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2001 Filming the Futureby Piers BizonyISBN 1854103652 (1-85410-365-2)
Softcover, Aurum Pr Ltd
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All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avengerby Lloyd Kaufman, James GunnISBN 0425163571 (0-425-16357-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger'Book summary:From The Toxic Avenger to Tromeo and Juliet, Troma films have shocked, appalled -- and inspired a generation of filmmakers from Quentin Tarantino to Kevin Smith. Now legendary Troma co-founder Lloyd Kaufman tell all...
Imagine Roger Corman and John Waters crossed with Howard Stern -- and you'll have an idea of the demented genius behind Troma studios, one of the oldest (and most successful) independent film studios in the world. Lloyd Kaufman's spirited, outrageous, no-holds-barred look at low-budget, guerilla filmmaking is truly an inspiration to young filmmakers, a delight for movie buffs, and an absolute must for Toxic Avenger fans everywhere.
This is the true story of the moviemaking maverick who co-founded an independent studio twenty-five years ago in a humble broom closet...who used raw hamburger, Karo syrup blood, and Bromo-Seltzer vomit to create films of questionable artistic and moral value...who is responsible for a string of cult movie hits...who was the first to reject Madonna for a part...who defied the Hollywood system and slapped the face of the industry...and who built a B-movie empire filled with Chopper Chicks, Surf Nazis, Kabuki Cops, Nymphoid Barbarians, and a lone hero known as The Toxic Avenger.
Toxic ingredients include:
-- Kevin Costner in Sizzle Beach, USA
-- Billy Bob Thornton in Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town
-- Marisa Tomei in The Toxic Avenger
-- plus special tips on tearing an actor's arm off, secret recipes for fake gore, and much, too much more [via]More editions of All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger:
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The Art of Star Warsby George Lucas, Carol TitelmanISBN 0345276663 (0-345-27666-3)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Behind the Seen: How Walter Murch Edited Cold Mountain using Apple's Final Cut Pro and What this Means for Cinemaby Charles Koppelman, Anthony MinghellaISBN 0735714266 (0-7357-1426-6)
Softcover, Macmillan Computer Pub
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Book of Alienby Michael Gross, Paul ScanlonISBN 1852864834 (1-85286-483-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Cinematography: A Guide for Film Makers and Film Teachersby Kris Malkiewicz, Jim FletcherISBN 0671762206 (0-671-76220-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Filmby Michael OndaatjeISBN 0375709827 (0-375-70982-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film'Book summary:The Conversations is a treasure, essential for any lover or student of film, and a rare, intimate glimpse into the worlds of two accomplished artists who share a great passion for film and storytelling, and whose knowledge and love of the crafts of writing and film shine through.
It was on the set of the movie adaptation of his Booker Prize-winning novel, The English Patient, that Michael Ondaatje met the master film and sound editor Walter Murch, and the two began a remarkable personal conversation about the making of films and books in our time that continued over two years. From those conversations stemmed this enlightened, affectionate book -- a mine of wonderful, surprising observations and information about editing, writing and literature, music and sound, the I-Ching, dreams, art and history.
The Conversations is filled with stories about how some of the most important movies of the last thirty years were made and about the people who brought them to the screen. It traces the artistic growth of Murch, as well as his friends and contemporaries -- including directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Fred Zinneman and Anthony Minghella -- from the creation of the independent, anti-Hollywood Zoetrope by a handful of brilliant, bearded young men to the recent triumph of Apocalypse Now Redux.
Among the films Murch has worked on are American Graffiti, The Conversation, the remake of A Touch of Evil, Julia, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather (all three), The Talented Mr. Ripley, and The English Patient.
