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Pixar Storytelling
by Dean Movshovitz • 2017
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
3.95
903
Pixar Storytelling Summary
Pixar Storytelling 89%
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
by Dean Movshovitz 2017
3.95
903 ratings
To Pixar and Beyond
by Lawrence Levy • 2016
Goldman Sachs rejected Pixar. Its CFO took a different road to a billion-dollar IPO.
4.24
8k+
To Pixar and Beyond Summary
To Pixar and Beyond 86%
Goldman Sachs rejected Pixar. Its CFO took a different road to a billion-dollar IPO.
by Lawrence Levy 2016
4.24
8k+ ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2021
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
4.67
3
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 85%
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
by Bruce Block 2021
4.67
3 ratings
Documentary Storytelling
by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
4.00
148
Documentary Storytelling Summary
Documentary Storytelling 84%
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010
4.00
148 ratings
DisneyWar
by James B. Stewart • 2005
Disney's peacemaker died in a crash, and Eisner declared war on his own executive suite.
4.12
9k+
DisneyWar Summary
DisneyWar 84%
Disney's peacemaker died in a crash, and Eisner declared war on his own executive suite.
by James B. Stewart 2005
4.12
9k+ ratings
Walt Disney
by Neal Gabler • 2006
The Disney empire: one haunted man's attempt to build a reality he could finally control.
4.07
12k+
Walt Disney Summary
Walt Disney 84%
The Disney empire: one haunted man's attempt to build a reality he could finally control.
by Neal Gabler 2006
4.07
12k+ ratings
Hitchcock/Truffaut
by François Truffaut • 1985
A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.
4.47
10k+
Hitchcock/Truffaut Summary
Hitchcock/Truffaut 84%
A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.
by François Truffaut 1985
4.47
10k+ ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2007
Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.
4.30
772
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 84%
Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.
by Bruce Block 2007
4.30
772 ratings
The Animator's Survival Kit
by Richard Williams • 2001
Give your drawings weight, rhythm, and personality through time-tested construction rules.
4.41
8k+
The Animator's Survival Kit Summary
The Animator's Survival Kit 84%
Give your drawings weight, rhythm, and personality through time-tested construction rules.
by Richard Williams 2001
4.41
8k+ ratings
Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback
by Michael Rabiger • 1987
From research to final cut: the documentary director's craft, where ethics and story meet the lens.
4.21
336
Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback Summary
Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback 84%
From research to final cut: the documentary director's craft, where ethics and story meet the lens.
by Michael Rabiger 1987
4.21
336 ratings
Directors Tell the Story
by Bethany Rooney • 2011
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
4.47
74
Directors Tell the Story Summary
Directors Tell the Story 84%
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
by Bethany Rooney 2011
4.47
74 ratings
Film Directing Shot by Shot
by Steven D. Katz • 1991
Storyboards, staging patterns, and the cut: a director's visual grammar from script to screen.
4.00
2k+
Film Directing Shot by Shot Summary
Film Directing Shot by Shot 84%
Storyboards, staging patterns, and the cut: a director's visual grammar from script to screen.
by Steven D. Katz 1991
4.00
2k+ ratings
Making Movies
by Sidney Lumet • 1995
How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.
4.29
10k+
Making Movies Summary
Making Movies 83%
How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.
by Sidney Lumet 1995
4.29
10k+ ratings
Reading the Silver Screen
by Thomas C. Foster • 2014
You've seen 1,000 films. A literature professor shows you what your eyes already knew.
3.35
326
Reading the Silver Screen Summary
Reading the Silver Screen 83%
You've seen 1,000 films. A literature professor shows you what your eyes already knew.
by Thomas C. Foster 2014
3.35
326 ratings
Cinematic Storytelling
by Jennifer Van Sijll • 2005
The hundred visual decisions that tell your story before anyone opens their mouth.
4.01
878
Cinematic Storytelling Summary
Cinematic Storytelling 83%
The hundred visual decisions that tell your story before anyone opens their mouth.
by Jennifer Van Sijll 2005
4.01
878 ratings
In the Blink of an Eye
by Walter Murch • 1995
An editor discovers, not assembles. The audience's blink reveals where every cut belongs.
4.21
9k+
In the Blink of an Eye Summary
In the Blink of an Eye 83%
An editor discovers, not assembles. The audience's blink reveals where every cut belongs.
by Walter Murch 1995
4.21
9k+ ratings
Filmmaking for Change
by Jon Fitzgerald • 2012
Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.
