recommended books and bibles of cinematography

[Trevor Whelan]

hey im fresh to this game and I am learning more and more each day and loving it as im sure all of you are. I am overwhelmed by the vast amount of knowledge and insight that is expressed on this site, I am learning alot on set working with DOPs and ACs, I am studying and reading when i don't have a camera in my control but I am curious to find any great books that you could recommend as gems and bibles that helped you starting out......

 

 

Thanks

Trev

[Stuart Page]

This is one of my favourite reads. Good to dip into the night before a new shoot :-)

http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Light-Conver...s/dp/0520053362

[Karel Bata]

A greed. Excellent book. I'd also add these (in order of usefulness/inspiration):

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Visions-Light-DVD-.../dp/B000E6UXT8/

 

http://www.amazon.com/Lighting-Location-Mo.../dp/0442231369/

 

http://www.amazon.com/Man-Camera-Nestor-Al.../dp/0374519668/

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Cinematographe.../dp/1856693341/

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Film-Lighting-Holl.../dp/0671766341/

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Painting-Light-J-A.../dp/0520089499/

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guerilla-Film-Make.../dp/082647988X/

 

Should keep you going. ;)

[Trevor Whelan]

thanks

just ordered masters of light & visions of light

thats enough to keep me busy for a while

[Tom Hepburn]

Hi Trevor,

 

When you done with that one, I would highly recommend this one:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Cinematography-Third...z/dp/074326438X

 

Tom