Walter Murch is a true oddity in Hollywood. A genuine intellectual and renaissance man who appears wise and private at the centre of various temporary storms to do with film making and his whole generation of filmmakers. He knows, probably, where a lot of the bodies are buried. [via]More editions of The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film:
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Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Conversations : Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film: ISBN 0676974740 (0-676-97474-0)
Softcover, Knopf Canada - The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film: ISBN 0375709827 (0-375-70982-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Derek Jarman: A Biographyby Tony PeakeISBN 1585673315 (1-58567-331-5)
Softcover, Overlook Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dereck Jarman: A Biography'Book summary:Englands most controversial filmmaker and director, Derek Jarman was also a gifted writer, artist, gardener, designer, and an outspoken AIDS and queer rights activist. Jarmans story stretches from his childhood in postwar Britain to art school days at the Slade School of Art and the making of many acclaimed films, including Sebastiane, Jubilee, Caravaggio, and Blue.[via]
A chronicle of sexual fear and repression, the devastation of disease, and inimitable courage and grace, Derek Jarman: A Biography is an honest and brilliant tribute to the uncompromising life and art of Derek Jarman.More editions of Derek Jarman: A Biography:
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Digital Filmmaking 101: An Essential Guide to Producing Low-budget Moviesby Dale Newton, John GaspardISBN 1932907238 (1-932907-23-8)
Softcover, Ingram Pub Services
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Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Televisionby Judith WestonISBN 0941188248 (0-941188-24-8)
Softcover, Ingram Pub Services
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Documentary Filmmakers Speakby Liz StubbsISBN 1581152361 (1-58115-236-1)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Dynamic Charactersby Nancy KressISBN 1582973199 (1-58297-319-9)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dynamic Characters'Book summary:A truly unforgettable story is defined by its characters. Their motivations, their changes, their actions compel us to read on, anxiously trying to discern what will happen next.
In Dynamic Characters, award-winning author and Writer's Digest columnist Nancy Kress explores the fundamental relationship between characterization and plot, illustrating how vibrant, well-constructed characters act as the driving force behind an exceptional story.
Kress balances her writing instruction with hands-on checklists to help you build strong characters from the outside in. Blending physical, emotional and mental characterization, you'll learn to create characters that initiate exciting action, react to tense situations, make physical and emotional transformations, and power the plot from beginning to end.
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywoodby Peter BiskindISBN 0684857081 (0-684-85708-1)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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Biskind did hundreds of interviews with people who make the president look accessible: Scorsese, Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola, Geffen, Beatty, Kael, Towne, Altman. He also spoke with countless spurned spouses and burned partners, alleged victims of assault by knife, pistol, and bodily fluids. Rather more responsible than some of his sources, Biskind always carefully notes the denials as well as the astounding stories he has compiled. He tells you about Scorsese running naked down Mulholland Drive after his girlfriend, crying, "Don't leave me!"; grave robbing on the set of Apocalypse Now; Faye Dunaway apparently flinging urine in Roman Polanski's face while filming Chinatown; Michael O'Donoghue's LSD-fueled swan dive onto a patio; Coppola's mad plan for a 10-hour film of Goethe's Elective Affinities in 3-D; the ocean suicide attempt Hal "Captain Wacky" Ashby gave up when he couldn't find a swimsuit that pleased him; countless dalliances with porn stars; Russian roulette games and psychotherapy sessions in hot tubs. But he also soberly gives both sides ample chance to testify.
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls is also more than a fistful of dazzling anecdotes. Methodically, as thrillingly as a movie attorney, Biskind builds the case that Hollywood was revived by wild ones who then betrayed their own dreams, slit their own throats, and destroyed an art form by producing that mindless, inhuman modern behemoth, the blockbuster.
