Other resources that may help you....
- With its straight-forward approach to telling you what
working on a movie set is really like, What
I Really Want to Do On Set in HollywoodTM is
the best place to start as you begin your journey toward a successful career
in the entertainment industry. When you're ready to move on, here are
some additional resources that may be able help you:
Fictional movies that, their own special way, show you what
life in the business is really like.
Living
in Oblivion Anyone who has worked on a "no budget" student
level film will relate to every moment.
And
God Spoke This one shows everything that can (and usually does) go
wrong with "low budget independent projects.
The
Big Picture "Theoretically" a sendup of AFI and its
graduates.
The
Player Focusing on the hijinx that happens on the large budget studio
level of Hollywood.
Swimming
With Sharks So you really want to be an assistant?
- Job Resources
Who NOT to work for!
Bookstores - many equipment
rental houses in Los Angeles also carry industry specific books at their
location or on their website.
Internet
Welcome
to 123 Film. Where we create trailblazers of today for tomorrow! The Show comes
to you LIVE from Hollywood California. So you want to make a movie? ... http://www.blogtalkradio.com/123-Film
- Demystifying Digital Camera Specifications, http://media.panavision.com/ScreeningRoom/Screening_Room/Box_Office.html
- The American WideScreen Museum: In
the Cyber Museum we feature extensive coverage of Cinerama, CinemaScope,
Technirama, Panavision, Vistavision, Superscope, Todd-AO, Technicolor,
Cinecolor, Kinemacolor and other motion picture photographic processes. The
web site also features a great deal of historic material on the development
of early motion picture sound systems of the variable area and variable
density optical soundtracks, plus Vitaphone sound on disc motion picture
audio systems.
http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/
- Glossary for Colorists http://www.finalcolor.com/glossary.htm
- Film Lingo http://www.rivalquest.com/filmlingo
- LCD Monitor Test pages http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/
- OHM's Law calculator http://www.crownaudio.com/apps_htm/designtools/ohms-law.htm
- FILMAKA:
A Global Film Network by Filmakas for Filmakas
- Quarterlife http://www.quarterlife.com
HowCast http://info.howcast.com/filmmakers
- Writing a Grant http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/writing-a-grant.html
- Rootclip.com was created to give filmmakers,
writers, actors and anybody who just likes to watch movies the ability to
collaborate on a video project. http://rootclip.com
- Massify: A film production community
that unites filmmakers, actors, and fans in the pursuit of great film. http://www.massify.com/
- Young Filmmakers Program at NW FilmCenter (Oregon, USA) http://www.nwfilm.org/youngfilmmakers/
- Facefinder.com
a 100% free service to help actors &
models, both aspiring and experienced, obtain polished exposure via the
World Wide Web
- CCP Casting Call Pro, an online directory of professional actors,
presenters, agents and casting professionals http://uk.castingcallpro.com
- http://www.hollywood-opportunities.com
subscription service for Actors
- Model Mayhem, Anyone with a sincere desire
to work in the modeling industry. http://www.modelmayhem.com
- PHAMALY, to enable persons with disabilities
to showcase their talents and abilities through live productions and to make
the performing arts more accessible to everyone. http://www.phamaly.org
- ICEWHOLE.com
- offers you an invaluable resource and tool for getting your work out
there and accessible to the people who really matter.
- Movieindustrymarketing.com
Market your movie or DVD with strategic content,
promotion & sales strategy.
- Next Wave Films: filmmaking
resources http://www.nextwavefilms.com
- Microfilmmaker http://www.microfilmmaker.com/mission.html
- Indie Mogul http://www.indymogul.com/post/491/a-moguls-born-every-minute
- Make your own movie online http://www.digitalfilms.com
- Cinema Advanced filmmaking tips http://www.cinemaadvanced.com
- The pushed film effect http://www.photonhead.com/photo-editing/filmmagic/pushedfilm.php
- Yale Film Analysis Website http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/index.htm
- Silent Studio Hand Signals http://www.internetcampus.com/hand_sigs.htm
If you can't be in the movie business, maybe your
home can!
