At college at the moment...

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JayMarcus

...and I've loved films all my life at at a loose end a few years a go I realised this is what I wanted to do with my life - but my knowledge is still pretty basic. I struggle to get involved in discussions with my other classmates about anything in the film industry so I was wondering:

What are the best books, articles, videos, films etc to learn about (basically all the sub categories in the "Making the Film" category):

  • Screenwriting
  • Business & Legal
  • Pre-Production
  • Directing (Acting)
  • Cinematography & lighting
  • On the set
  • Post-production
  • Composing
  • Festivals
  • Distribution, sales and marketing
  • Make-up and costumes
  • Editing
  • CGI
  • ETC

You get the idea. I haven't looked properly yet but I expect the posts are too specific.



Thanks in advance




Jay
 
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dont waste your time trying to learn it all, learn something you are good at, find people for free to fill in the rest.

sometimes its best to let the guys who love that part of filming do their thing.
 
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8salacious9 said:
dont waste your time trying to learn it all, learn something you are good at, find people for free to fill in the rest.

sometimes its best to let the guys who love that part of filming do their thing.
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I just want to learn enough to sound like I know what I'm talking about. All the other guys at college sound like they're talking in a different language :S
 
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well if you pick 2 or 3 and get really good at them then youl probably know more about those than people who choose to spread around :)

then people will come to you for your expertise, whereas only knowing a bit about each one is pointless.

not saying you cant do it well but its just time wasting, plus by working with others you will learn alot more coz they actually specified on that subject
 
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Welcome to the forums, Jay :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/user/filmriot
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBasicFilmmaker
http://www.youtube.com/user/indymogul
http://www.youtube.com/user/polcan99
http://www.youtube.com/user/afi
http://www.youtube.com/user/framelinestv
http://www.filmmakingstuff.com
http://nofilmschool.com
http://filmmakeriq.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking
http://www.screenwriting.info
http://www.screenwriting.com
http://www.simplyscripts.com
http://www.amazon.com/Screenplay-Foundations-Screenwriting-Syd-Field/dp/0385339038
http://www.amazon.com/Save-Last-Book-Screenwriting-Youll/dp/1932907009
http://www.amazon.com/Story-Substance-Structure-Principles-Screenwriting/dp/B000E6TVNW
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenwriting
http://www.amazon.com/Preparing-For-Takeoff-Preproduction-Independent/dp/0415661684
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-production
http://www.videomaker.com/how-to/pre-production
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=39742
http://www.amazon.com/Guerilla-Makers-Handbook-American-Edition/dp/0826414648
http://www.amazon.com/Rebel-without-Crew-23-Year-Old-Filmmaker/dp/0452271878
http://www.amazon.com/On-Directing-Film-David-Mamet/dp/0140127224
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Volume-Shooting-Dialogue/dp/1615930558
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Independent-Filmmaking/dp/1592573908
http://www.amazon.com/Film-Crew-Fundamentals-Professional-Production/dp/0578033445/ref=cm_lmf_tit_1
http://www.amazon.com/The-Shut-Shoot-Documentary-Guide/dp/0240809351/ref=cm_lmf_tit_4
http://www.amazon.com/Acting-Film-Michael-Caine/dp/155783699X/ref=cm_lmf_tit_7
http://www.writersstore.com/directing-actors-judith-weston/
http://www.writersstore.com/the-five-cs-of-cinematography-joseph-v-mascelli/
http://www.writersstore.com/the-filmmakers-handbook-steven-ascher-edward-pincus/
http://www.amazon.com/Producing-Great-Sound-Expert-Series/dp/024080970X/ref=cm_lmf_tit_2
http://www.amazon.com/The-Sound-Effects-Bible-Hollywood/dp/1932907483
http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/recording/how-to-record-high-quality-audio-for-film-tv/
http://www.amazon.com/Sound-Design-Expressive-Effects-Cinema/dp/0941188264
http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/film-video/
http://www.amazon.com/Painting-With-Light-John-Alton/dp/0520089499
http://www.youtube.com/user/danonabouncycastle
http://www.amazon.com/The-Filmmakers-Book-Dead-Heart-Racing/dp/0240812069
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428441/
http://www.amazon.com/On-Film-Editing-Introduction-Construction/dp/0240517385
http://www.amazon.com/Technique-Film-Editing-Reissue-Edition/dp/0240521854
http://www.amazon.com/The-Film-Editing-Room-Handbook/dp/0321679520
http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Eye-Revised-2nd-Edition/dp/1879505622
http://joyoffilmediting.com/index.php/books/film-editing/
http://www.amazon.com/History-Film-Music-Mervyn-Cooke/dp/0521010489
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Scoring-Richard-Davis/dp/0876391099
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/film-composer.htm
http://www.robin-hoffmann.com/category/tutorials/guide-to-working-with-a-film-composer/
http://timidmonster.com/how-to-work-with-a-composer-for-your-film/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_grading
http://www.colorgradingcentral.com
http://www.taoofcolor.com
http://www.amazon.com/Color-Correction-Handbook-Professional-Techniques/dp/0321713117
http://www.amazon.com/The-Technique-Digital-Color-Correction/dp/0240809904
http://nofilmschool.com/2012/07/get-started-in-color-correction-and-davinci-resolve-9/
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=50409
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=38636
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=37825
http://www.writersstore.com/6-lies-of-film-distribution/
http://www.filmmakingstuff.com/sell-your-movie/
http://www.amazon.com/Special-Effects-The-History-Technique/dp/B008SLF3R8
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/special-effects
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=49155
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=45351
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/category/filmmaking-tips
http://www.amazon.com/Film-Art-Introduction-David-Bordwell/dp/0073535109
http://www.raindance.org/5-things-you-should-know-about-dslr-film-making/
http://nofilmschool.com/dslr/
http://www.tomcruise.com/blog/2010/11/05/how-to-become-movie-producer-guide/
http://filmmakeriq.com/2011/04/10-strange-filmmaking-terms-explained/
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=18708
http://www.filmsite.org
http://vimeo.com/channels/filmschool
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=audio+in+film&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=film+distribution&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
http://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelGleasonDotNet
http://www.amazon.com/101-Things-Learned-Film-School/dp/0446550272
http://www.creativeskillset.org/film/business/#
http://www.raindance.org/10-zero-budget-filmmaking-tips/
http://www.raindance.org/16-ways-screenwriters-and-filmmakers-fail/
http://www.imdb.com/glossary/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102015/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181288/