When Spielberg was making the first true blockbuster, Jaws, he sneaked Lucas in one day when nobody was around, got him to put his head in the shark's mechanical mouth, and closed the shark's mouth on him. The gizmo broke and got stuck, but the two young men somehow extricated Lucas's head and hightailed it like Tom and Huck. As Peter Biskind's scathing, funny, wise book demonstrates, they only thought they had escaped. --Tim Appelo [via]
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls : The Generation That Transformed Hollywoodby Peter BiskindISBN 0684809966 (0-684-80996-6)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Biskind did hundreds of interviews with people who make the president look accessible: Scorsese, Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola, Geffen, Beatty, Kael, Towne, Altman. He also spoke with countless spurned spouses and burned partners, alleged victims of assault by knife, pistol, and bodily fluids. Rather more responsible than some of his sources, Biskind always carefully notes the denials as well as the astounding stories he has compiled. He tells you about Scorsese running naked down Mulholland Drive after his girlfriend, crying, "Don't leave me!"; grave robbing on the set of Apocalypse Now; Faye Dunaway apparently flinging urine in Roman Polanski's face while filming Chinatown; Michael O'Donoghue's LSD-fueled swan dive onto a patio; Coppola's mad plan for a 10-hour film of Goethe's Elective Affinities in 3-D; the ocean suicide attempt Hal "Captain Wacky" Ashby gave up when he couldn't find a swimsuit that pleased him; countless dalliances with porn stars; Russian roulette games and psychotherapy sessions in hot tubs. But he also soberly gives both sides ample chance to testify.
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls is also more than a fistful of dazzling anecdotes. Methodically, as thrillingly as a movie attorney, Biskind builds the case that Hollywood was revived by wild ones who then betrayed their own dreams, slit their own throats, and destroyed an art form by producing that mindless, inhuman modern behemoth, the blockbuster.
When Spielberg was making the first true blockbuster, Jaws, he sneaked Lucas in one day when nobody was around, got him to put his head in the shark's mechanical mouth, and closed the shark's mouth on him. The gizmo broke and got stuck, but the two young men somehow extricated Lucas's head and hightailed it like Tom and Huck. As Peter Biskind's scathing, funny, wise book demonstrates, they only thought they had escaped. --Tim Appelo [via]
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Elements of Style for Screenwritersby Paul ArgentiniISBN 1580650031 (1-58065-003-1)
Softcover, Lone Eagle Pub Co
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Feature Filmmaking at Used-Car Pricesby Rick SchmidtISBN 0140291849 (0-14-029184-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Softcover, Penguin USA - Feature Filmmaking at Used-Car Prices: How to Write, Produce, Direct, Film, Edit, and Promote a Feature-Length Film for Less Than $10,000: ISBN 014024560X (0-14-024560-X)
Softcover, Penguin USA - Feature Filmmaking at Used-Car Prices: How to Write, Produce, Direct, Shoot, Edit, and Promote a Feature-Lenth Movie for Less Than $15,000: ISBN 0140291849 (0-14-029184-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
- Feature Filmmaking at Used-Car Prices: ISBN 0140105255 (0-14-010525-5)
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Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screenby Steven KatzISBN 0941188108 (0-941188-10-8)
Softcover, Michael Wiese Productions
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen'Book summary:Film Directing Shot by Shot offers a good introduction to the rudiments of film production. Steven D. Katz walks his readers through the various stages of moviemaking, advising them at every turn to visualize the films they wish to produce. Katz believes that one of the chief tasks of filmmaking is to negotiate between our three-dimensional reality and the two-dimensionality of the screen. He covers the number of technical options filmmakers can use to create a satisfying flow of shots, a continuity that will make sense to viewers and aptly tell the film's story. Katz provides in-depth coverage of production design, storyboarding, spatial connections, editing, scene staging, depth of frame, camera angles, point of view, and the various types of stable compositions and moving camera shots. [via]
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The Film Director's Teamby Elizabeth Ward, Alain SilverISBN 1879505118 (1-879505-11-8)
Softcover, Silman-James Pr
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The Filmmaker's Guide to Production Designby Vincent LobruttoISBN 1581152248 (1-58115-224-8)
Softcover, Allworth Pr
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The Filmmaker's Handbookby Pincus, Edward & Ascher, StevenISBN 0452255260 (0-452-25526-0)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Ageby Edward Pincus, Steven Ascher, Carol Keller, Robert Brun, Stephen McCarthy, Ted SpagnaISBN 0452279577 (0-452-27957-7)
Softcover, Plume
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Fortune and Glory: A True Hollywood Comic Book Storyby Brian Michael Bendis, K. C. McCrory, Jamie S. RichISBN 1929998066 (1-929998-06-6)
Softcover, Oni Press, Incorporated
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From Reel to Deal: Everything You Need to to Create an Independent Filmby Dov S-S SimensISBN 0446674621 (0-446-67462-1)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Grammar of the Film Languageby ArijonISBN 187950507X (1-879505-07-X)
Softcover, Silman-James Pr
