Michael Wiese Productions: 120 books
Story Solution: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
Eric Edson has developed a new tool for bringing depth and passion to any screenplay - the "23 Steps All Great Heroes Must Take." It's an easy to understand paradigm that provides writers and filmmakers the interconnecting, powerful storytelling elements they need. With true insight, a master teacher...
The Hidden Tools of Comedy
The Serious Business of Being Funny
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
While other books give you tips on how to “write funny,” this book offers a paradigm shift in understanding the mechanics and art of comedy, and the proven, practical tools that help writers translate that understanding into successful, commercial scripts. The Hidden Tools of Comedy unlocks the...
First Time Director
How to Make Your Breakthrough Movie
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
This book explains in precise, easy to understand language everything the novice director needs to know before taking on his or her first professional assignment.
The Eye Is Quicker
Film Editing: Making a Good Film Better
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2004
The most comprehensive book on the principles, methods, and strategies vital to the creative art of film editing.
Animation Unleashed
100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writer, Filmmaker, Video Artist, and Game Developer Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Animation is a powerful tool for communication. This book reveals key principles, useful for both professional and beginner animators, which will help them harness the full power of this exciting and ever expanding medium.
The Writer's Advantage
A Tookit for Mastering Your Genre
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
There are many books that assist writers with their craft, structure, and formatting, all of which are important. However, there does not exist a guide for writers to understand the evolution of their genre. In order to effectively write within a transmedia environment — a marketplace that includes...
by Van Sijll Jennifer
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
What the industry's most succcessful writers and directors have in common is that they have mastered the cinematic conventions specific to the medium.
Film Directing Cinematic Motion
A Workshop for Staging Scenes
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
The book uses extensive illustrations to explain how to create extended sequence shots, elaborate moving camera choreography, and tracking shots with multiple story points.
Filmmaking for Teens
Pulling Off Your Shorts
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2005
This funny and irreverent how to takes young would be filmmakers fromt he moment of inspiration to a finished short film amd beyond.
Cut by Cut
Editing Your Film or Video
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2004
Learn how skilled editors can turn raw footage into polished art for film, television, or web. With practical project guidelines and advice on organizing digital and film cutting rooms, and much more.
My Story Can Beat Up Your Story
Ten Ways to Toughen Up Your Screenplay from Opening Hook to Knockout Punch
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
My Story Can Beat Up Your Story! is the same powerful, easytolearn system that industry insiders have used to generate millions of dollars in script sales and assignments.
The Film Director's Bag of Tricks
How to Get What You Want from Actors and Writers
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Provides a dazzling array of useful tips to get the performances you want from your actors
Directing Feature Films
The Creative Collaborarion Between Director, Writers, and Actors
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2011
The Creative Collaborarion Between Director, Writers, and Actors
by William Indick
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2004
Screenwriters must understand human behavior to make their stories come alive. This book clearly describes theories of personality and psychoanalysis with simple guidelines, thought provoking exercises, vivid film images and hundreds of examples from classic movies.