Books

[NashvilleActors]

anyone recommend any good screenwriting and/or any other film related books?

 

[Jared Meyer]

Story by Robert Mckee
How to Write a Movie in 21 Days by Viki King
The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler
Save the Cat by Blake Snyder

and anything written by Syd Field.

Many, many more, but these are a solid starting-point.

 

[NashvilleActors]

Nice, I just looked all those up. :thumbup: Thanks

Any more books anyone?

 

[Batutta]

The Power of Film by Howard Suber
Directing Actors by Judith Weston

 

[Josh W]

and anything written by Syd Field.

I second that.

 

[Drew Ott]

Set Lighting Technician's Handbook if you want to learn the technical aspect of lighting. Obviously practice is best but it's definitely a good read.

Also: Shot by Shot, Art of Screenwriting, and 30 Dollar Film School may be of interest.

 

[Robbie Comeau]

Hollywood Camera Work DVD set.- DVD, not a book.

 

[Will Clegg]

On Directing by David Mamet.

 

[NashvilleActors]

thanks, REALLY helpful thread.

 

[Blaine]

The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler

And if you like that you may want to check out (on DVD) The Hero's 2 Journeys by Christopher Vogler and Michael Hauge. It's not high on production value, as it is a recording of their seminar, but it is full of useful information.

 

[TheMacB]

some goodies that haven't been mentioned:

Ready When You Are, Mr. Coppola, Mr. Spielberg, Mr. Crowe by Jerry Zeismer
Making Movies by Sidney Lumet
The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri
In The Blink of The Eye by Walter Murch
Cut To The Chase by Sam O'Stein
Conversations With Billy Wilder by Cameron Crowe
Hitchcock - Truffaut
Who The Devil Made It by Peter Bogdanovich
This Terrible Business Has Been Good To Me by Norman Jewison
The Conversations - Michael Ondaatje
Easy Riders and Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind

 

[Drew Ott]

Hollywood Camera Work DVD set.- DVD, not a book.

Did you end up getting this Robbie?

 

[Jared Meyer]

And if you like that you may want to check out (on DVD) The Hero's 2 Journeys by Christopher Vogler and Michael Hauge. It's not high on production value, as it is a recording of their seminar, but it is full of useful information.

Cool Blaine, thanks! I'll check that out.