Abdullah AbuMahfouz Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I am obsessed with books, I can read all day. I am looking to improve my directing in terms of: directing talent, shot composition, etiquette with major crew members, and script analyzation. I know most of these are picked up by doing, but are there any books that you recommend that cover any of these topics? I've already read : The Filmmaker's intuition, directing shot by shot, and The Hero With a Thousand Faces. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted August 3, 2013 Premium Member Share Posted August 3, 2013 I just tend to read everything in the field I am interested in, I'm not selective -- I mean, if the subject interests you, why not? Especially if you can get some of the books at a library. I got a lot out of reading the Hitchcock-Truffaut interview book when I was a student. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Cliff Harrison Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 "Make Your Own Damn Movie" by Lloyd Kaufman, the Troma visionary. That, and Herzog on Herzog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom lombard Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 "On Directing Film" by David Mamet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Bruce Southerland Posted April 15, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted April 15, 2018 The two most informative books I've read on this subject are "First Time Director" by Gil Bettman, and "Directing Actors" by Judith Weston. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaap Ruurd Feitsma Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 One (small) book that has helped me tremendously with directing is Peter D. Marshall's 'Making the Magic Happen - The art and craft of film directing'. Though I totally dislike terms like 'demystifying the process', the book really helped me out on the many levels of directing a film project :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Connolly Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Second "Directing Actors" by Judith Watson - its excellent. "Adventures in Screen Trade" - William Goldman "On Writing" - Stephen King "The writers Journey" Christopher Vogler Film Directing - Shot by Shot "Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking" Dan Rahmel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Stroppa Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) ‘On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director’ by Alexander Mackendrick. Edited December 6, 2018 by Stefano Stroppa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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