Book suggestion

[Loud Orange Cat]

I'm looking for a book on cinematography.

There's way too many options out there to choose from (Hundreds of titles are listed on Amazon.com) so I thought I'd ask what you found to be an excellent educational reference.

What do you suggest?

 

[knightly]

what part of cinematography? Lighting, camera blocking or the technical bits of camera work (film/exposure levels etc.)?

 

[Loud Orange Cat]

Specifically single-camera blocking.

 

[indietalk]

For on the set: http://www.theasc.com/cgibin/store/acsstore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=10109

Reading/Study: http://www.theasc.com/cgibin/store/...ion=list&category=Bookstore;The DPs Bookshelf

 

[Loud Orange Cat]

ASC Film Manual: Yep, that's what I was looking for! Thanks, Indie.

Where's my credit card? Oh, the wife has it again.

 

[knightly]

I'm currently reading "The Grammar of the Film Language" from the SCSU library (free) and the "Directing: Shot by Shot" series by Katz is good.

 

[Loud Orange Cat]

Santa was nice to me... I got the ASC Film Manual - 9th Edition suggested by Indie.

WOW... What a book. Thanks for the suggestion!!