Entries Tagged as 'review'

Book Review: Filmmaking for Teens: Pulling Off Your Shorts

Filmmaking for Teens: Pulling Off Your Shorts (Paperback)
by Troy Lanier, Clay Nichols
ISBN: 1932907041

Price:
18 used & new available from USD 8.92

Summary

This book will take you step-by-step through the process of making a five-minute short film and getting it noticed.
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Book Review: Crafty Screenwriting

Crafty Screenwriting: Writing Movies That Get Made (Paperback)
by Alex Epstein
ISBN: 0805069925

Price: USD 10.88
45 used & new available from USD 4.66

Summary

A book on how to write crafty screenplays. Crafty as in “screenwriting is my craft.” [Read more →]

Book Review: The Five C’s of Cinematography

The Five C’s of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques (Paperback)
by Joseph V. Mascelli
ISBN: 187950541X

Price: USD 19.77
58 used & new available from USD 14.50

Summary

A veteran cinematographer tells you practically everything you need to know about cinematography. [Read more →]

Book Review: Save the Cat

Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need (Paperback)
by Blake Snyder
ISBN: 1932907009

Price: USD 13.57
52 used & new available from USD 11.94

Summary

A successful screenwriter gives eight chapters of important pointers for writing your screenplay. The book is written from the perspective of marketing your script to a producer from page one. [Read more →]

Book Review: The DV Rebel’s Guide

The DV Rebel’s Guide: An All-Digital Approach to Making Killer Action Movies on the Cheap (Paperback)
by Stu Maschwitz
ISBN: 0321413644

Price: USD 31.49
48 used & new available from USD 23.39

Summary

A guide to doing things with your indie film that all other books tell you not to do. You will learn the basics of color correction, the basics of safely using guns, the basics of story, more than the basics of production value, and much more. [Read more →]