3.27
22
Filmmaking for Change Summary
Filmmaking for Change 83%
Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.
by Jon Fitzgerald 2012
3.27
22 ratings
The Hobbit
by Jane Johnson • 2012
Concept art and set photography trace the film's adventure from the Shire to the dragon's lair.
4.62
26k+
The Hobbit Summary
The Hobbit 83%
Concept art and set photography trace the film's adventure from the Shire to the dragon's lair.
by Jane Johnson 2012
4.62
26k+ ratings
Piano/Vocal/Guitar Sheet Music
by Harry Gregson-Williams • 2006
Play the film score of a frozen realm, a noble lion, and four children who ended winter.
4.39
29k+
Piano/Vocal/Guitar Sheet Music Summary
Piano/Vocal/Guitar Sheet Music 83%
Play the film score of a frozen realm, a noble lion, and four children who ended winter.
by Harry Gregson-Williams 2006
4.39
29k+ ratings
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects)
by Marty Sklar • 2013
Marty Sklar wrote Walt's final words. Then he spent 50 years building the impossible at Disney.
3.94
2k+
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects) Summary
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects) 83%
Marty Sklar wrote Walt's final words. Then he spent 50 years building the impossible at Disney.
by Marty Sklar 2013
3.94
2k+ ratings
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
by Dean Kowalski • 2023
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
3.71
21
Indiana Jones and Philosophy Summary
Indiana Jones and Philosophy 83%
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
by Dean Kowalski 2023
3.71
21 ratings
Introduction to Documentary
by Bill Nichols • 2001
Reality does not speak for itself. How documentary turns observation into argument, frame by frame.
3.77
484
Introduction to Documentary Summary
Introduction to Documentary 83%
Reality does not speak for itself. How documentary turns observation into argument, frame by frame.
by Bill Nichols 2001
3.77
484 ratings
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking
by Brian Dunnigan • 2020
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
3.33
3
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking Summary
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking 83%
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
by Brian Dunnigan 2020
3.33
3 ratings
If Chins Could Kill
by Bruce Campbell • 2001
Cereal, a freezing cabin, a gore rig from a bike: the unglamorous making of Evil Dead.
3.95
19k+
If Chins Could Kill Summary
If Chins Could Kill 83%
Cereal, a freezing cabin, a gore rig from a bike: the unglamorous making of Evil Dead.
by Bruce Campbell 2001
3.95
19k+ ratings
The Big Picture
by Ben Fritz • 2018
How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.
4.02
2k+
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture 83%
How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.
by Ben Fritz 2018
4.02
2k+ ratings
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring
by Gary Russell • 2002
The sketches, designs, and stories behind the film that made Tolkien's world real.
4.61
208k+
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring Summary
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring 83%
The sketches, designs, and stories behind the film that made Tolkien's world real.
by Gary Russell 2002
4.61
208k+ ratings
Screenplay
by Syd Field • 1979
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
3.99
9k+
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay 83%
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
by Syd Field 1979
3.99
9k+ ratings
There's No Going Back
by David M. Stewart • 2025
Punk rock, Haitian activism, and radical trust: how a Corman pupil built an unlikely Oscar career.
3.76
21
There's No Going Back Summary
There's No Going Back 83%
Punk rock, Haitian activism, and radical trust: how a Corman pupil built an unlikely Oscar career.
by David M. Stewart 2025
3.76
21 ratings
The Missing Piece
by Shel Silverstein • 1976
A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.
4.28
32k+
The Missing Piece Summary
The Missing Piece 83%
A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.
by Shel Silverstein 1976
4.28
32k+ ratings
The Anatomy of Story
by John Truby • 2007
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
4.25
7k+
The Anatomy of Story Summary
The Anatomy of Story 83%
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
by John Truby 2007
4.25
7k+ ratings
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodríguez • 1995
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
4.19
6k+
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player Summary
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player 83%
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
by Robert Rodríguez 1995
4.19
6k+ ratings
The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1
by Mark Cotta Vaz • 2011
Designs, stunts, prosthetic wolves: a backstage pass to the Twilight film's most impossible scenes.
4.29
267k+
The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 Summary
The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 83%
Designs, stunts, prosthetic wolves: a backstage pass to the Twilight film's most impossible scenes.
by Mark Cotta Vaz 2011
4.29
267k+ ratings
One Little Spark!
by Marty Sklar • 2015
Ten principles from Disney Imagineering that turn ideas into attractions millions love.
