Cinematography Books


Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Express 4 (Apple Pro Training)Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Express 4 (Apple Pro Training)
Best Price: $23.00
Not well laid out, erratic unclear not easy at times to follow lessons. Uses F key shortcuts...
Painting With LightPainting With Light
Best Price: $20.03
This book is really great. Written in the fifties it still seems very relevant to me today. ...
Magic Lantern Guides: Pentax K200D (Magic Lantern Guides)Magic Lantern Guides: Pentax K200D (Magic Lantern Guides)
Best Price: $13.57
I was unsure about buying this book. I've found the K200D manual somewhat readable and have...
Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-One (One-On-One)Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-One (One-On-One)
Best Price: $19.41
I am a newby here. I ordered different books to learn CS2, and this book is amazing. I don't...
Magic Lantern Guides: SONY DSLR-A200 (Magic Lantern Guides)Magic Lantern Guides: SONY DSLR-A200 (Magic Lantern Guides)
Best Price: $13.57
Sony has something for beginning photographers, or those just going digital: an excellent...


Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2 (Visual QuickStart Guide)Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2 (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Best Price: $14.63
Movie Maker2 by Jan Ozer is An Excellent Book. I,like most people,have Windows Movie Maker on my...
Digital Video Production Cookbook: 100 Professional Techniques for Independent and Amateur Filmmakers (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))Digital Video Production Cookbook: 100 Professional Techniques for Independent and Amateur Filmmakers (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))
Best Price: $16.71
Not bad, but I have read better. It does have a lot of good pictures of the effects they are...
Magic Lantern Guides: SONY DSLR A300/A350 (Magic Lantern Guides)Magic Lantern Guides: SONY DSLR A300/A350 (Magic Lantern Guides)
Best Price: $13.57
Meet the A300 and A350 the two newest cameras in Sony's beginner-friendly "A" series....
Robert Frank: PeruRobert Frank: Peru
Best Price: $19.79
In March 1949, Robert Frank mailed a birthday gift to his mother in Switzerland: A maquette of a...
Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS Rebel XSi EOS 450D (Magic Lantern Guides)Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS Rebel XSi EOS 450D (Magic Lantern Guides)
Best Price: $13.57
The Canon EOS Rebel X line of consumer-oriented D-SLR cameras has made its indelible mark on the...


Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and VideoBare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video
Best Price: $16.95
This was a requirement at my classes when I went to USC film school. Everyone loved it. I knew...
Photography for the Joy of It: An Introductory Workshop for Film and Digital PhotographyPhotography for the Joy of It: An Introductory Workshop for Film and Digital Photography
Best Price: $14.20
This book on photography is timeless. I loved the beautiful, creative pictures and short...
Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's and other PhotographsAudrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's and other Photographs
Best Price: $15.26
the bokk that arrived is new but the cover is badly scratched - I would like a refund!! - please...
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script Series)Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script Series)
Best Price: $11.31
"Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!/Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd......
Guide to Postproduction for TV and Film: Managing the Process, Second EditionGuide to Postproduction for TV and Film: Managing the Process, Second Edition
Best Price: $31.30
Now in a fully updated and expanded second edition, Guide To Postproduction For TV And Film:...

High Definition Cinematography, Second EditionHigh Definition Cinematography, Second Edition
Best Price: $28.19
High definition is here to stay. HD changes the whole shooting and editing process in film and...
Reflections: Twenty-One Cinematographers At WorkReflections: Twenty-One Cinematographers At Work
Best Price: $79.95
This is a great book that I used just recently in coordination with an cinematography class at...
Adobe InDesign CS One-on-OneAdobe InDesign CS One-on-One
Best Price: $3.86
My only layout experience prior to getting inDesign was MS Publisher. This book got me up and...
Creating Photomontages with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook (Designers Notebook)Creating Photomontages with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook (Designers Notebook)
Best Price: $13.99
This book provides great insight into the process behind the work. It is especially interesting...
Color and Mastering for Digital Cinema (Digital Cinema Industry Handbook Series)Color and Mastering for Digital Cinema (Digital Cinema Industry Handbook Series)
Best Price: $55.95
This book is an interesting mix of quite technically (and mathematically) detailed chapters and...

