This isn't exactly me asking for suggestions but I was thinking we could collect a vast range of recommended readings on various subjects and then make a sticky of the list for newcomers or old comers to take a look.
Books would be about all the different aspects of film.
Directing:
*Cinematic Motion by Steven Katz
*Film Directing Shot by Shot by Steven Katz
Acting:
* How to Stop Acting
* Audition
* Acting for the Camera
* Acting in Film
* An Actor Prepares
* The Business of Acting
Audio:
*Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema by David Sonnenschein
*The Sound Effects Bible: How to Create and Record Hollywood Style Sound Effects by Ric Viers
*The Foley Grail: The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation by Vanessa Theme Ament
*Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art by John Purcell
*The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound by David Lewis Yewdall
*Audio Post Production for Television and Film, Third Edition: An introduction to technology and techniques by Hilary Wyatt and Tim Amyes
Cinematography:
Editing:
Digital:
Film:
Marketing:
Lighting:
Screenwriting:
*The Poetics
*Writing Movies
*How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes
*Three Uses of the Knife
A touch of everything:
*$30 Film School
So basically just say some good books from any category. Then if enough are collected one of the mods can make a sticky of the final result.
Books would be about all the different aspects of film.
Directing:
*Cinematic Motion by Steven Katz
*Film Directing Shot by Shot by Steven Katz
Acting:
* How to Stop Acting
* Audition
* Acting for the Camera
* Acting in Film
* An Actor Prepares
* The Business of Acting
Audio:
*Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema by David Sonnenschein
*The Sound Effects Bible: How to Create and Record Hollywood Style Sound Effects by Ric Viers
*The Foley Grail: The Art of Performing Sound for Film, Games, and Animation by Vanessa Theme Ament
*Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art by John Purcell
*The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound by David Lewis Yewdall
*Audio Post Production for Television and Film, Third Edition: An introduction to technology and techniques by Hilary Wyatt and Tim Amyes
Cinematography:
Editing:
Digital:
Film:
Marketing:
Lighting:
Screenwriting:
*The Poetics
*Writing Movies
*How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes
*Three Uses of the Knife
A touch of everything:
*$30 Film School
So basically just say some good books from any category. Then if enough are collected one of the mods can make a sticky of the final result.
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