Professional Film Equipment and Supplies
- pCam and pCine http://davideubank.com
- Filmtools, Hollywood's source for grip,
electrical, lighting, sound, and video supplies. http://www.filmtools.com
- In-Sync Publications, the motion picture
industry resource for film production equipment http://www.insyncpubs.com/default.asp
- Production Forms http://mis15.ncarts.edu/film/forms/production
- AZ Grip, Arizona's Video Lighting Resource http://www.azgrip.com
- Westcott markets a
complete line of light control equipment for professional imagemakers. http://www.fjwestcott.com
- Coffey Sound, http://www.coffeysound.com
- Whitehouse Audio Visual, http://www.whitehouseaudiovisual.com/
- Tv-bay.com is a global online market to place and view adverts for
equipment for sale in the Broadcast, Film and Video industries. http://www.tv-bay.com
- Hydroflex www.hydroflex.com
- Strikeset gear for filmmakers http://www.filmmakergear.com/
- Cheap Tricks, inventive products of necessity, desperation, and stingy
budgets http://www.vidpro.org/tricks.htm
- Lens Protractor http://www.solutioneers.net/cinema/cineprotractor.htm
- Digital Rebellion Film Calculators http://www.digitalrebellion.com/resources.htm
- Transylvania Film and TV http://www.transfilm.com/
Professional Resources
Magazines
- Hollywood
Reporter
www.hollywoodreporter.com
- Variety
www.variety.com
- Below
the Line
is a newspaper that strives to be the editorial
voice of the crew. A publication that mirrors the attitude of the
below-the-line crew community, providing an insider's reverence for the
craft of filmmaking with all the humor and intelligence of the craftspeople
it celebrates.
- Backstage West
www.backstage.com
- Filmmaker
www.filmmakermagazine.com
- American Cinematographer
www.theasc.com
- ICG: International
Cinematographer’s Guild
www.cameraguild.com
- Indie
Slate,
www.indieslate.com
- Written By, www.wga.org/writtenby/writtenby.aspx
- Script,
www.scriptmag.com
- P3 Update, www.p3update.com
- Inside Stunts www.insidestunts.com
- IATSE Bulletin, subscribe at bulletin@iatse-intl.org
- Make Up Artist, www.makeupmag.com
- MovieMaker, www.moviemaker.com
- British Film Magazine, the British Film World on one
site. http://britishfilmmagazine.com
- 16:9, The magazine for media pros http://www.16by9.com.au
Resources for Screenwriters
- Wordplay www.wordplayer.com
http://www.strike.tv 
Script Frenzy! http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/introtoscreenwriting
- TheFilmSchool inspires writers and directors to find the great story that
lies within them. As a powerful and fast alternative to graduate school, our
students come from around the world to learn about filmmaking in America's most
livable, literate and creative city. http://thefilmschool.com
- Triggerstreet.com
- Internet Movie Script Database http://www.imsdb.com
- WriteMovies.com, www.writemovies.com
- Plotbot is web-based screenwriting software. http://www.plotbot.com
- Expert Village: How to Write a Movie
Script http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/2794_movie-script.htm
- So You Wanna Sell a Script? http://www.soyouwannasellascript.com
- Screenwriter's Utopia http://www.screenwritersutopia.com
- ScriptGirl Reports on new script
sales http://www.youtube.com/user/scriptgirl411
- "One of the nicest things about film
scriptwriting is that it offers not just a living, but a way of life..."
- The
Spec Script Library established in 1997 to connect those who write scripts
with those who source scripts http://www.thesource.com.au/scripts/the-spec-script-library.htm
- The American Screenwriters Association™ (ASA)
is the world's leading professional association organized for educational
purposes, including the promotion and encouragement of the art and craft of
screenwriting. http://www.asascreenwriters.com
- Red Inkworks: is
devoted to the professional development of screenwriters. Our website exists
to encourage , nurture and promote screenwriters from around the world. The
information contained within these pages is here to assist the aspiring
screenwriter in writing and marketing competitive screenplays.