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High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Placesby David BreashearsISBN 184195005X (1-84195-005-X)
Softcover, Canongate Books Ltd
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Hollywood 101: The Film Industryby Frederick LevyISBN 1580631231 (1-58063-123-1)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Makeby Denny Martin FlinnISBN 1580650155 (1-58065-015-5)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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I'll Be in My Trailer: The Creative Wars Between Directors And Actorsby John Badham, Craig ModdernoISBN 1932907149 (1-932907-14-9)
Softcover, Ingram Pub Services
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I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplayby Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, Mark ZugISBN 1596870419 (1-59687-041-9)
Softcover, Ibooks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay'Book summary:Numerous attempts had been made to adapt Isaac Asimov's classic story-cycle, I, Robot, to the motion picture medium. All efforts failed. In 1977, producers approached multiple-award-winning author Harlan Ellison to take a crack at this impossible project. He accepted, and produced an astonishing screenplay that Asimov felt would be The first really adult, complex, worthwhile science fiction movie ever made. That screenplay is presented here in book format. [via]
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If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of A B Movie Actorby Bruce CampbellISBN 0312291450 (0-312-29145-0)
Softcover, LA Weekly Books
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In the Blink of an Eyeby Walter MurchISBN 1879505622 (1-879505-62-2)
Softcover, Silman-James Pr
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Independent Feature Film Production: A Complete Guide from Concept Through Distributionby Gregory GoodellISBN 0312181175 (0-312-18117-5)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Independent Filmmakingby Lenny LiptonISBN 067146258X (0-671-46258-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Indian Summer: Films, Filmakers, and Stars between Ray and Bollywoodby Italo SpinelliISBN 8885982689 (88-85982-68-9)
Hardcover, Olivares
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Indie Producers Handbook: Creative Producing from A to Zby Myrl A. SchreibmanISBN 1580650376 (1-58065-037-6)
Softcover, Lone Eagle Pub Co
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The Kid Stays in the Pictureby Robert EvansISBN 1597775258 (1-59777-525-8)
Softcover, Ingram Pub Services
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Laterna Magicaby Ingmar BergmanISBN 8472238954 (84-7223-895-4)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano
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Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434: The Industry's Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful Screenplayby Lew HunterISBN 0399529861 (0-399-52986-1)
Softcover, Perigee
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The Lord of the Rings: Gollum How We Made Movie Magicby Brian Sibley, Gary Russell, Andy SerkisISBN 0618391045 (0-618-39104-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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- Did the voice of Gollum really start with a cat being sick?
- What was it like acting in a bodysuit covered in dots?
- How much was Gollum modeled to look like Andy?
- What surprises does The Return of the King hold in store?
Fully illustrated with more than one hundred exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and drawings, and with contributions from the many designers and animators who brought Gollum to life, this book examines the transition to the big screen of one of literature's most unforgettable creatures. As the filming takes him from London to Wellington, and from the MIsty Mountains to Mount Doom, Andy Serkis explains the methods - and the madness - behind the most amazing five years in this actor's life.More editions of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum How We Made Movie Magic:
The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogyby Brian SibleyISBN 0618260226 (0-618-26022-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy is a lavishly illustrated, behind-the-scenes, definitive account of the creation of an epic film experience. Hailed by critics worldwide, part one of the movie trilogy was a box-office smash, one of the most successful films of the decade. Peter Jackson's "fierce, imaginative movie takes high-flying risks and inspires with its power and scale," wrote Newsweek. "In every way this is moviemaking on a grand scale," wrote the San Francisco Chronicle, while Time proclaimed the "grandeur, moral heft and emotional depth" of the film, which received thirteen Academy Award(R) nominations. Including more than 300 photographs from all three films, most unique to this book, and exclusive interviews with all the cast and crew, Brian Sibley's fascinating book takes every fan inside the process of adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's masterwork for the screen. For the first time in history, three major movies were made at the same time, a triumphant and monumental undertaking that took the world by storm. Here can be found details about the hundreds of dedicated artists, craftspeople and cast and crew members who labored for years -- adding authenticity at every stage -- to bring one of the greatest stories ever told to an eager film audience. Sibley takes us inside the process of filmmaking to show us how the magic is made -- from the director, writers and actors to wardrobe, makeup, miniatures, music and digital special effects, it's all here.
