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 Film & Video Budgets, Revised and Updated EditionBest Price: $15.59 I found some interesting points in this book about budgeting in general, but for the most part... |  Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers, Third EditionBest Price: $29.70 This book is very informative, insightful & wise. Just what I needed to further my... |  Cartooning: Animation 1 with Preston Blair (HT26)Best Price: $4.81 If you are looking for a small, comprehensive analysis of how to do animation, this is your... |  Video Shooter: Storytelling with DV, HD, and HDV Cameras (DV Expert Series) (DV Expert Series)Best Price: $29.32 Wow, I don't understand all the 5 star reviews. I was trying to find a book that would help me... |  Documentary Storytelling, Second Edition: Making Stronger and More Dramatic Nonfiction FilmsBest Price: $23.00 I graduated from film school and currently work for a production company, but I wanted to learn... |
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 Filmmakers and Financing, Fifth Edition: Business Plans for IndependentsBest Price: $18.55 Good approach to direct questions Indie filmmakers have about financing. Enjoyed reading it... |  Setting Up Your Shots: Great Camera Moves Every Filmmaker Should KnowBest Price: $13.76 i bought this book hoping to have an additional resource for inspiration when planning my shots,... |  The Stanley Kubrick Archives (25th Anniversary Special Edtn) (25th Anniversary Special Edtn)Best Price: $44.10 Much has already been said about the quality of the book. I personally find that the book is a... |  Indie Producers Handbook : Creative Producing From A to ZBest Price: $12.57 I bought this book for my cousin who wants to start out in the film business. This book helped... |  Avid Editing, Third Edition: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate UsersBest Price: $39.99 I was familiar with editing, but had never used Avid software before. When I installed Avid... |
 The Ingmar Bergman ArchivesBest Price: $126.00 The complete works of Ingmar Bergman: an homage to one of the most esteemed film and theater... | ||||
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