http://www.redinkworks.com/
- Booksie: Publish, Read, Get Read. http://www.booksie.com/
- WHEN U.S. WORKS PASS INTO THE
PUBLIC DOMAIN http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
- To Copyright your work with
the US copyright office: www.copyright.gov
- To register your work with the Writer's Guild of America: www.wga.org/subpage_register.aspx
- http://www.hollywoodscriptexpress.com/
- Absolute Write: links, articles, interviews, columns, message board,
etc. http://www.absolutewrite.com/screenwriting/screenwriting.htm
- Virtual Typewriter! http://www.deadlykitten.com/typewriter/
- Elements to Leave Out of Your Screenplay (article) : http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/224567/10_things_that_increase_movie_production.html?cat=40
- (for fun!) Hollywould PLOT-O-MATIC™
http://www.maddogproductions.com/plotomatic.htm
- Story Builder http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/writers/story_builder.html
- Logline Therapy: How to Make Your
Screenplay Logline Razor Sharp! http://www.jonathancrossfield.com/blog/scriptwriting/loglines/
- Writing Low-Budget Film http://www.online-communicator.com/scriptip.html
- Screenwriter's Utopia http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/
- Screenwriter's Initial Draft pad http://www.everybodyswrite.com/
- Writing for Film http://www.online-communicator.com/writfilm.html
"Off set" Resources (Book two, What I
Really Want to Do: OFF set in Hollywood coming soon!)
Books
The only place to start!
What I Really
Want to Do On Set in Hollywood: A Guide to Real Jobs in the Film Industry
(Paperback)
by Brian Dzyak (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Lone Eagle (May 27, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0823099539
- ISBN-13: 978-0823099535
When
you are ready to learn more about a specific job or department that you've read
about in What I Really Want to Do on Set in Hollywood TM,
here are suggestions for further reading:
STUNTS
The
Secret Science Behind Movie Stunts & Special Effects (Hardcover)
by Steve
Wolf (Author)
Product Details
- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Skyhorse
Publishing (
June 1, 2007
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1602390401
- ISBN-13: 978-1602390409
Burns,
Falls and Crashes: Interviews With Movie Stunt Performers (Library Binding)
by David
Jon Wiener (Editor)
Product Details
- Library Binding: 172
pages
- Publisher: McFarland
& Company (July 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786402148
- ISBN-13: 978-0786402144
Stunt
Performers (Living Dangerously) (Hardcover)
by Derek
Ware (Author)
Product Details
- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Garrett
Educational Corp (June 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1560740450
- ISBN-13: 978-1560740452
Stage
Combat: Fisticuffs, Stunts, and Swordplay for Theater and Film (Paperback)
by Jenn
Boughn (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Allworth
Press (
September 15, 2006
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1581154615
- ISBN-13: 978-1581154610
Bob
Bondurant on Police and Pursuit Driving (Bob Bondurant On) (Paperback)
by Bob
Bondurant (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Motorbooks;
First edition (
March 11, 2000
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0760306869
- ISBN-13: 978-0760306864
Stunt
Double (Atomic) (Paperback)
by Jameson
Anderson (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Raintree (
September 15, 2006
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1410925293
- ISBN-13: 978-1410925299
A
Day in the Life of a Stunt Person (Day in the Life of) (Paperback)
by Stephen
A. Wolf (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback
- Publisher: Troll
Communications Llc (February 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0816722234
- ISBN-13: 978-0816722235
PROPS
Making
Stage Props: A Practical Guide (Paperback)
by Andy
Wilson (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Crowood
Press (
UK
) (March 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 186126450X
- ISBN-13: 978-1861264503
- Product Dimensions: 9.1
x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
The
Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook (Paperback)
by Thurston
James (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 236 pages
- Publisher: Betterway
Publications (December 1990)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1558701281
- ISBN-13: 978-1558701281
- Product Dimensions: 11
x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
Wardrobe
Costume
Design 101: The Business and Art of Creating Costumes for Film and Television
[ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)
by Richard
La Motte (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 180 pages
- Publisher: Michael
Wiese Productions (November 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0941188353
- ISBN-13: 978-0941188357
Costume
Designer's Handbook: A Complete Guide for Amateur and Professional Costume
Designers (Paperback)
by Liz
Covey (Author), Rosemary
Ingham (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 296 pages
- Publisher: Heinemann
Drama; 2 Sub edition (November 2, 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0435086073
- ISBN-13: 978-0435086077
Costume
Design (Paperback)
by Barbara
Anderson (Author), Cletus
R. Anderson (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 360 pages
- Publisher:
Wadsworth
Publishing; 2 edition (August 3, 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0155083791
- ISBN-13: 978-0155083790
Costume
