1.) "Directing Feature Films" by Mark Travis

In his book, Mark Travis takes the mystery out of directing.  His refreshing approach enhances the reader's directing skills and helps them deliver powerful performances and well-conceived films.

 

 

 

 

 

2.) "Film Directing: Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen" by Steven Katz

 Film Directing Shot by Shot offers an introduction to the ways of film production. Steven D. Katz carries his readers through the various stages of moviemaking, advising them at every turn to visualize the films they wish to produce. Katz believes that one of the biggest tasks of filmmaking is to negotiate between our three-dimensional reality and the two-dimensionality of the screen. He covers the number of technical options filmmakers can use to create a gratifying flow of shots, a continuity that will make sense to viewers and aptly tell the film's story. Katz provides in-depth coverage of production design, storyboarding, spatial connections, editing, scene staging, depth of frame, camera angles, point of view, and the various types of stable compositions and moving camera shots.