A SELECTION OF RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR PRODUCERS
43 Ways To Finance Your Feature Film, John W. Cones
Adventures in the Screen Trade, William Goldman
Contracts for the Film and Television Industry, Mark Litwak
Copyright & Contracts; Second Edition, Michael Donaldson
Creative Post Production, Robert Benedetti, Michael Brown, Bernie Laramie and Patrick Williams
Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry, Mark Litwak
Easy Rider and Raging Bulls, by Peter Biskind
Feature Films on a Low Budget, Randall, John
Film & Video Budgets – 3rd Updated Edition, Deke Simon and Michael Wiese
Film Budgeting, Ralph Singleton
Film Finance and Distribution, John W. Cones
Film Finance Handbook, Edited by Mike Downey
Film Production Management, Bastian Cleve
Film Production Technique, Bruce Mamer
Film Scheduling, Ralph Singleton (
Film Scheduling: Or, How Long It Will Take to Shoot Your Movie, Ralph Singleton
Film Scheduling/Film Budgeting Workbook, Ralph Singleton
Forty-Three Ways To Finance Your Feature Film, John W. Cones
Good Scripts/Bad Scripts, Thomas Pope
Guide to Post Production for TV & Film; Managing the Process, Barbara Clark/Susan J. Sphor
Hello, He Lied, Linda Obst
Hit And Run, Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters
How I Made a Hundred Movies and Never Lost a Dime, Corman, Roger
Independent Feature Film Production; A Complete Guide from Concept Through Distribution, Gregory Goodell
Independent Filmmakers Manual, Eden H. Wurmfeld & Nicole Shay LaLoggia
Independent Film Producer’s Survival Guide: A Business & Legal Sourcebook by G. Erickson, H. Tulchin & M. Halloran
Killer Instinct, Jane Hamsher
Memo from David O. Selzlnic, Rudy Behlmer
Movie Marketing, Tiiu Lukk, Silman-James Press
Pound Of Flesh, Art Linson
Reel Power, Mark Litwak
Shoot Out, Peter Bart and Peter Guber
Shooting To Kill, Christine Vachon
Skywalking, The Life and Times of George Lucas, Pollock, Dale
Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes, Pierson, John, Hyperion
The Complete Film Production Handbook by Eve Light Honthaner
The IFP/West Independent Filmmaker’s Manual, by Nicole Shay LaLoggia & Eden H. Wurmfeld
The Movie Business Book, Jason E. Squire
The On Production Budget Book by Robert Koster
The Writer’s Journey, Vogler, Christopher
SELECTED RECOMMENDED BASIC FILM DICTIONARIES/REFERENCE
GRAMMER OF THE FILM LANGUAGE Daniel Arijon, 624 pp. This film "language" is basic to the very positioning and moving of players and cameras, as well as sequencing and pacing of images. It does not date as new technologies alter the means of capturing images on film and tape. Through lucid text and more than 1500 illustration, Arijon presents visual narrative formulas that will enlighten anyone involved in the film industry (including producers, writers, and animators).
DICTIONARY OF FILM TERMS: The Aesthetic Companion to Film Analysis Frank Beaver, 410 pp., index, Everything from absolute film to zoom shot.
THE FILMMAKER'S POCKET REFERENCE Blair Brown, 249 pp., 1994, paper, Consolidates dates and methods important to cinematographers, videographers, lighting directors, gaffers, electricians, grips, production assistants, location managers and more, including 150 charts and tables.
FILM/VIDEO TERMS AND CONCEPTS Steven E. Browne, 181 pp. Defines and compares in easily understood language the fundamental concepts, technology, and processes of both medias.
TRANSLATION of film and video terms into French. Translation of film and video terms into German. Translation of film and video terms into Italian. Translation of film and video terms into Japanese. Translation of film and video terms into Spanish. All compiled by Verne Carlson, 170 pp.
FILM FINANCE AND DISTRIBUTION: A Dictionary of Terms John W. Cones, 566 pp., Defines legal, financial, and technical filmmaking terms. Provides commentary on approaches to film finance and distribution.
CAMERA TERMS AND CONCEPTS David E. Elkins, 137 pp. Defines more than 600 words that every camera operator and assistant needs to know to function in the real world of motion picture production.
FILM AND LIGHTING TERMS AND CONCEPTS Richard K. Ferncase, 169 pp.
JOB DESCRIPTIONS: Responsibilities and Duties for the Film and Video Craft Categories and Classifications William E. Hines, 111 pp. Listing over 100 classifications of people who work in a technical capacity, whether during pre-production, production, and/or post-production phases, and who are figured as a below-the-line expense.
FILMMAKER'S DICTIONARY Ralph S. Singleton, 188 pages. Compendium of over 1,500 words and phrases in use in the film industry. Concise definitions of legal, technical, script, production, and distribution terms, on-set slang, trade paper jargon, and industry acronyms.
GAFFERS, GRIPS, AND BEST BOYS, Revised Edition Eric Taub, 276 pp., index, glossary. Explains who does what in movie making from the director, screenwriter and story analyst to art director, stuntperson and boom operator, to rigger, nursery man, unit publicist and everyone in between.