Lights, Camera, Action!: A Guide to Video Instruction and Produciton in the ClassroomLights, Camera, Action!: A Guide to Video Instruction and Produciton in the Classroom
Best Price: $11.00
This book appears simple and also shows a multitude of sall activities that students who are...
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Berlin AlexanderplatzRainer Werner Fassbinder: Berlin Alexanderplatz
Best Price: $56.70
Do you love "Berlin Alexanderplatz" as much as my husband and I do? Are you a...
Practical DV Filmmaking, Second EditionPractical DV Filmmaking, Second Edition
Best Price: $17.93
I paid for overnight shipping and did not recieve the product for 3-4 days. The product was in...
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro HD (Apple Pro Training)Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro HD (Apple Pro Training)
Best Price: $44.99
I have been working on each chapter every week and I can't wait to start the next one. Not only...
Every Frame a Rembrandt: Art and Practice of CinematographyEvery Frame a Rembrandt: Art and Practice of Cinematography
Best Price: $31.42
If you want to read a book about Andrew Laszlo then this is the book for you. The book takes you...

Isabelle Huppert: A Woman of Many FacesIsabelle Huppert: A Woman of Many Faces
Best Price: $11.98
What can one say about the fabulous Isabelle Huppert. Probably the greatest actress in the last...
Stanley Kubrick, Director: A Visual AnalysisStanley Kubrick, Director: A Visual Analysis
Best Price: $7.25
"Stanley Kubrick, Director" is probably the best book I have read yet on this great,...
Isabelle Huppert: A Woman of Many FacesIsabelle Huppert: A Woman of Many Faces
Best Price: $11.98
What can one say about the fabulous Isabelle Huppert. Probably the greatest actress in the last...
Stanley Kubrick, Director: A Visual AnalysisStanley Kubrick, Director: A Visual Analysis
Best Price: $7.25
"Stanley Kubrick, Director" is probably the best book I have read yet on this great,...
Adam Jeppesen: WakeAdam Jeppesen: Wake
Best Price: $30.06
Danish documentary filmmaker and photographer Adam Jeppesen's Wake was assembled over a period...

How to Make an Action Movie for $99How to Make an Action Movie for $99
Best Price: $7.50
Near the end there are some nifty tips for dealing with inexperienced actors. A few others are...
Lighting for Film and Electronic CinematographyLighting for Film and Electronic Cinematography
This book is a definitely must have for anyone interested in cinematography. This book goes thru...
Sight, Sound, Motion: Applied Media AestheticsSight, Sound, Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics
Best Price: $25.00
I was an Army broadcaster for nearly thirty years, commanding major audio-visual activities and...
The Complete Digital Video Guide: A Step-by-Step Handbook for Making Great Home Movies Using Your Digital CamcorderThe Complete Digital Video Guide: A Step-by-Step Handbook for Making Great Home Movies Using Your Digital Camcorder
Best Price: $1.14
This is a large heavy book that has little really useful information considering its size....
The 16mm Camera BookThe 16mm Camera Book
Best Price: $39.00
it even includes info on the Krasnogorsk-3! Good stuff here, lots of production prep tips,...

Postcolonial African Cinema: From Political Engagement to PostmodernismPostcolonial African Cinema: From Political Engagement to Postmodernism
Best Price: $18.75
Harrow explains the major themes in African cinema after World War 2. As nations emerged from...
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Express HD (Apple Pro Training)Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Express HD (Apple Pro Training)
Best Price: $108.47
This is by far the best self paced overview series I have found for various applications. I wish...
Instant Boris Effects (VASST Instant) (Instant Series)Instant Boris Effects (VASST Instant) (Instant Series)
Best Price: $11.88
This book should be offered as a throw-in by Boris as it expends more words praising the program...
The Technique of Film and Video Editing, Third Edition: History,Theory, and PracticeThe Technique of Film and Video Editing, Third Edition: History,Theory, and Practice
Best Price: $21.99
Now in an updated and expanded third edition, The Technique Of Film And Video Editing: History,...
Glorious Technicolor: The Movies' Magic Rainbow; Ninetieth Anniversary EditionGlorious Technicolor: The Movies' Magic Rainbow; Ninetieth Anniversary Edition
Best Price: $22.49
As an avid movie fan, and having grown up in the 1950's, I was fortunate to have seen films made...

