BOOKS

Audio-Vision (1994) Michel Chion, French critic and composer Michel Chion reassesses audiovisual media since the revolutionary 1927 debut of recorded sound in cinema. Published by Columbia University Press.
ISBN 0-231-07898-6


Film Directing - Shot By Shot Steven D. Katz. Comprehensive guide to staging shots for many different circumstances and outcomes. Published by Michael Wiese Productions. www.mwp.com.
ISBN-13: 978-0-941188-10-4
ISBN-10: 0-941188-10-8

Filmmaking For Dummies Bryan Michael Stoller. www.bryanmichaelstoller.com. Lots of information and advice on the process, always useful to dip into. Published by Wiley Publishing Inc. www.dummies.com.
ISBN: 0-7645-2476-3

Getting Started In Short Film Making Ted Jones & Chris Patmore. Ted Jones has 30 years of experience and shares his knowledge and expertise in this filmmakers manual.
ISBN-13: 978-1845434854


Grammer Of The Edit Christopher J Bowen & Roy Thompson. Comprehensive guide to editing techniques. Originally published by Focal Press www.routledge.com/focalpress.
ISBN: 978-0-240-52120-6


Little White Lies - Making Your Own Movie In 39 Steps Matt Thrift. You can even do it with the phone in your pocket. A guide to planning, shooting and editing. Published by Laurence King Publishing Ltd. www.laurenceking.com
ISBN: 978-1-78627-065-8

On Film-Making Alexander Mackendrick. Maker of “Sweet Smell of Success” and “The ‘original’ Ladykillers” turned teacher at the California Institute of Arts. An introduction to the craft of the Director. Published by Faber & Faber. www.faber.co.uk.
ISBN: 978-0-571-21125-8

Screen-Writing Madeline DiMaggio. Insider tips and techniques to write for the silver screen.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59869-288-4
ISBN-10: 1-59869-288-7



Story Robert McKee. Substance, structure, style, and the principles of screenwriting. Published by Methuen Books. www.methuen.co.uk.
ISBN: 978-0-413-71560-9



The Cheerful Subversive’s Guide To Independent Filmmaking Dan Mirvish. Co-founder of Slamdance Film Festival. From preproduction to festivals and distribution. Published by Routledge. www.routledge.com
ISBN-13: 978-1138185128
ISBN-10: 11381851124

The Film-Maker’s Hand-Book - A Comprehensive Guide For The Digital Age Steven Ascher & Edward Pincus. For students, teachers, professionals and novices. Published by Plume (Penguin Group). https://westcityfilms.com/handbook/
ISBN: 978-0-452-29728-9

The Makeup Artist Handbook For Film, Television, Photography and Theatre Gretchen Davies & Mindy Hall. Published by Routledge/Focal Press. www.routledge.com/focalpress.
ISBN 9781138200562

The Screenwriter’s Workbook Syd Field. Exercises and step by step instructions for creating a screenplay.
ISBN: 0-385-33904-6




The Story Of Film Mark Cousins. (Film History). From silent through to digital film making, a history.
ISBN: 1-86205-760-5
(This book has been adapted for DVD release, see ‘DVDs’).


BOOKS WITH DVD’S

Documentaries - How To Make Them Andy Glynne. Includes DVD with Award winning Documentaries, film making forms. Includes information about interview techniques. Film Treatment templates. Published by Kamera Books. www.kamerabooks.com.
ISBN: 978-1-904048-80-0

Independent Cinema D.K. Holme. Just what is ‘independent’ cinema? Includes DVD with Paul Cronin’s; Film as a Subversive Art. Published by Kamera Books. www.kamerabooks.com.
ISBN: 978-1-904048-70-1


Short Films - How To Make And Distribute Them Nathan Parker. Includes DVD with 5 award winning short films and film making forms. Published by Kamera Books. www.kamerabooks.com.
ISBN: 978-1-904048-81-7


The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook Chris Jones & Genevieve Jolliffe. Includes DVD with film making forms and templates. www.livingspiritgroup.com.
ISBN: 0-8264-4713-9


DVD’S

A Decade Under The Influence Richard LaGravenese & Ted Demme. (Film History). Film Makers throughout the 1970’s that changed the look, structure and direction of films. Many worked with their friends, without proper budgets and filmed in unplanned real world environments (guerilla). Interviews with; Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich, Francis Ford Coppola, William Friedkin, Monte Hellman, Sidney Lumet, Tobe Hooper and many more. (IFC and Verve Pictures).

Before The Nickelodeon Charles Musser. (Film history). The work and contribution of an early pioneer in American cinema, Edwin S Porter, between 1901 and 1908. Narrated by Blanche Sweet. An insight into the development of narrative film-making. www.bfi.org.uk.

The First Film David Nicholas Wilkinson. (Film History). A decade long quest to prove that the first film (or at least existing example) was by Louise Aime Augustin Le Prince and shot in Leeds, England. www.guerilla-films.com.


The Story Of Film - An Odyssey Mark Cousins. (Film History). Five years in the making. An exploration of the history of film and film production as an art form, breaking conventions. This box set contains 5 DVDs. (Network Releasing).

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