Dialog is one of the best known — and obvious — elements in a film. But the language of cinema is more subtle and sophisticated than dialog alone. From Metropolis to Kill Bill, this remarkable reference guide reveals 100 of more...

This package comprises Jon Fauer’s documentary Cinematographer Style, featuring interviews with 110 cinematographers from around the world; Alexander Ballinger’s New Cinematographers, featuring interviews with the “new generation” of cinematographers (including ASC members Seamus McGarvey, Lance more...

There's more to being a DP than holding a light meter! With this book as your guide, you are on your way to learning not only about the equipment and technology, but also about the concepts and thought processes that will enable you to shoot professionally, efficiently, and with artistic mastery. A more...

This book explains how cutting-edge technology and the age-old desire to tell a story have come together in the form of Digital Cinema. Informative and hip, this book addresses the needs of independent filmmakers while also offering a perspective from the agents, producers, distributors, studios, more...

America_s top two gurus of low-budget independent filmmaking are back with the second edition of their popular best-seller.

From script to screen, every aspect of low-budget digital feature production is covered in this updated classic. This new edition provides additional detail on new more...

More than 200 filmmakers from forty countries are included in this unique and engrossing look at cinema around the world. They are profiled in discussions with Ms. Stone that get to the heart of these artists’ works and underlying views of the world – the political and cultural contexts more...

NEWLY revised and expanded, Film Lighting by Kris Malkewiewicz is an indispensable guide for anyone who uses lightning, whether for fim, video, or still photography.

Lighting is a living, dynamic art influenced by new technologies and the changing styles of leading cinematographers. more...

Filming the Fantastic focuses on the art and craft of visual effects using real case scenarios from a visual effects cameraman. more...

A unique, illustrated guide to and appraisal of the basic narrative and structural techniques employed, either consciously or intuitively, by all successful filmmakers. Filled with examples from popular flms and television shows, this book seamlessly joins theory and practice in an accessible more...

Filmmaking, the definitive resource for filmmakers, blows the doors off the secretive film industry and shows you how to adapt the Hollywood system for your production. Full of thousands of tips, tricks, and techniques from Emmy-winning director Jason Tomaric, Filmmaking systematically takes you more...

A must-read for anyone interested in filmmaking. This enlightening book guides filmmakers toward making the right color selections for their films, and helps movie buffs understand why they feel the way they do while watching movies that incorporate certain colors. more...

Academy Award Winning editor and sound designer Walter Murch's vivid, multifaceted and thought-provoking essay on film editing starts with what might be the most basic editing question, "Why do cuts work?" He offers his unique insights on such subjects as continuity and discontinuity in editing, more...

For a limited time, we are offering a special price for this two-book package:
Film Lighting by Kris Malkiewicz and A Shot in the Dark: A Creative DIY Guide to Digital Video Lighting on (Almost) No Budget by Jay Holben.

In Film Lighting, Malkiewicz interviews such ASC more...

Achieve professional results with inexpensive materials from your local hardware store.

A must-have reference for all low-budget and independent filmmakers.

Time-saving tips and techniques with easy-to-follow photos. more...

Reflections examines the practice of cinematography for cinema lovers, students, and film professionals from the perspective of those artists who paint within the medium of light to dark. Each section contains extraordinary material in the form of illustrations, more...