Topics in Film

Cinematography: Theory and Practice covers both the artistry and craftsmanship of cinematography and visual storytelling.

One of the world's most widely used cinema reference books. Includes two volumes.

First published in 1949, Painting With Light remains one of the few truly canonical statements on the art of motion picture photography, an unrivaled historical document on the workings of postwar American cinema.

Covers exposure, lenses, composition, basic sequence, crossing the line, lighting, and more.

Covers film and post-production technology.

Based on their combined fifty years in the film and television industry, authors Kris Malkiewicz and M. David Mullen lay clear and concise groundwork for basic film techniques, focusing squarely on the cameraman's craft. Readers will then learn step-by-step how to master more advanced techniques in postproduction, digital editing, and overall film production.

A unique insight into professional visual effects for motion pictures.

Robert Bresson makes some quite radical distinctions between what he terms "cinematography" and something quite different: "cinema"—which is for him nothing but an attempt to photograph theater and use it for the screen.

In Sculpting in Time, Andrey Tarkovsky has left his artistic testament, a remarkable revelation of both his life and work. He sets down his thoughts and his memories, revealing for the first time the original inspirations for his extraordinary films.

E-book (physical copies of older editions also available). Through conversations held with fifteen of the most accomplished contemporary cinematographers, the authors explore the working world of the person who controls the visual look and style of a film.

This book examines the art and craft of motion picture photography through a veteran professional cinematographer's personal experiences on five major motion pictures, each selected to illustrate a particular series of challenges for the photographer.

Descriptions of techniques, solution and moviemaking by one of the world's leading cinematographers, including reflections on his work on over 40 films and sketches of major directors and actors.