"It was tiring, physically and mentally, but never dull. Three movies, one big story, and so much variety: one day shooting scenes of intimate heart-wrenching drama, the next, vast battle scenes involving hundreds of extras. Every day brought an opportunity to create something new on this enormous canvas that is The Lord of the Rings." -- Peter JacksonMore editions of The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy:
Make Your Own Damn Movie: Secrets of a Renegade Directorby Lloyd Kaufman, Haaga. Trent, Adam JahnkeISBN 0312288646 (0-312-28864-6)
Softcover, LA Weekly Books
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Making Moviesby Sidney LumetISBN 0679756604 (0-679-75660-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Making Movies'Book summary:It's well known that a vast number of people work on any given movie in roles as varied as writing scripts, choosing locations, dressing sets, costuming the players, lighting scenes, manipulating the camera, directing actors, editing film, working on sound, advertising the finished product, and screening it to an audience. Have you ever thought about how these components are collated? Or why the director is most often considered the author of a film? Wonder no more, because Sidney Lumet's Making Movies is a terrific journey through each stage of filmmaking that is overseen by the director. Lumet, the veteran director of Twelve Angry Men, The Pawnbroker, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, and many other fine movies, knows the ins and outs of American filmmaking as well as anyone. In this excellent, personable account, Lumet tells what he's learned about making movies in the course of the last 40 years. He shows why fine directors need to have strong imaginations, extraordinary adaptability, and skill in many different fields. His enthusiasm for his life's work, particularly his love of actors, is evident on every page of this book. As Herculean as the labors of film directing are, Lumet takes great pleasure in his work, almost guiltily admitting that the film director's job is "the best in the world." [via]
Making Movies : The Inside Guide to Independent Movie Productionby John A. RussoISBN 044050046X (0-440-50046-X)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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The Making of Duneby Ed NahaISBN 0425073769 (0-425-07376-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Making of Kubrick's 2001.by Agel, Jerome, CompISBN 0451071395 (0-451-07139-5)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Matters of Light and Depth: Creating Memorable Images for Video, Film, and Stills Through Lightingby Ross LowellISBN 1879174030 (1-879174-03-0)
Softcover, Lowell Ligth Mfg Co
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A New Hopeby Carol W. Titelman, George LucasISBN 0345409809 (0-345-40980-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A New Hope'Book summary:To compliment the new Special Edition versions of the classic Star Wars films being released in theaters, these new editions of the bestselling companion books each include sixteen pages of all-new material, plus all of the breathtaking photos, and artwork that have made them a must for all Star Wars collectors and movie buffs. Complete scripts for A New Hope and Return of the Jedi are also included.
Some highlights of the three volumes:
Storyboards of action sequences detailing the evolution of the story and characters
Spectacular US and foreign movie posters
Costume sketches
Design and animation techniques used for the immense Imperial Walkers
The evolution of Yoda
Model construction of the new Death Star
Blueprints and sketches of the Imperial shuttle design
Rebel and Imperial vehicles
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On Directing Filmby David MametISBN 0140127224 (0-14-012722-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Oscar-Winning Screenwriters on Screenwriting: The Award-Winning Best in the Business Discuss Their Craftby Joel EngelISBN 0786886900 (0-7868-8690-0)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Paul Verhoevenby Douglas Keesey, Paul DuncanISBN 3822831018 (3-8228-3101-8)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Peter Jackson: From Prince of Splatter to Lord of the Ringsby Ian PryorISBN 1869415558 (1-86941-555-8)
Softcover, Random House New Zealand
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Producing and Directing the Short Film and Videoby Peter W. Rea, David K. IrvingISBN 0240801881 (0-240-80188-1)
Softcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video'Book summary:Considered by many to be the definitive book on the subject, Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video, Second Edition clearly illustrates all of the steps involved in preproduction, production, postproduction, and distribution. Its unique two-fold approach looks at filmmaking from the perspectives of both producer and director, and explains how their separate energies must combine to create a successful short film or video-all the way from script to final product. This guide offers extensive examples from two award-winning short narrative films (Lunch Date and Truman) and one short documentary (Mirror Mirror), and includes insightful quotes from the filmmakers themselves describing the problems they encountered and how they solved them.
