 ratings — published 2022
“Most of the movies are working like, 'Information, cut, information, cut, information, cut' and for them the information is just the story. For me, a lot of things [are] information - I try to involve, to the movie, the time, the space, and a lot of other things - which is a part of our life but not connecting directly to the story-telling. And I'm working on the same way - 'information, cut, information, cut,' but for me the information is not only the story.”
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“Writing is my life, my mirror my only friend." – short movie My Mirror, My Only Echo”
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