43 Ways To Finance Your Feature Film, John W. Cones
Adventures in the Screen Trade, William Goldman
Contracts for the Film and Television Industry, Mark Litwak
Copyright & Contracts; Second Edition, Michael Donaldson
Creative Post Production, Robert Benedetti, Michael Brown, Bernie Laramie and Patrick Williams
Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry, Mark Litwak
Easy Rider and Raging Bulls, by Peter Biskind
Feature Films on a Low Budget, Randall, John
Film & Video Budgets – 3rd Updated Edition, Deke Simon and Michael Wiese
Film Budgeting, Ralph Singleton
Film Finance and Distribution, John W. Cones
Film Finance Handbook, Edited by Mike Downey
Film Production Management, Bastian Cleve
Film Production Technique, Bruce Mamer
Film Scheduling, Ralph Singleton (
Film Scheduling: Or, How Long It Will Take to Shoot Your Movie, Ralph Singleton
Film Scheduling/Film Budgeting Workbook, Ralph Singleton
Forty-Three Ways To Finance Your Feature Film, John W. Cones
Good Scripts/Bad Scripts, Thomas Pope
Guide to Post Production for TV & Film; Managing the Process, Barbara Clark/Susan J. Sphor
Hello, He Lied, Linda Obst
Hit And Run, Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters
How I Made a Hundred Movies and Never Lost a Dime, Corman, Roger
Independent Feature Film Production; A Complete Guide from Concept Through Distribution, Gregory Goodell
Independent Filmmakers Manual, Eden H. Wurmfeld & Nicole Shay LaLoggia
Independent Film Producer’s Survival Guide: A Business & Legal Sourcebook by G. Erickson, H. Tulchin & M. Halloran
Killer Instinct, Jane Hamsher
Memo from David O. Selzlnic, Rudy Behlmer
Movie Marketing, Tiiu Lukk, Silman-James Press
Pound Of Flesh, Art Linson
Reel Power, Mark Litwak
Shoot Out, Peter Bart and Peter Guber
Shooting To Kill, Christine Vachon
Skywalking, The Life and Times of George Lucas, Pollock, Dale
Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes, Pierson, John, Hyperion
The Complete Film Production Handbook by Eve Light Honthaner
The IFP/West Independent Filmmaker’s Manual, by Nicole Shay LaLoggia & Eden H. Wurmfeld
The Movie Business Book, Jason E. Squire
The On Production Budget Book by Robert Koster
The Writer’s Journey, Vogler, Christopher
SELECTED RECOMMENDED BASIC FILM DICTIONARIES/REFERENCE
GRAMMER OF THE FILM LANGUAGE Daniel Arijon, 624 pp. This film "language" is basic to the very positioning and moving of players and cameras, as well as sequencing and pacing of images. It does not date as new technologies alter the means of capturing images on film and tape. Through lucid text and more than 1500 illustration, Arijon presents visual narrative formulas that will enlighten anyone involved in the film industry (including producers, writers, and animators).
DICTIONARY OF FILM TERMS: The Aesthetic Companion to Film Analysis Frank Beaver, 410 pp., index, Everything from absolute film to zoom shot.
THE FILMMAKER'S POCKET REFERENCE Blair Brown, 249 pp., 1994, paper, Consolidates dates and methods important to cinematographers, videographers, lighting directors, gaffers, electricians, grips, production assistants, location managers and more, including 150 charts and tables.
FILM/VIDEO TERMS AND CONCEPTS Steven E. Browne, 181 pp. Defines and compares in easily understood language the fundamental concepts, technology, and processes of both medias.
TRANSLATION of film and video terms into French. Translation of film and video terms into German. Translation of film and video terms into Italian. Translation of film and video terms into Japanese. Translation of film and video terms into Spanish. All compiled by Verne Carlson, 170 pp.
FILM FINANCE AND DISTRIBUTION: A Dictionary of Terms John W. Cones, 566 pp., Defines legal, financial, and technical filmmaking terms. Provides commentary on approaches to film finance and distribution.
CAMERA TERMS AND CONCEPTS David E. Elkins, 137 pp. Defines more than 600 words that every camera operator and assistant needs to know to function in the real world of motion picture production.
FILM AND LIGHTING TERMS AND CONCEPTS Richard K. Ferncase, 169 pp.
JOB DESCRIPTIONS: Responsibilities and Duties for the Film and Video Craft Categories and Classifications William E. Hines, 111 pp. Listing over 100 classifications of people who work in a technical capacity, whether during pre-production, production, and/or post-production phases, and who are figured as a below-the-line expense.
FILMMAKER'S DICTIONARY Ralph S. Singleton, 188 pages. Compendium of over 1,500 words and phrases in use in the film industry. Concise definitions of legal, technical, script, production, and distribution terms, on-set slang, trade paper jargon, and industry acronyms.
GAFFERS, GRIPS, AND BEST BOYS, Revised Edition Eric Taub, 276 pp., index, glossary. Explains who does what in movie making from the director, screenwriter and story analyst to art director, stuntperson and boom operator, to rigger, nursery man, unit publicist and everyone in between.