See also General Filmmaker page.
Links
Software
Books
BADHAM, John
John Badham on Directing
(Michael Wiese Productions, 2013)
CHRISTIE, Ian:
Scorsese on Scorsese
(Faber, 2003)
COX, Alex:
Alex Cox’s Introduction to Film: A Director’s Perspective
(Camera, 2016)
DE FOREST, Sloan:
The Essential Directors: The Art & Impact of Cinema’s Most Influential Filmmakers
(Running Press Adult, 2021)
KATZ, Steve:
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion: A Workshop for Staging Scenes
(Michael Wiese Productions, 2004)
KATZ, Steve:
Film Directing: Shot by Shot
(Michael Wiese Productions, 2019)
KAZAN, Elia:
Kazan on Directing
(Knopf Doubleday, 2010)
KWAPIS, Ken:
But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct: Lessons from a Life Behind the Camera
(Griffin, 2020)
LUMET, Sidney:
Making Movies
(Bloomsbury, 1996)
MACKENDRICK, Alexander:
On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director
(Faber & Faber, 2006)
MAMET, David:
On Directing Film
(Penguin, 1992)
MARSHALL, Peter:
Making the Magic Happen: The Art & Craft of Film Directing
(Michael Wiese Productions, 2017)
PROFERES, Nicholas:
Film Directing Fundamentals: See Your Film Before Shooting
(Routledge, 2017)
RABIGER, Michael:
Directing: Film Techniques & Aesthetics
(Routledge, 2020)
REILLY, Tom:
The Big Picture: Filmmaking Lessons from a Life on the Set
(Thomas Dunne Books, 2009)
RODRIGUEZ, Roberto:
Rebel Without a Crew
(Penguin, 1996)
RUSSELL, Ken:
Directing Film: The Director’s Art from Script to Cutting Room
(Brassey’s Inc., 2005)
TARKOVSKY, Andrey:
Sculpting in Time: Reflections on the Cinema
(University of Texas Press, 1989)
TRAVIS, Mark:
Directing Feature Films
(Michael Wiese Productions, 2002)
WESTON, Judith:
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television
(Michael Wiese Productions, 2021)
WESTON, Judith:
The Film Director’s Intuition: Script Analysis & Rehearsal Techniques
(Michael Wiese Productions, 2003)