Recommended Reads
A Virtual Bookstore for Filmmakers Who Want More Out of Their Work and Career
Books (knowledge) are my jam! I’m on the constant search for new information and to learn something new about our craft, how to be great at it and ways to create a thriving career and body of work. So, I’m throwing in some entrepreneurship and psychology in there as well.
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Happy reading!
Filmmaking & Revelation of Form
The following books look at how to utilize the camera to create your visual aesthetic and feeling for your film. Thought they’d give insights into creating your own visual style for your film.
Production Design
The following books give you all the information to start understanding production design, how to think about it and how to bring it to life with your own projects.
Costume Design
If you’re interested in becoming a costume designer or simply understanding character design more thoroughly, than these books have you covered. All of them look at the costume design craft as a whole and how it interplays with storytelling to create a singular world and creative vision.
Makeup Design
Whether you want to be a makeup artist or you just want to understand makeup design more deeply, these books will help you hone your craft, understand the history behind makeup, and articulate your creative vision.
Hair Design
From the practical to the creative, these books will help you understand how wigs are created, styled and the history of beauty that governed the aesthetics of the time.
Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Part of being a filmmaker is also understanding how business works, how to get your ideas out there, and how to build an audience that is excited to watch everything you create. Here are some books to help understand the principles that govern those needs.
Mindset & Psychology
Understanding how to work with others and how to think about ourselves in at the core of achieving our goals and ambitions. We must first change our thinking before we can get different results in our lives. Her are some reads that I’ve found really helpful in my own self-development process.
