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Short Form (2025)
40 Years of Music Videos, Ads, and the Art of Moving Images
Collective
Publisher: Mack Books
Mise en Scène and Film Style (2014)
From Classical Hollywood to New Media Art
by A. Martin
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Directing (2017)
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Revisiting Star Studies (2017)
Cultures, Themes and Methods
Dir. Sabrina Qiong Yu and Guy Austin
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Shooting Women (2015)
Behind the Camera, Around the World
by Harriet Margolis, Alexis Krasilovsky and Julia Stein
Publisher: Intellect Books
The Place of the Contemporary Female Director (2014)
Dir. Belinda Smaill, Therese Davis and Patricia White
Publisher: Duke University Press
Great Directors at Work (1987)
Stanislavsky, Brecht, Kazan, Brook
Publisher: University of California Press
Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video (2025)
by Peter W. Rea and David K. Irving
Publisher: Routledge
A Guide to (Short) Documentary Filmmaking (2025)
Creating Artful Short Documentary Films
Publisher: Routledge
Directors Tell the Story (2025)
Master the Craft of Television and Film Directing
by Bethany Rooney and Mary Lou Belli
Publisher: Routledge
The Art of the Filmmaker (2023)
The Practical Aesthetics of the Screen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Creative Producing (2023)
A Pitch-to-Picture Guide to Movie Development
by Carol Baum and Tom Baum
Publisher: Allworth Press
The Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production (2023)
Publisher: Routledge
The Filmmaker's Guide to Creatively Embracing Limitations (2023)
by William R. Pace and Ingrid Stobbe
Publisher: Routledge
Tell Them It's A Dream Sequence (2022)
And Other Smart Advice from Top Filmmakers
by John Gaspard
Publisher: Albert's Bridge Books
The Dos and Don'ts of Successful Filmmaking (2021)
common mistakes and how to avoid them
Publisher: Routledge
Dramatic Effects with a Movie Camera (2021)
by Gail Segal and Sheril Antonio
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Directing Actors - 25th Anniversary Edition (2021)
Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
What's the Story? The Director Meets Their Screenplay (2020)
Publisher: Routledge
John Badham On Directing (2020)
Notes from the Set of Saturday Night Fever, War Games, and More
by John Badham
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
The Visual Story (2020)
Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV, and Digital Media
by Bruce Block
Publisher: Routledge
Directing the Documentary (2020)
Publisher: Routledge
The Basics of Filmmaking (2020)
Screenwriting, Producing, Directing, Cinematography, Audio, & Editing
by Blain Brown
Publisher: Routledge
Directing (2020)
Film Techniques and Aesthetics
by Michael Rabiger and Mick Hurbis-Cherrier
Publisher: Routledge
Accessible Filmmaking (2019)
Integrating translation and accessibility into the filmmaking process
Publisher: Routledge
Storytelling for Film and Television (2019)
From First Word to Last Frame
by Ken Dancyger
Publisher: Routledge
Film Directing, Shot by Shot (2019)
Visualizing from Concept to Screen
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Understanding Design in Film Production (2019)
Using Art, Light & Locations to Tell Your Story
Publisher: Routledge
Directing Screen Performances (2019)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
A Best Practice Guide to Sex and Storytelling (2018)
Filming Scenes with Sex and Nudity
by John Bucher
Publisher: Routledge
Making the Magic Happen (2017)
The Art and Craft of Film Directing
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Between the Scenes (2014)
What Every Film Director, Writer, and Editor Should Know About Scene Transitions
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Fast, Cheap and Under Control (2012)
Lessons Learned from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time
by John Gaspard
Publisher: Albert's Bridge Books
First-Time Filmmaker F-Ups (2011)
Navigating the Pitfalls to Making a Great Movie
Publisher: Focal Press
Fundamentals of Film Directing (2010)
Publisher: McFarland & Co
The Working Director (2005)
How to Arrive, Survive and Thrive in the Director's Chair
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
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The Creative Producing Handbook (2025)
An Insider's Guide to Production
Subject: Technique > All techniques
Voice & Vision (2025)
A Creative Approach to Narrative Filmmaking
by Mick Hurbis-Cherrier and Gustavo Mercado
Subject: Technique > All techniques
Defining Cinema (2024)
Rouben Mamoulian and Hollywood Film Style, 1929-1957
Subject: Director > Rouben Mamoulian
The Digital Filmmaking Handbook (2021)
by Sonja Schenk and Ben Long
Subject: Technique > All techniques
Cinematography for Directors (2020)
A Guide for Creative Collaboration
Subject: Technique > Cinematography
Becoming an Actor's Director (2019)
Directing Actors for Film and Television
by Regge Life
Subject: Jobs and Trainings
Making Your First Blockbuster (2019)
Write It. Film It. Blow it Up!
Subject: Technique > All techniques
Movement, Action, Image, Montage (2018)
Sergei Eisenstein and the Cinema in Crisis
Subject: Director > Sergei Eisenstein
A Hidden History of Film Style (2015)
Cinematographers, Directors, and the Collaborative Process
Subject: Technique > Cinematography
How to Make Movies (2013)
Low-Budget/No-Budget Indie Experts Tell All
Subject: Technique > All techniques
Minding Movies (2011)
Observations on the Art, Craft, and Business of Filmmaking
by David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson
Subject: General
Make Movies That Make Money! (2009)
The Low-Budget Filmmaker's Guide to Commercial Success
Subject: Technique > All techniques
On Film-making (2005)
An Introduction to the Craft of the Director
by Alexander Mackendrick and Paul Cronin
Subject: Director > Alexander Mackendrick
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