3.96
694
One Little Spark! Summary
One Little Spark! 83%
Ten principles from Disney Imagineering that turn ideas into attractions millions love.
by Marty Sklar 2015
3.96
694 ratings
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters
by Karl Iglesias • 2001
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
3.87
479
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters Summary
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters 83%
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
by Karl Iglesias 2001
3.87
479 ratings
Writing Short Films
by Linda J. Cowgill • 1997
Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.
3.70
303
Writing Short Films Summary
Writing Short Films 83%
Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.
by Linda J. Cowgill 1997
3.70
303 ratings
Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation
by Laurent Jullier • 2012
Great films work on you before you understand them. The method for closing that gap.
3.33
21
Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation Summary
Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation 83%
Great films work on you before you understand them. The method for closing that gap.
by Laurent Jullier 2012
3.33
21 ratings
How Not to Make a Short Film
by Roberta Marie Munroe • 2009
The Sundance programmer's playbook for making a short film that festivals actually want to see.
3.67
492
How Not to Make a Short Film Summary
How Not to Make a Short Film 83%
The Sundance programmer's playbook for making a short film that festivals actually want to see.
by Roberta Marie Munroe 2009
3.67
492 ratings
It's Never Too Late to Begin Again
by Julia Cameron • 2016
A London workhouse boy invented the world's most famous character. Then the world demanded he speak.
4.12
1k+
It's Never Too Late to Begin Again Summary
It's Never Too Late to Begin Again 83%
A London workhouse boy invented the world's most famous character. Then the world demanded he speak.
by Julia Cameron 2016
4.12
1k+ ratings
Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger • 1987
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
3.88
1k+
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great 83%
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
by Linda Seger 1987
3.88
1k+ ratings
The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman
by Vic Armstrong • 2011
Indiana Jones's stunt double reveals the truck chase secrets and the invention that changed stunts.
3.67
403
The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman Summary
The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman 83%
Indiana Jones's stunt double reveals the truck chase secrets and the invention that changed stunts.
by Vic Armstrong 2011
3.67
403 ratings
Cinema Speculation
by Quentin Tarantino • 2022
How a child snuck into adult movies in 1970s Los Angeles and came out a filmmaker.
4.04
15k+
Cinema Speculation Summary
Cinema Speculation 83%
How a child snuck into adult movies in 1970s Los Angeles and came out a filmmaker.
by Quentin Tarantino 2022
4.04
15k+ ratings
The Marvel Studios Story
by Charlie Wetzel • 2020
Bankrupt, Marvel bet the house on Iron Man and a troubled leading man.
3.69
192
The Marvel Studios Story Summary
The Marvel Studios Story 83%
Bankrupt, Marvel bet the house on Iron Man and a troubled leading man.
by Charlie Wetzel 2020
3.69
192 ratings
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 83%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
Designing Interface Animation
by Val Head • 2016
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
4.16
82
Designing Interface Animation Summary
Designing Interface Animation 83%
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
by Val Head 2016
4.16
82 ratings
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay
by DMA/Donna Michelle Anderson • 2015
The story framework and pitch strategy industry insiders expect, from a former script evaluator.
4.50
8
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay Summary
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay 83%
The story framework and pitch strategy industry insiders expect, from a former script evaluator.
by DMA/Donna Michelle Anderson 2015
4.50
8 ratings
Room to Dream
by David Lynch • 2018
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
4.39
9k+
Room to Dream Summary
Room to Dream 83%
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
by David Lynch 2018
4.39
9k+ ratings
The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pène du Bois • 1947
A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.
3.95
26k+
The Twenty-One Balloons Summary
The Twenty-One Balloons 83%
A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.
by William Pène du Bois 1947
3.95
26k+ ratings
Save the Cat! Strikes Back
by Blake Snyder • 2009
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
4.17
1k+
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back 83%
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
by Blake Snyder 2009
4.17
1k+ ratings
Crafty Screenwriting
by Alex Epstein • 2002
Write the hook they can't forget and the package they can't resist: the rules of screenwriting.
3.85
120
Crafty Screenwriting Summary
Crafty Screenwriting 82%
Write the hook they can't forget and the package they can't resist: the rules of screenwriting.
by Alex Epstein 2002
3.85
120 ratings
Girls on Film
by Alicia Malone • 2022
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
3.82
272
Girls on Film Summary
Girls on Film 82%
Landing her dream job as a TCM host was only act one of her film education.
by Alicia Malone 2022
3.82
272 ratings
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