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Welcome to Videomaker, the premiere magazine for professional and hobbyist videography! Videomaker Magazine was founded in 1986, shortly after the very first personal camcorders hit the market. Since then, we've been helping creative people make better video by providing the latest news in video trends, training and technology. From reviews of the newest video-making hardware and software to practical how-to guides on putting together your own documentary or horror film, you'll find everything you need to make quality video within our pages. --Videomaker Magazine

The American Society of Cinematographers is a non-profit association dedicated to advancing the art of filmmaking. Since its charter in 1919, the ASC has been committed to educating aspiring filmmakers and others about the art and craft of cinematography; it accomplishes this by publishing the internationally renowned magazine American Cinematographer and the venerable American Cinematographer Manual, through seminars at schools and industry events, and via one-on-one mentoring. --ASC

The Magazine of Independent Film.

America’s pre-eminent film presentation organization, The Film Society of Lincoln Center was founded in 1969 to celebrate American and international cinema, to recognize and support new filmmakers, and to enhance awareness, accessibility and understanding of the art among a broad and diverse film going audience.--The Film Society of Lincoln Center

I highly recommend you read this book. Subjects include: Writing with motion -- Shooting methods -- Visual language -- Language of the lens -- Visual storytelling -- Cinematic continuity -- Lighting basics -- Lighting sources -- HD cinematography -- Exposure -- Camera movement -- Color -- Image control -- Optics & focus -- Set operations -- Technical issues -- Film formats.

This is a great book for any writer. It doesn't matter if you are writing a screenplay or a novel; this book gives a great explanation of the craft of writing.

The classic guide to filmmaking, revised and updated for the 21st century

This is Walter Murch's essay on film editing. He explains why cuts work in editing. Walter Murch also writes about what makes a good cut, continuity and discontinuity in editing, dreaming and reality. Walter Murch has done sound design on movies like “Apocalypse Now”, “The English Patient” and “The Godfather: part II

Tom Reilly has been on movie sets for more than three decades. Explore the art and craft of filmmaking from his point of view.

In this book, screenwriter and director Robert Rodriguez shares his strategies and techniques he used to make his film, El Mariachi, on a $7000 budget.

Learn basic video editing techniques and Final Cut Pro's powerful advanced features.

This is a great resource for learning how to use Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.

Sometimes you have to do your own audio mixing for your video. This book can help you make sense of all the audio terms and theory behind a great audio mix.