TOP 5 FILMMAKING BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ

My TOP 5 selection of Filmmaking books you should read if you want to learn a bit more. I purpose filmmakers to read at least 3 of this books. Improve your cinematography, your lighting, your blocking, your directing and your writing. Enjoy.
If you are reading any interesting books share them with me on the comments below. Stay cool.

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[RoseaNebulaLaeta]

Thank you so much for sharing your reccomendations!

[dovganjuk]

cinematography theory and practice - blain brown
master shots volume - christopher kenworthy
screenplay - syd field
the filmmaker's eye - gustavo mercado
film directing shot by shot - steven d. katz

[jeremyleonbarlow]

1. Making Movies by Sydney Lumet.
2. Screenplay by Syd Field.
3. Painting With Light by John Alton.
4. In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch.
5. Michael Caine -Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making by Michael Caine.

[aravindkumar-smrj]

Save the cat is the best book for beginners for screenplay

[annajohnson]

Thank you! I was just looking for good Cinematography books to get! This helps a lot!

[BenVaserlan]

Glad you put Katz's blue book in there. But remember his red one: "Cinematic Motion 2nd Edition".

[freshmediaconcept]

Great list, also a suggestion : the 5 c’s of cinematography

[bradychambers]

I actually own The Filmmaker's Eye and Film Directing Shot by Shot and they have helped so much!

[thAvrilFan]

Thank you for the advices, Cinematography will be in my cart.
I suggest you Story by Robert McKee

[maimohamed]

I'm glad I found this, thank you 😍👌✨

[PeteWoronowski]

Thank you for this info!
Cheers, Pete

[sheebaks]

Cinematography by blain brown is a gem.

[nolidcreations]

AwESome info, Thank you for the Golden ✨ Nuggets 🍀

[danieltaylor]

Thanks for this, I've been looking for good books for a while

[shankarrammurthy]

thanks for the information j. appreciate it..

[shankarrammurthy]

Reflections: Twenty-One Cinematographers At Work, by Benjamin Bergery.

Painting With Light, by John Alton.

Storaro: Writing with Light, by Vittorio Storaro.

Moviemakers’ Master Class: Private Lessons from the World’s Foremost Directors, by Laurent Tirard.

Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7, 000 Became a Hollywood Player, by Robert Rodriquez.

Richard Walter’s Essentials of Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing.

Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

[shankarrammurthy]

i think for editing blink of an eye is the best book

[justinhymus]

Great video! Been looking for some good filmmaking books, especially some screenwriting ones.

[shankarrammurthy]

The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques
Joseph V. Mascelli

[GarrettDare]

You should have Amazon affiliate links for each of these books in the description! We thankful viewers would gladly use the links to buy some of these books, knowing that you'd get a small commission!