Produced by The Institute for Cinema Studies Written and Directed by Haskell Wexler Producer: Tamara M. Maloney Producer's Associate: Kinga Dobos Editors: Lisa Leeman, Tamara Maloney Music: Greg Landau
Ahhh... the glamorous life in Hollywood. Or is it? Film crews routinely work sweatshop more...

When the first edition of this lively and exuberant book was released it instantly became the “gold standard” for indie film finance. This second edition has been completely updated and revised to reflect the ever-changing landscape of film financing. With a strong emphasis on international more...

This book contains 55 of the 110 interviews The lesson from these interviews, conducted between 2003 and 2005 for the feature-length documentary Cinematographer Style, is that there is no textbook for cinematography: it is an art, like painting, writing or composing, no two artists express 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...

Selected Tables, Charts and Formulas for the Student Cinematographer from the AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER MANUAL

Newly revised and updated Second Edition

Edited by Stephen H. Burum, ASC

New to this edition is a chapter on the basics of lighting from a classic more...

For a limited time, get both of these Cinematographer’s tools for one low price! Selected Tables, Charts and Formulas for the Student Cinematographer 2nd Edition from the American Cinematographer Manual is specially edited to include the more...

The Sound Effects Bible is a complete guide to recording and editing sound effects. The book covers topics such as microphone selection, field recorders, the ABCs of digital audio, understanding Digital Audio Workstations, building your own Foley stage, designing your own editing studio, and more. more...

These translation dictionaries list technical film terms for English to French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish and also from each language back to English. more...

Learn the secrets of successfully marketing and selling your film at over 1000 film festivals worldwide. Chris Gore reveals how to get a film accepted and what to do after acceptance, from putting together a press kit to putting on a great party. Gore’s updated and revised edition includes new more...

Although great films begin with great scripts, crews, and actors, it’s good editing that takes a film the rest of the way.

COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED FOR THE DIGITAL ERA, this second edition of one of film editing’s best-selling books teaches readers how to organize and edit footage more...

If you don't know your CMOS from your BIOS, this is essential guide to help you crack the code. Digital imaging has created a whole new language to grapple with as well ad a formidable collection of acronyms. The Digital Photographer’s Pocket Encyclopedia explains the more...

This is the only book that combines conceptual and practical instruction on creating polished and eloquent images for film and video with the technical know-how to achieve them.

Loaded with hundreds of full-color examples, ";The Filmmaker's Eye"; is a focused, easy-to-reference guide more...

So you want to make a documentary, but think you don't have a lot of time, money, or experience? It's time to get down and dirty! Down and dirty is a filmmaking mindset. It's the mentality that forces you to be creative with your resources. It's about doing more with less. Get started now with this more...

This book consists of edited conversations between DP_s, Gaffer_s, their crew and equipment suppliers. In common with the other CML books it doesn_t have the same structure as a _normalî film reference book. It covers discussions on High Definition between January 2001 and November 2004. more...