Suggested Reading

Bibliographies for Cinematographers by Cinematographers


Stephen H. Burum, ASC’s suggested reading:

  1. The Living Stage
    by Kenneth MacGowan and William Melnitz
    Prentice Hall
  2. The Film Till Now
    by Paul Rotha and Richard Griffith
    Spring Books
  3. The Genius of the System
    by Thomas Schatz
    Pantheon
  4. The Cinema as a Graphic Art
    by Vladimir Nilsen
    Hill and Wang
  5. Lessons with Eisenstein
    By Vladimir Nizhny
    Hill and Wang
  6. The Hollywood Story
    by Joel W. Finler
    Crown
  7. Professional Cinematography
    by Charles G. Clarke, ASC
    ASC Press
  8. Fred Archer on Portraiture
    by Fred Archer
    Camera Craft
  9. The Keepers of Light
    by William Crawford
    Morgan and Morgan
  10. The Negative
    by Ansel Adams
    New York Graphic Society
  11. Special Effects — Wire, Tape and Rubber Band Style
    by L.B. Abbott, ASC
    ASC Press
  12. Exploring the Color Image
    Eastman Kodak Publication No. H-188
  13. The Photographer's Digital Studio
    by Joe Farace
    Peachpit Press

NOTE: Eastman Kodak has many fine publications well worth looking into. There are also several specialty publishers of interest, including: The Scarecrow Press and McFarland and Company.



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