One of the questions I get asked most often is what books I would recommend to people really interested in making films? I didn't go to film school so aside from watching movies and making some of my own, some of my best education has come from reading. Here is a list of some of the books that have been most useful to me:
1. Anything in the Conversations with Filmmakers Series
(http://www.upress.state.ms.us/search/series/6
I'm particularly fond of the Coen Brothers, De Palma, Jarmusch, and Woody Allen books in the series.
2. From Reel to Deal: Everything You Need to Create a Successful Independent Film by Dov S-S Simens
(http://www.amazon.com/Reel-Deal-Everything-Successful-Independent/dp/0446674621/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262030901&sr=1-1)
3. My First Movie: Twenty Celebrated Directors Talk about Their First Film
(http://www.amazon.com/My-First-Movie-Celebrated-Directors/dp/0142002208/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262031186&sr=1-1)
4. I Wake up Screening: What to Do Once You've Made That Movie by John Anderson and Laura Kim
(http://www.amazon.com/Wake-Screening-What-Youve-Movie/dp/0823088987/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262031265&sr=1-1)
5. Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television by Judith Weston
(http://www.amazon.com/Directing-Actors-Memorable-Performances-Television/dp/0941188248/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262031435&sr=1-1)
6. Godard On Godard
(http://www.amazon.com/Godard-Da-Capo-Paperback/dp/0306802597/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1262031547&sr=1-1-spell)
7. The Films in My Life by Francois Truffaut
(http://www.amazon.com/Films-My-Life-Fran%C3%A7ois-Truffaut/dp/0306805995/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262031618&sr=1-1)
8. Everything by Pauline Kael
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Kael)
*I'm also anxiously awaiting Jon Reiss' Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution and Marketing for the Digital Era
(http://www.amazon.com/Think-Outside-Box-Office-Distribution/dp/098257620X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262031712&sr=1-1)
What are your favorite film books?
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