Category: Recommended Books

• Recommended Books for Producers

  All You Need to Know About the Movie and TV Business: Fifth Edition
  Gail Resnik & Scott Trost

  The Big Picture: Money and Power in Hollywood
  Edward Jay Epstein

  The Biz: The Basic Business, Legal and Financial Aspects of the Film Industry
  Schulyler M. Moore

  The Business of Media Distribution: Monetizing Film, TV and Video Content in an Online World
  Jeff Ulin

  Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
  Chuck Barris

  From Concept to Screen: An Overview of Film & Television Production
  Robert Benedetti

  The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era
  Thomas Schatz

  Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In
  Robert Fischer & William Ury

  Give and Take: The Complete Guide to Negotiating Strategies and Tactics
  Chester L. Karrass

  Independent Film Producers' Survivors Guide
  Gunnar Erickson

  Making Your Film for Less Outside the U.S.
  Mark De Wayne

  The Movie Business Book, Third Edition
  Jason E. Squire, ed.

  Movie Money: Understanding Hollywood's (Creative) Accounting Practices
  Bill Daniels, David Leedy & Steven D. Sills

  Showbiz Labor Guide

  The Television P.A.'s Handbook
  Avril Rowlands

  This Business of Television
  Howard J. Blumenthal & Oliver R. Goodenough

• Recommended Books for Actors

  Acting for the Camera
  Tony Barr, Eric Stephan Kline & Edward Asner

  Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making
  Michael Caine & Maria Aitken

  Acting Is Everything
  Judy Kerr

  Acting Professionally: Raw Facts About Careers in Acting
  Robert Cohen

  An Actor Prepares
  Constantin Stanislavski

  The Actor's Encyclopedia of Casting Directors
  Karen Kondazian, Eddie Shapiro & Richard Dreyfuss

  The Film Actor's Complete Career Guide
  Lawrence Parke

  Getting the Part: Thirty-Three Professional Casting Directors Tell You How to Get Work in Theater, Films, Commercials, and TV
  Judith Searle

  How to Audition: For TV, Movies, Commercials, Plays, and Musicals
  Gordon Hunt

  How To Be A Working Actor: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film, and Television
  Mari Lyn Henry & Lynne Rogers

  Respect for Acting
  Uta Hagen

  Your Film Acting Career: How to Break into the Movies & TV & Survive in Hollywood
  M. K. Lewis & Rosemary R. Lewis

• Recommended Books for Screenwriters

  The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style
  Christopher Riley

  How to Write For Television
  Madeline DiMaggio

  Making a Good Script Great
  Linda Seger

  The Moral Premise: Harnessing Virtue & Vice for Box Office Success
  Stanley D. Williams

  Reading for a Living: How to Be a Professional Story Analyst for Film and Television
  T.L. Katahn

  The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script
  David Trottier

  Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting
  Robert McKee

• Recommended Books on Art & Spirituality

  Addicted to Mediocrity: Contemporary Christians and the Arts
  Franky Schaeffer & Kurt Mitchell

  Art And the Bible: Two Essays
  Francis A. Schaeffer

  Behind the Screen: Hollywood Insiders on Faith, Film, and Culture
  Barbara Nicolosi & Spencer Lewerenz, eds.

  The Heart of the Artist
  Rory Noland

  History of Beauty
  Umberto Eco

  How to Talk About Jesus without Freaking Out with Study Guide
  Karen Covell, Jim Covell & Victorya Michaels Rogers

  Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts
  Steve Turner

  On Ugliness
  Umberto Eco

  Reflections on the Movies: Hearing God in the Unlikeliest of Places
  Ken Gire

  Refractions: A Journey of Faith, Art, and Culture
  Makoto Fujimura & Tim Keller

  Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
  Madeleine L'Engle

• Trade Magazines (Print & Online)

  American Cinematographer
  www.theasc.com/magazine

  Back Stage
  www.backstage.com

  Below the Line
  www.btlnews.com

  Billboard Magazine
  www.billboard.com

  Creative Screenwriting
  www.creativescreenwriting.com

  The Hollywood Reporter
  www.hollywoodreporter.com

  Variety Magazine
  www.variety.com

• Recommended Books for Directors

  Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know
  Jennifer Van Sijll

  Directing, Fourth Edition: Film Techniques and Aesthetics
  Michael Rabiger

  Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television
  Judith Weston

  Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation
  Francis Glebas

  The Film Director Prepares: A Practical Guide to Directing for Film and TV
  Myrl A. Schreibman

  Film Directing: Cinematic Motion, Second Edition
  Steven D. Katz

  Film Directing Fundamentals, Third Edition: See Your Film Before Shooting
  Nicholas T. Proferes

  Master Shots: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie
  Christopher Kenworthy

  Moviemakers' Master Class: Private Lessons from the World's Foremost Directors
  Laurent Tirard

  My First Movie: Twenty Celebrated Directors Talk about Their First Film
  Stephen Lowenstein

  On Directing Film
  David Mamet

  On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director
  Alexander Mackendrick, Paul Cronin & Martin Scorsese