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The Indie Producer's Handbook: Creative Producing from A to Z
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The Indie Producer's Handbook: Creative Producing from A to Z
by Myrl A Schreibman

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Myrl Schreibman has written a straighfoward, insightful, and articulate account of what it takes to make a successful feature film....
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Film Budgeting : Or, How Much It Will Cost To Shoot Your Movie? (96 Edition)
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Film Budgeting : Or, How Much It Will Cost To Shoot Your Movie? (96 Edition)
by Ralph S. Singleton

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Applicable to any size film project, from major feature films and movies for television to industrial films and smaller projects, veteran film producer Ralph Singleton instructs readers on how to convert a production schedule into a detailed production...
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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing
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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing
by Walter Murch

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In the Blink of an Eye is celebrated editor Walter Murch's vivid, multifaceted, thought-provoking essay of film editing. Starting with what might seem to be the most basic editing question — Why do cuts work? — he treats the reader to a...
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Set Lighting Technician's Handbook : Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution (3RD 03 Edition)
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Set Lighting Technician's Handbook : Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution (3RD 03 Edition)
by Harry Box

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 543-544) and index....
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Shooting to Kill
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Shooting to Kill
by Christine Vachon

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Complete with behind-the-scenes diary entries from the set of Vachon's best-known fillms, Shooting to Kill offers all the satisfaction of an intimate memoir from the frontlines of independent filmmakins, from one of its most successful agent provocateurs...
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Silent Language (Large Format) (81 Edition)
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Silent Language (Large Format) (81 Edition)
by Edward T. Hall

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In print for nearly forty years and with more than one million copies sold, this classic work "shows how cultural factors influence the individual behind his back, without his knowledge" (Erich Fromm)....
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Creative Filmaking From Inside Out (03 Edition)
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Creative Filmaking From Inside Out (03 Edition)
by Jed Dannenbaum

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Includes filmography (p. 173-186). Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and index....
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Making Movies (95 Edition)
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Making Movies (95 Edition)
by Sidney Lumet

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From one of America's most acclaimed directors comes a book that is both a professional memoir and a definitive guide to the art, craft, and business of the motion picture. Drawing on 40 years of experience on movies ranging from Long Day's Journey Into...
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Thinking in Pictures : Making of Matewan (87 Edition)
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Thinking in Pictures : Making of Matewan (87 Edition)
by John Sayles

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Before you even begin to write your screenplay you need to know how to visualize it. Thinking in Pictures is more than just John Sayles's account of what it took to make his intellectually satisfying film Matewan — it is also a primer for the...
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Filmmaker's Handbook : Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age (07 Edition)
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Filmmaker's Handbook : Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age (07 Edition)
by Steven Ascher

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2008 Edition The authoritative guide to funding, preparing, shooting, lighting, editing, finishing and distributing your film or video Widely acknowledged as the abiblea of film and video production and used in courses around the world, this...
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Sound for Film & Television 2ND Edition
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Sound for Film & Television 2ND Edition
by Tomlinson Holman

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Sound for Film and Television, Second Edition provides a thorough introduction to the fascinating field of recording, editing, mixing, and exhibiting film and television sound. It strikes a fine balance between aesthetic and technical content, combining...
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Technique of Film & Video Editing 4TH Edition
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Technique of Film & Video Editing 4TH Edition
by Ken Dancyger

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The Technique of FilmandVideo Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analyses of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos provide...
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What a Producer Does : Art of Moviemaking (91 Edition)
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What a Producer Does : Art of Moviemaking (91 Edition)
by Buck Houghton

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Subtitled The Art of Moviemaking (Not the Business), this book addresses the job's creative concerns rather than the fund-raising aspects....
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Television : Critical Methods and Applications (3RD 07 Edition)
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Television : Critical Methods and Applications (3RD 07 Edition)
by Jeremy G. Butler

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Written in clear and lively prose, Television explains how television programs and commercials are made, and how they function as producers of meaning. Author Jeremy Butler demonstrates the ways in which cinematography and videography, acting, lighting...
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Producing, Financing, and Distributing Film : a Comprehensive Legal and Business Guide, Revised and Updated (2ND 92 Edition)
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Producing, Financing, and Distributing Film : a Comprehensive Legal and Business Guide, Revised and Updated (2ND 92 Edition)
by Paul A. Baumgarten

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The original edition of this book, long out of print, was published almost 20 years ago. The decades since then have brought enormous changes to the business side of moviemaking, requiring that the new edition be totally rewritten. This is, then, a brand...
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Filmmakers and Financing - With CD (5TH 07 Edition)
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Filmmakers and Financing - With CD (5TH 07 Edition)
by Louise Levison

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The first, most crucial step in making a film is finding the funds to do it. Let Louise Levison, who wrote the innovative business plan for "The Blair Witch Project," show you how. Whether you're planning a feature, short, documentary, or large format...
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Television Production Handbook (9TH 06 - Old Edition)
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Television Production Handbook (9TH 06 - Old Edition)
by Herbert Zettl

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In the tenth edition of Herbert Zettl's field-defining text TELEVISION PRODUCTION HANDBOOK, the author's emphasis shifts to how production proceeds in the digital age --from idea to image -- and how it moves through the three major phases, from...
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Independent Film and Videomakers' Guide (2ND 98 Edition)
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Independent Film and Videomakers' Guide (2ND 98 Edition)
by Michael Wiese

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Wiese's book sets itself apart in terms of balancing the creative aspects of filmmaking (idea development, brainstorming exercises) with the business aspects (financing, dealmaking).communicating to the beginning filmmaker how to realistically get a film...
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Audio-vision (94 Edition)
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Audio-vision (94 Edition)
by Michel Chion

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n Audio-Vision , the French composer-filmmaker-critic Michel Chion presents a reassessment of the audiovisual media since sound's revolutionary debut in 1927 and sheds light on the mutual influences of sound and image in audiovisual perception. Chion...
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Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers
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Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers
by Blain Brown

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Filmography: p. 292. Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-291) and index....
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