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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)