Directing book recommendations?

[ZOOLANDER]

I recently bought a canon60D, a tripod, and 2 lenses and hope to make it as a writer/director. I have a few screen writing books that are helping me formulate script ideas so now I'm hoping someone here can suggest books (preferably in e-book format) that give a nuts and bolts look of how to take a script and put it on screen.

I understand there is no set in stone method to directing and that to copy the same tired formula out of a book is exactly why 99% of films nowadays are so cookie cutter and boring. However, I've never directed before and don't know where to start so I'm going to use the books I read as general guideline to jump off from not a step by step copy paste job. Also any books that specifically refer to using the canon60D or DSLR's in general to direct would be nice.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Sucramdoow]

'On Film-making' by Alexander Mackendrick is quite good. I've almost finished it and I've learnt a lot, especially in regards to story structure and framing.

 

[Rattlebones]

It seems common that people mention books that don't cover the technical stuff, like blocking, staging scenes, and so on. I'm interested in one that does. I have enough books on story, character, aesthetics, and general production, but I want to know the actual techniques that one uses to direct the action in a scene.

 

[director-inthemaking]

Hello there

I hope you might find a book that I wrote useful, please feel free to write your comments too here is the link to the book (which is published in a blog):

director-inthemaking.tumblr.com

Best of luck!

-Farah