This edition expands on the director's role in pre-visualizing a project, aided by the addition of more than 50 new photos and illustrations. Issues such as storyboarding, lighting, and composition are addressed in detail. Other additions and enhancements include a discussion of the evolving role of digital technology on all aspects of production from script to screen.
Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video, Second Edition is accompanied by a companion website (www.focalpress.com/companions) containing useful forms and information on grants and financing sources, distributors, film and video festivals, film schools, internet sources for short works, and professional associations.
Whether you're a student or an independent filmmaker, this practical guide will demystify the process, and help you to develop and sharpen your skills as you tackle the challenges of making a short film or video.
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Producing, Financing, and Distributing Film/a Comprehensive Legal and Business Guideby Donald C. Farber, Paul A. Baumgarten, Mark FleischerISBN 0879101075 (0-87910-107-5)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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Raymond Chandler in Hollywoodby Al ClarkISBN 1879505290 (1-879505-29-0)
Softcover, Silman-James Pr
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Rebel Without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Playerby Robert RodriguezISBN 0452271878 (0-452-27187-8)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eyeby Andrew RobinsonISBN 1860649653 (1-86064-965-3)
Softcover, I B Tauris & Co Ltd
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Screenwriters on Screenwritingby Joel EngelISBN 1567313620 (1-56731-362-0)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Screenwriters on Screenwriting'Book summary:Before any lights, camera, or action, there's the script--arguably the most important single element in filmmaking, and Screenwriters on Screen-Writing introduces the men and women responsible for the screenplays that have produced some of the most successful and acclaimed films in Hollywood history. In each interview, not only do the writers explore the craft and technique of creating a filmic blueprint, but they recount the colorful tales of coming up in the ranks of the movie business and of bringing their stories to the screen, in a way that only natural-born storytellers such as themselves can. These and other screenwriters have garnered the attention of the movie-going population not only with their words, but with headlines announcing the sales of their scripts for hundreds of thousands and sometimes millions of dollars.
Anyone interested in writing, making, or learning about movies will enjoy reading this fascinating behind-the-scenes compendium that brings together some of the most prominent and talented screenwriters in modern-day filmmaking.
Screenwriters interviewed include:
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Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost), Ernest Lehman (North by Northwest, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), Amy Holden Jones (Indecent Proposal), Ted Tally (The Silence of the Lambs), Horton Foote (To Kill a Mockingbird, Tender Mercies), Andrew Bergman (The In-Laws), Caroline Thompson (Edward Scissorhands), Richard LaGravenese (The Fisher King), and Robert Towne (Chinatown, Shampoo).More editions of Screenwriters on Screenwriting:
Screenwriters on Screenwriting: The Best in the Business Discuss Their Craftby Joel EngelISBN 0786880570 (0-7868-8057-0)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Screenwritingby Lew HunterISBN 039951838X (0-399-51838-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Sense and Sensibilityby Emma Thompson, Lindsay Doran, Clive CooteISBN 1557042608 (1-55704-260-8)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Filmby Jane Austen, Emma Thompson, Lindsay Doran, Clive CooteISBN 1557042926 (1-55704-292-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Shot by Shot: A Practical Guide to Filmmakingby John Cantine, Susan Howard, Brady Lewis, Jennifer MerrimanISBN 0963743317 (0-9637433-1-7)
Softcover, Pittsburgh Filmmakers
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Signal to Noiseby Neil Gaiman, Dave McKeanISBN 1878574434 (1-878574-43-4)