Design (Screencraft) (Screencraft Series) (Paperback)
by Deborah
Nadoolman Landis (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press;
1 edition (June 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0240805909
- ISBN-13: 978-0240805900
Makeup
Make-Up
and Costume for Television (Media Manuals) (Media Manuals) (Paperback)
by Jan
Musgrove (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press;
1 edition (
July 18, 2003
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0240516605
- ISBN-13: 978-0240516608
The
Technique of the Professional Make-Up Artist (Paperback)
by Vincent
Kehoe (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 290 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press;
1 edition (July 17, 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0240802179
- ISBN-13: 978-0240802176
Special
Make-Up Effects (Paperback)
by Vincent
Kehoe (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press
(January 8, 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0240800990
- ISBN-13: 978-0240800998
Stage
Makeup: The Actor's Complete Guide to Today's Techniques and Materials
(Paperback)
by Laura
Thudium (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Back Stage
Books (April 1, 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0823088391
- ISBN-13: 978-0823088393
Special
Effects Make-Up (Paperback)
by Janus
Vinther (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Theatre Arts
Book; 1 edition (
October 9, 2003
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 087830178X
- ISBN-13: 978-0878301782
A
Complete Guide to Special Effects Makeup: Conceptual Artwork by Japanese Makeup
Artists (Paperback)
by Graphic-Sha
(Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 136 pages
- Publisher: Graphic-Sha
(
December 15, 2007
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 4766118332
- ISBN-13: 978-4766118339
Production
Assistant
The Production Assistant's Handbook (Paperback)
by Jeff
Alves (Author), William-Alan
Landes (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 118 pages
- Publisher: Players
Press (
March 30, 2005
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0887349587
- ISBN-13:
978-0887349584
The
Hollywood
Food Chain: A Comically Real Look at
Hollywood
Through the Eyes of Production Assistants (Paperback)
by Tiffany
Carboni (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 138 pages
- Publisher: Writer's
Showcase Press (August 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0595130011
- ISBN-13: 978-0595130016
How to Break into the Film Business: The Production
Assistant Handbook (Paperback)
by Jeff
Alves (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 104 pages
- Publisher: Players Pr;
1st ed. edition (December 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0887346162
- ISBN-13: 978-0887346163
The
Production Assistant's Pocket Handbook (Paperback)
by Caleb
Clark (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Lulu.com (August 8, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 143575624X
- ISBN-13: 978-1435756243
http://www.noendpress.com/caleb/edtech/index.php
Production Management/Assistant Directing
Film Production Management 101: The Ultimate Guide for
Film and Television Production Management and Coordination (Michael Wiese
Productions) (Paperback)
by Deborah
S. Patz (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 300 pages
- Publisher: Michael
Wiese Productions (
October 25, 2002
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0941188450
- ISBN-13: 978-0941188456
Film Production Management (Paperback)
by Bastian
Cleve (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 232 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press;
3 edition (
September 1, 2005
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0240806956
- ISBN-13: 978-0240806952
Film
Scheduling: Or, How Long Will It Take to Shoot Your Movie? (Paperback)
by Ralph
S. Singleton (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 244 pages
- Publisher: Lone Eagle;
2 Sub edition (April 1, 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0943728398
- ISBN-13: 978-0943728391
Film
Budgeting: Or How Much Will It Cost to Shoot Your Movie? (Paperback)
by Ralph
S. Singleton (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 330 pages
- Publisher: Lone Eagle
(January 1, 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0943728657
- ISBN-13: 978-0943728650
Director
Film Directing: Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept
to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)
by Steven
Katz (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 325 pages
- Publisher: Michael
Wiese Productions (January 25, 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0941188108
- ISBN-13: 978-0941188104
Film
Directing Fundamentals, Second Edition: See Your Film Before Shooting
(Paperback)
by Nicholas
Proferes (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 296 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press;
2 edition (
October 19, 2004
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0240805623
- ISBN-13: 978-0240805627
Total
Directing: Integrating Camera and Performance in Film and Television (Paperback)
by Tom
Kingdon (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 561 pages
- Publisher: Silman-James
Press (May 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1879505711
- ISBN-13: 978-1879505711
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion, Second Edition
[ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)
by Steven
D. Katz (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Michael
