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Reference  Books

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	"Halliwell's 2006 Film, Video & DVD Guide" Edited by John Walker HarperCollins 10¼x8¼ pb [12/2005] for $26.37
	"Cinema: Year By Year, 1894-2005" [2005] Edited by David Thomson & others DK Publng 7-pound hardcover [8/2005] for $31.50 1894-2004 edition by Robyn Karney & others DK Publng 7-pound hardcover [8/2004] out of print/used
	"Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies" [2003] Edited by John Walker HarperCollins 10½x8½ 15th edition pb [8/2003] for $15.72
	"American Film Institute Desk Reference: The Complete Guide To Everything You Need To Know About The Movies" [2002] by Melinda Corey & George Ochoa DK Publng 9½x7¾ hardcover [11/2002] for $28.00
	"The New Biographical Dictionary of Film" [orig 1975, 4th edition 2002] by David Thomson "The finest reference book on the movies." — Benjamin Schwarz Knopf 9¼x6¾ pb [11/2004] for $15.61 Knopf 9½x7¼ hardcover [10/2002] for $23.10
	"The Film Encyclopedia" [4th edition 2001] Edited by Ephraim Katz, Fred Klein & Ronald Dean Nolan HarperCollins 9x7½ pb [3/2001] for $21.00
	"The Complete Film Dictionary" [Meridian 1997] by Ira Konigsberg Penguin 9.3x7.3 pb [11/98] for $13.27 Penguin 9½x7¾ hardcover [9/97] out of print/used
	"The Oxford History of World Cinema" [1996] Edited by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith Oxford Univ Press pb [2/99] for $20.97 Oxford Univ Press hardcover [11/96] for $55.00
	"The Overlook Film Encyclopedia" Edited by Phil Hardy "The Western" [Wm. Morrow 1984] Overlook 11¾x9¼ pb [10/95] for $30.40 Overlook 12x9½ hardcover [5/94] for $65.00 "Horror" [1986] Overlook 11¾x9¼ pb [10/95] for $27.60 Overlook 12x9½ hardcover [9/94] for $47.45 "Science Fiction" [Wm. Morrow 1984] Overlook 11½x9 {5.2 lbs} pb [10/95] for $28.00 Overlook 12x9½ hardcover [5/94] for $47.45 "The Gangster Film" Overlook 11½x9¼ pb [12/98] for $45.00 Overlook 12x9½ hardcover [10/98] for $65.00

Art  &  Business  of  Film-Making

	"Film Art: An Introduction" [2003] by David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson popular first-year film school text, 7th edition McGraw-Hill pb with tutorial CD-ROM [12/2003] for $72.19 McGraw-Hill 10x¼x8½ pb [6/2003] out of print/many used
	"The Complete Film Production Handbook and CD-ROM" [orig 1993, 3rd edition 2001] by Eve Light Honthaner Focal Press 11x8½ pb [4/2001] for $36.27
	"Producing For Hollywood: A Guide For The Independent Producer" [2000] by Paul Mason & Don Gold Allworth Press 9x6 pb [9/2000] for $13.97
	"The Producer's Business Handbook" [2000] by John J. Lee jr Focal Press 10x7 pb & CD-ROM [3/2000] for $34.97 John Lee's Ent. Business Group website
	"Breaking & Entering: Land Your First Job In Film Production" [1997] by April Fitzsimmons Lone Eagle 9x6 pb [6/97] for $12.57
	"Making Movies" [1995] by Sidney Lumet Vintage 8x5¼ pb [3/96] for $9.60 Knopf 8¾x6 hardcover [3/95] out of print/used Sydney Lumets's credits from IMDb
	"The Cinema Book" [1986] Edited by Pam Cook & Mieke Bernink BFI 11&fracx8 pb [12/99] for $35.00 Pantheon pb [10/86] out of print/used BFI hardcover [12/99] for $76.99
	"The Art of The Moving Picture" [orig 1915; rev 2000] by Vachel Lindsay; edited by Martin Scorsese Modern Library 8x5 pb [3/2000] for $15.00

