Filmmaking Resources        The Invisible Art20 reviews Mark Cotta Vaz, Craig Barron Chronicle Books, 2002 Finally an explanation for what my father does! + Beautiful + A TRIBUTE TO UNSUNG ARTISTS + Absolutely Perfect! + Very interesting. The authors really know their stuff.             Special Effects: The History and Technique17 reviews Richard Rickitt Watson-Guptill Publications, 2000 The Best Book Ever + Good book for overviewing special effects + a great gift + A coffee table book for the geeks in all of us... + Why is this book out of print?             Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm (Into the digital realm)11 reviews Mark Cotta Vaz Del Rey, 1996 The Future of the Magic + The 2nd decade of ILM in a great book! + Fantastic! + Pricey, but well worth it. + Extraordinary             Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player117 reviews Robert Rodriguez Plume, 1996 Inspiration for film makers + Excelent + An Entertaining Look at a *LOW* Budget Film Production + Teriffic!             CG 101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference (3D Graphics Other)9 reviews Terrence Masson New Riders Press, 1999 Computer Graphics and how it all started + Essentail Computer Graphic foundation. + Essential CG historical data! + Must read for CG beginners especially + Great history, great glossary             Feature Filmmaking at Used-Car Prices: Second Revised Edition21 reviews Rick Schmidt Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000 Great book!!! + Enjoyed this book! I don't even lend it... This is a great book for any aspiring filmmaker. A lot of people talk about making movies... Schmidt shows you how to ACTUALLY get out and do it. Big, Hollywood movies cost big, Hollywood cash. An independent filmmaker just can't afford to do things the "studio" way. Rick Schmidt tells ...             The Art of Finding Nemo16 reviews Mark Cotta Vaz Chronicle Books, 2003 Best of the Series + Very Beautiful Pastels + Be Safe Nemo + great art book + wonderful colour             The Complete Film Production Handbook, Third Edition (Book & CD-ROM)17 reviews Eve Light Honthaner Focal Press, 2001 A must-have if you're in the biz! + Excellent + Excellent book + A good present + Excellent read.             The IFILM Digital Video Filmmaker's Handbook14 reviews Maxie Collier Lone Eagle Publishing Company, 2001 Did You Honestly Read This Book? + Everything you need to know about DV We used Maxie's book as a textbook for an introduction to digital moviemaking class I took last semester. I finished reading the book the first week of class, it was so easy to read! When we started shooting our short films, most of the people in the class had the book on set with them. The ...             The Animator's Survival Kit95 reviews Richard Williams Faber & Faber, 2002 An indispensable reference + easy to follow, with great examples + Great book for animation students + a much needed item             The Perfect Pitch: How to Sell Yourself and Your Movie Idea to Hollywood6 reviews Ken Rotcop Michael Wiese Productions, 2001 Definitive! + Pitching your Script! Anyone entering the murky waters of trying to market a screenplay to Hollywood will be well-served by this primer. THE PERFECT PITCH explains the system to the neophyte, and then it goes on to give constructive advice as to how to work within the system to achieve that elusive goal of selling one's ...             Blue Sky: The Art of Computer Animation1 review Peter Weishar Harry N. Abrams, 2002 Moving Spaces The title BLUE SKY is from the name of the company. Company director Chris Wedge says that they started out in 1987 with blue-sky ideas. They had big, seemingly impractical plans. But they believed that dreams could come true. They also believed that we're only limited by our imaginations. Blue Sky ...             The Animator's Survival Kit95 reviews Richard Williams Faber & Faber, 2002 An indispensable reference + easy to follow, with great examples + Great book for animation students + a much needed item             CG 101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference (3D Graphics Other)9 reviews Terrence Masson New Riders Press, 1999 Computer Graphics and how it all started + Essentail Computer Graphic foundation. + Essential CG historical data! + Must read for CG beginners especially + Great history, great glossary             Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player117 reviews Robert Rodriguez Plume, 1996 Inspiration for film makers + Excelent + An Entertaining Look at a *LOW* Budget Film Production + Teriffic!             The Perfect Pitch: How to Sell Yourself and Your Movie Idea to Hollywood6 reviews Ken Rotcop Michael Wiese Productions, 2001 Definitive! + Pitching your Script! Anyone entering the murky waters of trying to market a screenplay to Hollywood will be well-served by this primer. THE PERFECT PITCH explains the system to the neophyte, and then it goes on to give constructive advice as to how to work within the system to achieve that elusive goal of selling one's ...             The Complete Film Production Handbook, Third Edition (Book & CD-ROM)17 reviews Eve Light Honthaner Focal Press, 2001 A must-have if you're in the biz! + Excellent + Excellent book + A good present + Excellent read.             Feature Filmmaking at Used-Car Prices: Second Revised Edition21 reviews Rick Schmidt Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000 Great book!!! + Enjoyed this book! I don't even lend it... This is a great book for any aspiring filmmaker. A lot of people talk about making movies... Schmidt shows you how to ACTUALLY get out and do it. Big, Hollywood movies cost big, Hollywood cash. An independent filmmaker just can't afford to do things the "studio" way. Rick Schmidt tells ...             Special Effects: The History and Technique17 reviews Richard Rickitt Watson-Guptill Publications, 2000 The Best Book Ever + Good book for overviewing special effects + a great gift + A coffee table book for the geeks in all of us... + Why is this book out of print?             The Invisible Art20 reviews Mark Cotta Vaz, Craig Barron Chronicle Books, 2002 Finally an explanation for what my father does! + Beautiful + A TRIBUTE TO UNSUNG ARTISTS + Absolutely Perfect! + Very interesting. The authors really know their stuff.              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen The Reading Remedy: Six Essential Skills That Will Turn Your Child Into a ... we recommend An indispensable reference leave a comment home  impressum - about us