Time to hit up your library and do some serious googling :)

Best of luck :cool:
 
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Daymn, chimp. Is that a list you have been building for a
long time?

Jay, you now have everything you asked for. Click on each
link and study. It will take you a long time but when you're
done you will sound like you know what you're talking about.
 
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ChimpPhobiaFilms said:
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Welcome to the forums, Jay :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/user/filmriot
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBasicFilmmaker
http://www.youtube.com/user/indymogul
http://www.youtube.com/user/polcan99
http://www.youtube.com/user/afi
http://www.youtube.com/user/framelinestv
http://www.filmmakingstuff.com
http://nofilmschool.com
http://filmmakeriq.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking
http://www.screenwriting.info
http://www.screenwriting.com
http://www.simplyscripts.com
http://www.amazon.com/Screenplay-Foundations-Screenwriting-Syd-Field/dp/0385339038
http://www.amazon.com/Save-Last-Book-Screenwriting-Youll/dp/1932907009
http://www.amazon.com/Story-Substance-Structure-Principles-Screenwriting/dp/B000E6TVNW
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenwriting
http://www.amazon.com/Preparing-For-Takeoff-Preproduction-Independent/dp/0415661684
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-production
http://www.videomaker.com/how-to/pre-production
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=39742
http://www.amazon.com/Guerilla-Makers-Handbook-American-Edition/dp/0826414648
http://www.amazon.com/Rebel-without-Crew-23-Year-Old-Filmmaker/dp/0452271878
http://www.amazon.com/On-Directing-Film-David-Mamet/dp/0140127224
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Vol-2nd-Techniques/dp/1615930876
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-Volume-Shooting-Dialogue/dp/1615930558
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Independent-Filmmaking/dp/1592573908
http://www.amazon.com/Film-Crew-Fundamentals-Professional-Production/dp/0578033445/ref=cm_lmf_tit_1
http://www.amazon.com/The-Shut-Shoot-Documentary-Guide/dp/0240809351/ref=cm_lmf_tit_4
http://www.amazon.com/Acting-Film-Michael-Caine/dp/155783699X/ref=cm_lmf_tit_7
http://www.writersstore.com/directing-actors-judith-weston/
http://www.writersstore.com/the-five-cs-of-cinematography-joseph-v-mascelli/
http://www.writersstore.com/the-filmmakers-handbook-steven-ascher-edward-pincus/
http://www.amazon.com/Producing-Great-Sound-Expert-Series/dp/024080970X/ref=cm_lmf_tit_2
http://www.amazon.com/The-Sound-Effects-Bible-Hollywood/dp/1932907483
http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/recording/how-to-record-high-quality-audio-for-film-tv/
http://www.amazon.com/Sound-Design-Expressive-Effects-Cinema/dp/0941188264
http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/film-video/
http://www.amazon.com/Painting-With-Light-John-Alton/dp/0520089499
http://www.youtube.com/user/danonabouncycastle
http://www.amazon.com/The-Filmmakers-Book-Dead-Heart-Racing/dp/0240812069
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428441/
http://www.amazon.com/On-Film-Editing-Introduction-Construction/dp/0240517385
http://www.amazon.com/Technique-Film-Editing-Reissue-Edition/dp/0240521854
http://www.amazon.com/The-Film-Editing-Room-Handbook/dp/0321679520
http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Eye-Revised-2nd-Edition/dp/1879505622
http://joyoffilmediting.com/index.php/books/film-editing/
http://www.amazon.com/History-Film-Music-Mervyn-Cooke/dp/0521010489
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Scoring-Richard-Davis/dp/0876391099
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/film-composer.htm