Links

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Motion  Picture  Arts  &  Crafts

Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers [est. 1916] S.M.P.T.E. entry on Wikipedia

	"By Design: Interviews With Film Production Designers" [2002] by Vincent LoBrutto Praeger 9x6 pb [8/92] for $31.95 Praeger 9¾x6½ hardcover [8/92] for $79.95
	"The Filmmaker's Guide To Production Design" [2002] by Vincent LoBrutto Allworth Press 9x6 pb [9/2002] for $14.16
	"Film Technology In Post Production" [2nd edition 2001, orig 1997] by Dominic Case Focal Press 8½x5½ pb [8/2001] for $24.39

Film  Technology

Student Filmmaker Handbook Glossary of Mo-Pix Terms Digital Learning Center

World 3D Film Expo [Sept 2006 = #2]
A History of Technicolor
Cinerama
IMAX Theatres
film formats pages at Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
High Definition New Mexico in Santa Fe, NM

	"Digital Cinema: The Revolution In Cinematography, Post-Production & Distribution" [2005] by Brian McKernan McGraw-Hill/TAB 9¼x6½ pb [3/2005] for $27.57
	"Widescreen Cinema" [1992] by John Belton Harvard Univ Press 9x7½ pb [11/92] out of print/used

"Technicolor Movies: The History of Dye Transfer Printing" [1993]
by Richard W. Haines
McFarland & Co. hardcover [11/93] out of print/used

Cinematography  &  Cinematographers
now on their own page
main page • people • books • films • organizations • links

cinematography catalog at Amazon.com

	"The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques" [1965 classic] by Joseph V. Mascelli Silman James Press 11x8½ pb [6/98] for $20.97
	"Painting With Light" [1995] by cinematographer John Alton Univ of Calif Press 10x7½ pb [4/95] for $19.25 Univ of Calif Press hardcover [4/95] out of print/used John Alton [1901-96] credits from IMDb
	"Every Frame a Rembrandt: Art & Practice of Cinematography" [2000] by Andrew Laszlo, ASC Focal Press 9¼x6 pb [5/2000] for $27.99 Andrew Laszlo's credits from IMDb

Film  Editing
Motion Pictures Editors Guild [est. 1937] - I.A.T.S.E. Local 700
Movieola
A.M.P.A.S. Teachers Guide on Film Editing

	"The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing" [B.B.C./Starz Oct 2004] Produced & directed by Wendy Apple; narrated by Kathy Bates Warner widescreen color DVD [9/2005] for $10.99 full credits at IMDb
	"The Conversations: Walter Murch & The Art of Editing Film" [2002] by Michael Ondaatje listed in 'L.A. Times 100 Best Books of 2002' Random House pb [7/2002] out of print/used Knopf hardcover [9/2002] for $24.50 Walter Murch's credits from IMDb
	"Cut To The Chase: Forty-Five Years of Editing America's Favorite Movies" [2002] by Sam & Bobbie O'Steen Michael Wiese Prodns 10x7 pb [1/2002] for $17.47 Sam O'Steen [1923-2000] credits from IMDb
	"In The Blink of An Eye: A Perspective On Film Editing" [orig 1995, 2nd edition 2001] by Walter Murch Silman-James Press pb [8/2001] for $11.58
	"On Film Editing: An Introduction To The Art of Film Construction" [1984] by Edward Dmytryk Focal Press 8¼x5.4 pb [12/84] for $31.95 Edward Dmytryk's credits from IMDb
	"When The Shooting Stops, The Cutting Begins: A Film Editor's Story" [1979] by Ralph Rosenblum & Robert Karen DaCapo Press 7¾x5 pb [5/88] for $11.90 Viking pb [10/80] out of print/used Viking hardcover [10/79] out of print/used Ralph Rosenblum [1925-95] credits from IMDb
	"The Technique of Film Editing" [1953 classic] by Karel Reisz & Gavin Miller Focal Press 9¼x6.2 pb [6/95] for $49.99 Focal Press 9x6 pb [2/74] out of print/used Karel Reisz [1926-2002] credits from IMDb

