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Книги:
On Screen Directing by Edward Dmytryk
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television by Judith Weston
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion by Steven D. Katz
Film Directing Fundamentals: See Your Film Before Shooting by Nicholas Proferes
Film Directing: Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen by Steven Katz
Figures Traced in Light: On Cinematic Staging by David Bordwell
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The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques by Judith Weston
Filmmaking Narrative and Structural Techniques: Narrative & Structural Techniques by Bob Foss
Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing by Richard Walter
The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques by Joseph V. Mascelli
Matters of Light & Depth by Ross Lowell
Painting With Light by John Alton
On Film Editing by Edward Dmytryk
Grammar of the Edit (Media Manuals) by Roy Thompson
Surviving Production: The Art of Production Management for Film & Television by Deborah S. Patz
The Film Director's Team by Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward
Gaffers, Grips and Best Boys: From Producer-Director to Gaffer and Computer Special Effects Creator, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Who Does What in the Making of a Motion Picture by Eric Taub
The Filmmaker's Guide to Production Design by Vincent LoBrutto
If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling by Patti Bellantoni
Your Film and the Lab by L. Bernard Happe
Film Technology in Post Production by Dominic Case
Audio Post Production for Television and Film: An introduction to technology and techniques by Hilary Wyat, Tim Amyes
Film Sound by Elisabeth Weis, John Belton
The Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound by David Lewis Yewdall
Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema by David Sonnenschein
Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde: An Insider's Guide to Film Slang by Dave Knox
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