Stop-motion Filming and Performance: A Guide to Cameras, Lighting and Dramatic TechniquesStop-motion Filming and Performance: A Guide to Cameras, Lighting and Dramatic Techniques
Best Price: $44.96
Like its two previous manuals, Stop-Motion Armature Machining and Stop-Motion Puppet Sculpting...
Go Wild With Your Camcorder: How to Make Widlife FilmsGo Wild With Your Camcorder: How to Make Widlife Films
Best Price: $18.65
This book is definitely one-of-a-kind (at least I haven't been able to find any others on the...
The Sacred Cinema of Andrei TarkovskyThe Sacred Cinema of Andrei Tarkovsky
Best Price: $59.40
A critical study of Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-86), including a scene by scene...
Men, Makeup & Monsters: Hollywood's Masters of Illusion and FXMen, Makeup & Monsters: Hollywood's Masters of Illusion and FX
Best Price: $161.35
Very interesting book. My daughter wants to do special effects. She found many interesting ideas...
Digital CinematographyDigital Cinematography
Best Price: $26.28
First of all, I bought the book because the description suggested me a very high level technical...

Inside Hollywood: 60 Years of Globe PhotosInside Hollywood: 60 Years of Globe Photos
Best Price: $27.00
I can't recommend this book enough. It's a massive book of pictures from all sort of movie stars...
Introduction to CinematographyIntroduction to Cinematography
Best Price: $19.80
Basics of Video Lighting, Second EditionBasics of Video Lighting, Second Edition
Best Price: $22.19
Se?ores de Amazon: Este libro puede ayudar a todas las personas interesadas en conocer los...
Magical Reels: A History of Cinema in Latin America, New EditionMagical Reels: A History of Cinema in Latin America, New Edition
Best Price: $13.98
Still the finest comprehensive analysis of the subject to have appeared in English, Magical...
The Image in Dispute: Art and Cinema in the Age of PhotographyThe Image in Dispute: Art and Cinema in the Age of Photography
Best Price: $3.90
Photography, cinema, and video have irrevocably changed the ways in which we view and interpret...

Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro AlmodovarDesire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
Best Price: $13.00
Simply the greatest Spanish film director since Luis Bunuel, Pedro Almodovar reigns as one of...
The Moving Images of Tracey MoffattThe Moving Images of Tracey Moffatt
Best Price: $48.95
The Moving Images is the first comprehensive monograph on the film work of the Australian-born,...
The Avid Handbook: Techniques for the Avid Media Composer and Avid Xpress, Third EditionThe Avid Handbook: Techniques for the Avid Media Composer and Avid Xpress, Third Edition
Best Price: $24.94
I don't usually give 5 stars but this was a very good book. It was extremely well organized. I...
Teaching Analysis of Film Language (Bfi Teaching Film and Media Studies) (Bfi Teaching Film and Media Studies)Teaching Analysis of Film Language (Bfi Teaching Film and Media Studies) (Bfi Teaching Film and Media Studies)
Best Price: $44.92
The basic elements of filmmaking are introduced in this guide, with clearly written sections on...
Digital Domain: The Leading Edge of Visual EffectsDigital Domain: The Leading Edge of Visual Effects
Best Price: $14.92
Digital Domain is James Cameron's special effects firm in Venice, California. The book is a...

The Camera Assistant's ManualThe Camera Assistant's Manual
Best Price: $193.56
I bought this book when I was hired to AC for a project on equipment I had never worked with...
American Cinematographer ManualAmerican Cinematographer Manual
Also known as "The Cinematographers Bible", this thick hand-sized pocket book is an...
   
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