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Filmmaking Books in the Library

Acting for Film- 2nd Edition by Cathy Haase
Publication Date: 2018

Actors, script and character development, and the shoot.
The Art of the Cut : Editing Concepts Every Filmmaker Should Know by Greg Keast
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 778.535 Ke219a

Publication Date: 2015
The Basics of Filmmaking : Screenwriting, Producing, Directing, Cinematography, Audio & Editing by Blain Brown
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 791.430232 Br812b

Publication Date: 2020
Becoming an Actor's Director: Directing Actors for Film and Television by Regge Life
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 791.430233 Li626b

Publication Date: 2020
The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking by Dan Mirvish
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 791.430232 Mi679c

Publication Date: 2017
Cinematic Storytelling : a Comprehensive Guide for Directors and Cinematographers by Robotham, Thomas
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 777 Ro575c

Publication Date: 2022
Digital Filmmaking 101 by Dale Newton; John Gaspard
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 791.430233 Ne482d

Publication Date: 2007
Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics by Michael Rabiger; Mick Hurbis-Cherrier
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 791.430233 Ra112d

Publication Date: 2020
The Dos and Don’ts of Successful Filmmaking : Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them by Winters, Patrick
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 791.430232 Wi736d

Publication Date: 2022
Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams, and Prison Escape Maps: Designing Graphic Props for Filmmaking by Annie Atkins
Publication Date: 2020

A behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary and meticulous design of graphic objects for film sets.
The Hollywood Standard: the Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style by Christopher Riley
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 808.23 Ri451h

Publication Date: 2021
How Not to Make a Movie: an Independent Filmmaker in Hollywood Hell by William Robert Carey
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 791.43023 Ca189h

Publication Date: 2021
In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch (Preface by); Francis Coppola (Foreword by)
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 778.535 Mu937i

Publication Date: 2001
Producer to Producer  a Step-by-Step Guide to Low-Budget Independent Film Producing by Maureen A. Ryan
Call Number: Reserves - Ask at Check-out Desk ; 791.430232 Ry956p

Publication Date: 2017
The Protagonist's Journey : an Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling by Scott Myers
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 808.23 My992p

Publication Date: 2022
The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations by Mike Figgis
Call Number: Reserves - Ask at Check-out Desk ; 791.436 Fi468t

Publication Date: 2017
Understanding the Business of Media Entertainment: the Legal and Business Essentials All Filmmakers Should Know by Gregory Bernstein
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor ; 791.4 Be458u

Publication Date: 2020

Film Theory Books in the Library

African Cinema and Human Rights by Mette Hjort; Eva Jørholt
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 791.43658 Af83h and eBook
Cinema in Muslim Societies by Ali Nobil Ahmad
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 791.430917 Ci490a
Classic French Noir: Gender and the Cinema of Fatal Desire by Deborah Walker-Morrison
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 791.43655 Wa153c
The Contemporary Russian Cinema Reader, 2005-2016 by Rimgaila Salys
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 791.430947 Co767s
Fade to Gray: Aging to American Cinema by Timothy Shary; Nancy McVittie
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 791.43654 Sh24f
Indie Reframed: Women's Filmmaking and Contemporary American Independent Cinema by Linda Badley (Editor); Claire Perkins (Editor); Michele Schreiber (Editor)
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 791.43073 In2b
The Routledge Companion to Latin American Cinema by Marvin D'Lugo (Editor); Anna M. Lopez (Editor); Laura Podalsky (Editor)
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 791.43098 Ro765d
Women's Cinema, World Cinema: Projecting Contemporary Feminisms by Patricia White
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 791.43082 Wh585w
World Cinema: A Critical Introduction by Meta Mazaj; Shekhar Deshpande
Call Number: Main Collection - 2nd Floor 791.4309 De459w

Filmmaking eBooks from the Library

The Art of Motion Picture Editing: An Essential Guide to Methods, Principles, Processes, and Terminology by Vincent LoBrutto
Call Number: eBook
Costume, Makeup, and Hair by Adrienne L. McLean
Call Number: eBook
The Filmmaker's Eye - The Language of the Lens by Gustavo Mercado
Call Number: eBook
The Filmmaker's Guide to Production Design by Vincent LoBrutto
Call Number: eBook
Film Scriptwriting: A Practical Manual by Dwight V. Swain; Joye R. Swain
Call Number: eBook
First Course In Film Making and Direction by Kandi Bolt
Call Number: eBook
Guerrilla Film Marketing: The Ultimate Guide to the Branding, Marketing and Promotion of Independent Films & Filmmakers by Robert G. Barnwell
Call Number: eBook
Hollywood's Dirtiest Secret: The Hidden Environmental Costs of the Movies by Hunter Vaughan
Call Number: eBook
Hollywood and the CIA: Cinema, Defense and Subversion by David Herrera; Oliver Boyd Barrett; James A. Baumann
Call Number: eBook
Introduction to Documentary, Second Edition by Bill Nichols
Call Number: eBook
Joss Whedon: Conversations by David Lavery (Editor); Cynthia Burkhead (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Michael Moore and the Rhetoric of Documentary by Thomas W. Benson (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Moment of Action: Riddles of Cinematic Performance by Murray Pomerance
Call Number: eBook
Native Americans on Film: Conversations, Teaching, and Theory by M. Elise Marubbio (Editor); Eric L. Buffalohead (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Placing Shadows: Lighting Techniques for Video Production by Chuck Gloman; Tom LeTourneau
Call Number: eBook
Post-Production and the Invisible Revolution of Filmmaking: From the Silent Era to Synchronized Sound by George Larkin
Call Number: eBook
Practical Cinematography by Paul Wheeler
Call Number: eBook
Producing for Film and Television by Sue Austen
Call Number: eBook
A Quick Guide to Film Directing by Ray Morton
Call Number: eBook
Shoot Me: Independent Filmmaking from Creative Concept to Rousing Release by Rocco Simonelli; Roy Frumkes
Call Number: eBook
The Spike Lee Brand: A Study of Documentary Filmmaking by Delphine Letort
Call Number: eBook
Storytelling for Film and Television: From the First Word to the Last Frame by Ken Dancyger
Call Number: eBook
Storytelling Techniques for Digital Filmmakers : Plot Structure, Camera Movement, Lens Selection, and More by Ross Hockrow
Call Number: eBook
The Synergy of Film and Music: Sight and Sound in Five Hollywood Films by Peter Rothbart
Call Number: eBook
Writing for Film: The Basics of Screenwriting by Darsie Bowden
Call Number: eBook

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