Sound Dept.
Sven E. Carlsson's FilmSound website + Film Sound History pages
history of motion picture sound at University of San Diego: 1910-1929 • 1930-1989 • 1990-2000
film sound history timeline at Middle Tennessee State University
S.O. Coutant's microphone museum
Cinema Audio Society - sound mixers [est. 1964]
The Vitaphone Website
The Village Recording Studios in West Los Angeles, CA
A.M.P.A.S. Teachers Guide on Motion Picture Sound & Music

Magic Lantern's Film Music & Composers Page

	"Silent Film Sound" [2005] by Rick Altman Columbia Univ Press 10x8 pb [2/2007] for $27.50   Columbia Univ Press 10¼x8 hardcover [1/2005] for $50.00
	"Now We're Talking: The Story of Theodore W. Case & Sound-On-Film" [2003] by Antonia K. & Luke P. Colella Authorhouse 9¼x6¼ pb [11/2003] for $13.95 Authorhouse hardcover [1/2003] out of print/rare
	"The Sounds of Early Cinema" [2001] Edited by Richard Abel & Rick Altman Indiana Univ Press 9¼x6¼ pb [10/2001] for $22.95 Indiana Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [10/2001] for $49.95
	"Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound" [orig 1999, 2nd edition 2003] by David Lewis Yewdall, MPSE Focal Press 9½x7 pb with audio CD [2/2003] for $41.80
	"Sound For Film and Television" [2nd edition 2001, orig 1997] by Tomlinson Holman Focal Press 11x8½ pb with audio CD [12/2001] for $49.95 Butterworth-Heinemann 11x8½ pb [4/97] out of print/used
	"The Speed of Sound: Hollywood & The Talkie Revolution, 1926-1930" [1997] by Scott Eyman Johns Hopkins University Press 9¼x6 pb [5/99] out of print/used S&S 9½x6½ hardcover [3/97] out of print/used

Grips & Electrical

	"The Grip Book: The Comprehensive Reference For Grips" [orig 1988, 3rd edition 2006] by Michael G. Uva Focal Press 9x6½ pb & CD-ROM [4/2006] for $39.95
	"Set Lighting Technician's Handbook: Film Lighting Equipment, Practice & Electrical Distribution" [orig 1993, 3rd edition 2003] by Harry C. Box Focal Press 9¼x6 pb [3/2003] for $30.99
	"Placing Shadows: Lighting Techniques for Video Production" [1995] by Chuck B. Gloman & Tom Letourneau Focal Press 10x7 pb [3/2000] for $24.49
	"Motion Picture and Video Lighting" [1993] by Blain Brown Focal Press 10x7 pb [9/95] for $44.60

  µ  Photography  µ  

Eastman House Timeline of Photography
A History of Photography
Reel 3-D Enterprises [est. 1978]
B.P.W. Limited Classic & Collectible Cameras [est. 1983]
New Mexico Photography Field School [est. 1986] of Santa Fe, NM
Texas Photographic Society [est. 1985]

Camera & Photo Store at Amazon.com
photography books catalog at Amazon.com

	"The History of Photography: As Seen Thru The Spira Collection" [2001] by S. F. Spira, Jonathan B. Spira & Eaton S. Lothrop, Jr. Aperture 12¼x10 hardcover [12/2001] for $52.50
	"Matters of Light and Depth: Creating Memorable Images For Video, Film & Stills Through Lighting" [1999] by Ross Lowell lighting for still & film & digital photography Lowel-Light Mfg 9x9 pb [4/99] for $28.95
	"A History of The Photographic Lens" [1989] by Rudolf Kingslake Academic Press hardcover [10/89] for $66.95

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