Wiese Productions; 2nd ed. edition (
May 25, 2004
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0941188906
- ISBN-13: 978-0941188906
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for
Film & Television (Paperback)
by Judith
Weston (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 300 pages
- Publisher: Michael
Wiese Productions (July 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0941188248
- ISBN-13: 978-0941188241
The
Working Director: How to Arrive, Survive and Thrive in the Director's Chair
[ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)
by Charles
Wilkinson (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 216 pages
- Publisher: Michael
Wiese Productions (
February 25, 2005
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1932907025
- ISBN-13: 978-1932907025
The
Film Director Prepares: A Complete Guide to Directing for Film and TV
(Paperback)
by Myrl
A Schreibman (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Lone Eagle;
Pap/Cdr edition (
November 22, 2006
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1580650678
- ISBN-13: 978-1580650670
Setting Up Your Shots: Great Camera Moves Every
Filmmaker Should Know [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)
by Jeremy
Vineyard (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 142 pages
- Publisher: Michael
Wiese Productions (February 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0941188736
- ISBN-13: 978-0941188739
- Product Dimensions: 10.9
x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
Script
Supervise
Script
Supervising and Film Continuity, Third Edition (Paperback)
by Pat
P Miller (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press;
3 edition (December 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0240802942
- ISBN-13: 978-0240802947
Continuity
Supervisor, Fourth Edition (Media Manuals) (Media Manuals) (Paperback)
by Avril
Rowlands (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 193 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press;
4 edition (July 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0240516133
- ISBN-13: 978-0240516134
Camera/Lighting
Masters of Light: Conversations with Contemporary
Cinematographers (Paperback)
by Dennis
Schaefer
Product Details
- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher:
University
of
California
Press (January 22, 1986)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0520053362
- ISBN-13: 978-0520053366
Women Behind the Camera: Conversations with Camerawomen
(Paperback)
by Alexis
Krasilovsky (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 248 pages
- Publisher: Praeger
Paperback (April 30, 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0275957454
- ISBN-13:
978-0275957452
Film Lighting (Paperback)
by Kris
Malkiewicz (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 198 pages
- Publisher: Fireside
(August 11, 1986)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0671766341
- ISBN-13:
978-0671766344
Painting With Light (Paperback)
by John
Alton
Product Details
- Paperback: 191 pages
- Publisher:
University
of
California
Press (May 18, 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0520089499
- ISBN-13:
978-0520089495
Cinematography: Image Making for Cinematographers,
Directors, and Videographers (Paperback)
by Blain
Brown (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 303 pages
- Publisher: Focal
Press; 1 edition (October 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0240805003
- ISBN-13:
978-0240805009
Motion
Picture and Video Lighting, Second Edition (Paperback)
by Blain
Brown
Product Details
- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press;
2 edition (
September 14, 2007
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0240807634
- ISBN-13: 978-0240807638
The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming
Techniques (Paperback)
by Joseph
V. Mascelli
Product Details
- Paperback: 251 pages
- Publisher: Silman-James
Press; 1st Silman-James Press Ed edition (June 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 187950541X
- ISBN-13: 978-1879505414
Cinematography: Third Edition (Paperback)
by Kris
Malkiewicz (Author), M.
David Mullen (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Fireside; 3
edition (
June 21, 2005
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 074326438X
- ISBN-13: 978-0743264389
Matters of Light & Depth (Paperback)
by Ross
Lowell
Product Details
- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Lower Light
Management (April 1, 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0966250400
- ISBN-13: 978-0966250404
Lighting for Film and Digital Cinematography (with
InfoTrac ) (Paperback)
by Dave
Viera (Author), Maria
Viera (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher:
Wadsworth
Publishing; 2 edition (
July 2, 2004
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0534264980
- ISBN-13:
978-0534264987
Lighting for Digital Video & Television, Second
Edition (Paperback)
by John
Jackman (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: CMP Books;
2 edition (
January 9, 2004
)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1578202515
- ISBN-13:
978-1578202515
Cinematography (Paperback)
by Kris
Malkiewicz (Author)
Product Details
- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Fireside; 2
edition (February 24, 1989)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0671762206
- ISBN-13:
978-0671762209
The Grip Book, Third Edition (Paperback)
by Michael
Uva (Author)
- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Focal
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