Production Publications

Action!

Production information and advice for video artists and filmmakers from Cinema Canada Online/Cyber Film School.

Critical Issues in Electronic Media

edited by Simon Penny.

The Electronic Mailbox's Desktop Video Handbook Online

Information about getting started in the world of Desk Top Video (DTV). The info is in a Question and Answer dialog format and the page provides a list of DTV jumps for additional pages.

Directing Television and Film

by Alan Armer.

Film Production Technique

Bruce Mamer, Minneapolis Community College

Getting Started in Film

Information about American Film Institute book of interviews with people in the business of making films.

Hollywood Film Institute Bookstore

HFI's Online Bookstore carries books on all aspects of film and television production.

Independent Feature Film Production

by Gregory Goodell

Lone Eagle Publishing's Film Production Books

Information about several books concerned with various aspects of film production.

Michael Wiese Productions

Books to help film and video professionals find success with their productions.

Producer's Masterguide

Info about the International Production Manual for Motion Picture, Broadcast -Television, Commercials, Cable and Videotape Industries. Published & Updated Annually since 1979.

Samuel French Theater and Film Bookshops

A division of Samuel French, Inc., the world's oldest play publisher and authors' agent. Caters to the film and theatre professional, students, and enthusiasts; Offers books on film, screenwriting, the motion picture industry, and other performing arts, as well as the largest selection of plays in the world.

Screenwriters and Playwrights Home Page

This page, maintained by Charlie Deemer, is frequently updated and designed to meet the special needs of screenwriters and playwrights.

Screen Writings: Texts and Scripts from Independent Films

Information about Scott MacDonald's book which contains scripts by Hollis Frampton, Morgan Fisher, William Greaves, Michael Snow, Peter Rose, Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, Su Friedrich, Trinh T. Minh-ha, and Yvonne Rainer. MacDonald introduces and contextualizes each text while also providing bibliographies and filmographies.

Videomaker's Online Camcorder and Desktop Video Site

Videomaker's mission is to "democratize and enrich television by educating, inspiring, and informing." Topics covered: video production, distribution and viewing to users and providers of video technology; they publish magazines, newsletters and books; produce television programs, videotapes and compact disks; conduct expositions; and administer on-line services.

Video Basics

by Herbert Zettl, San Francisco State.

Writing the Screenplay: TV and Film

by Alan Armer.