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Best Filmmaking Books 2025

Best Books For Filmmaking 2021

Bestsellers

SaleBestseller No. 1
The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age: Fifth Edition
  • Steven Ascher (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 896 Pages - 11/27/2012 (Publication Date) - Plume (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 2
The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
  • Mercado, Gustavo (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 244 Pages - 06/02/2022 (Publication Date) - Focal Press (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 3
Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
  • Rodriguez, Robert (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 285 Pages - 09/01/1996 (Publication Date) - Plume (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 4
Film Directing: Shot by Shot - 25th Anniversary Edition: Visualizing from Concept to Screen
  • Katz, Steve D. (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 400 Pages - 04/29/2019 (Publication Date) - Michael Wiese Productions (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 5
FILM/TV DIRECTOR'S FIELD MANUAL: Seventy Maxims to Change Your Filmmaking
  • Rob Spera (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 212 Pages - 01/14/2025 (Publication Date) - MCP Books (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 6
Making Movies
  • Lumet, Sidney (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 218 Pages - 03/19/1996 (Publication Date) - Vintage (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 7
Cinema Speculation
  • Hardcover Book
  • Tarantino, Quentin (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 8
Cinematography: Theory and Practice: For Cinematographers and Directors
  • Brown, Blain (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 510 Pages - 09/28/2021 (Publication Date) - Routledge (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 9
Filmmaking For Dummies
  • Stoller, Bryan Michael (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 448 Pages - 11/26/2019 (Publication Date) - For Dummies (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 10
How to Make a Movie: The Complete Guide to Filmmaking
  • Skriuwer.com (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 231 Pages - 08/26/2024 (Publication Date) - Independently published (Publisher)
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