Softcover, Dark Horse Comics
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Sin City: Hell And Backby Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Robert RodriquezISBN 1933104007 (1-933104-00-7)
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So You Want To Be A Producerby LAWRENCE TURMANISBN 1400051665 (1-4000-5166-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Spaghetti Nightmares: Italian Fantasy-Horrors As Seen Through the Eyes of Their Protagonistsby Gaetano Mistretta, Margot Winick, Luca M. PalmeriniISBN 0963498274 (0-9634982-7-4)
Softcover, Fantasma Books
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Spaghetti Westerns: Cowboys And Europeans from Karl May to Sergio Leoneby Christopher FraylingISBN 1845112075 (1-84511-207-5)
Softcover, I B Tauris & Co Ltd
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Tim Burton: Interviewsby Tim Burton, Kristian FragaISBN 1578067596 (1-57806-759-6)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Mississippi
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Waterfallsby Robin Jones GunnISBN 1590522311 (1-59052-231-1)
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What a Producer Does: The Art of Moviemaking (Not the Business)by Buck HoughtonISBN 1879505053 (1-879505-05-3)
Softcover, Silman-James Press
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What an Art Director Does: An Introduction to Motion Picture Production Designby Ward PrestonISBN 1879505185 (1-879505-18-5)
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What They Don't Teach You at Film School: 161 Strategies to Making Your Own Movie No Matter Whatby Camille Landau, Tiare WhiteISBN 0786884770 (0-7868-8477-0)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Writing Dialogueby Tom ChiarellaISBN 1884910327 (1-884910-32-7)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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Federico Felliniby Gilbert SalachasISBN 2723400417 (2-7234-0041-7)
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Godard Par Godardby Jean Luc Godard, Alain BergalaISBN 2080815164 (2-08-081516-4)
Hardcover, Flammarion
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Godard Par Godard'Book summary:À travers des documents, souvent rares ou inédits, c'est 48 ans d'activité de Godard qui se déploient.
Découpé en années, le tome 1 s'étend des "années Cahiers" aux "années Quatre-vingt". D'abord, le critique Godard pose des questions essentielles (naissance de la politique des auteurs) et dès l'apparition de la Nouvelle Vague, il formule des réponses dans ses films. Autour de 68 se développe l'activisme politique. Puis il approfondit ses recherches avec l'apport des nouvelles technologies et de la vidéo. Ce que le cinéaste nomme sa "troisième vie" dans le cinéma marque la fin du volume. Chaque période est ponctuée d'un ou plusieurs entretiens dans lesquels Godard fait le point.
Des extraits de sa correspondance et une riche iconographie permettent de voir tout ce qui lie Godard aux autres arts.
Le tome 2 (couvrant la période 1984-1998) prolonge la réflexion sur l'oeuvre, et s'enrichit d'une filmographie et d'un index complets.
L'ensemble reflète comment la vie intime et sociale a influé sur les créations de l'un des plus importants cinéastes modernes. --Hector Fricotin [via]
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Imagenes En Accion/ Moving Picturesby Terry PratchettISBN 849759763X (84-9759-763-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Imagenes En Accion/ Moving Pictures'Book summary:O mejor dicho, de la pantalla plateada. Y siguiendo el canto de sirena de Hollywood estará Victor Tugelbend, un proyecto de mago reconvertido a figurante. No canta, no baila, pero sabe manejar la espada (un poco) y ahora quiere ser famoso. También acudirá Theda Wuthel, una mujer ambiciosa proveniente de una pequeña ciudad de la que probablemente nadie haya oído hablar nunca. Pero la magia de Hollywood se extiende sin límites hasta los más remotos confines del universo, y sus realidades de «podría-haber-sido», «podría-ser» y «nunca-fueron» comienzan a provocar serios desarreglos. Corresponderá a Victor y Gaspode, el Perro Maravilla (¡una verdadera estrella!), la tarea de reinar en el caos y devolver el orden al convulso Mundodisco. Y, la verdad, ¡no parecen preparados para esa tarea! [via]
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