http://www.robin-hoffmann.com/category/tutorials/guide-to-working-with-a-film-composer/
http://timidmonster.com/how-to-work-with-a-composer-for-your-film/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_grading
http://www.colorgradingcentral.com
http://www.taoofcolor.com
http://www.amazon.com/Color-Correction-Handbook-Professional-Techniques/dp/0321713117
http://www.amazon.com/The-Technique-Digital-Color-Correction/dp/0240809904
http://nofilmschool.com/2012/07/get-started-in-color-correction-and-davinci-resolve-9/
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=50409
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=38636
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=37825
http://www.writersstore.com/6-lies-of-film-distribution/
http://www.filmmakingstuff.com/sell-your-movie/
http://www.amazon.com/Special-Effects-The-History-Technique/dp/B008SLF3R8
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/special-effects
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=49155
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=45351
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/category/filmmaking-tips
http://www.amazon.com/Film-Art-Introduction-David-Bordwell/dp/0073535109
http://www.raindance.org/5-things-you-should-know-about-dslr-film-making/
http://nofilmschool.com/dslr/
http://www.tomcruise.com/blog/2010/11/05/how-to-become-movie-producer-guide/
http://filmmakeriq.com/2011/04/10-strange-filmmaking-terms-explained/
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=18708
http://www.filmsite.org
http://vimeo.com/channels/filmschool
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=audio+in+film&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=film+distribution&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
http://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelGleasonDotNet
http://www.amazon.com/101-Things-Learned-Film-School/dp/0446550272
http://www.creativeskillset.org/film/business/#
http://www.raindance.org/10-zero-budget-filmmaking-tips/
http://www.raindance.org/16-ways-screenwriters-and-filmmakers-fail/
http://www.imdb.com/glossary/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102015/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181288/

Time to hit up your library and do some serious googling :)

Best of luck :cool:
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Wow thanks for this Chimp. I've started already. Some of this stuff is amazing thanks. If you find anymore usefule links or books could you please let me know - I'd be ever so grateful :)
 
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Screenwriting - Like any art you learn by doing. Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen were for the most part self taught.
Business & Legal - The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers, Clearance & Copyright by Michael C. Donaldson
Cinematography & lighting - Learn by doing
Composing - Learn by doing and studying other films.
Festivals - Don't waste your money on the big festivals that just take your money or the useless tiny ones that nobody cares about.
Distribution, sales and marketing - Movies sell themselves. Very few get distribution into whatever is left of physical stores. ANYBODY can get internet distribution without a traditional brick and mortar distributor.
Editing - Learn by buying Final Cut Studio and doing.
CGI - Learn by buying Adobe After Effects and doing. AutoDesk Maya for more advanced motion graphics.

Making movies is for independently wealthy people or people who are perfectly OK with being poor and struggling to try to squeeze blood out of a rock. This indie film business is a tough business. Not what it used to be 15 - 20 years ago.
 
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