Is there a book that filmmakers use for inspiration?
Honestly, I believe inspiration comes from many sources, not only books. So, in my opinion, to only pin point a book would result in a very vague answer . I don’t believe you can find a sort of “bible” to obtain film-making inspiration.Heck, the bible is also a book to draw inspiration from.However, to satisfy your question, I did come across a book in my early years that became a very interesting source of inspiration. It´s called the “The Fat book of Petete”, a children´s encyclopedia created in Argentina, that included very interesting facts about everything, driven by a curious orange penguin.Inspiration fuels from your surroundings and experiences. It starts in your brain as an idea.Now, why a children´s book and not a densely intellectual, a novel, or philosophical publication, which you may have expected?Because again, inspiration is triggered by ideas, and these are born from imagination or discovery = learning. Questions have that magical power. That book stimulated my curiosity, hence my will to discover and learn the answers to things I ignored. It determined my life and career path.Again, books are only the tip of the iceberg. Filmmakers draw inspiration from many sources, and books are only a small portion, even when adapting a novel to the screen.Ridley Scott, besides being a filmmaker, is also educated in the Visual Arts as a painter and illustrator. Pier Paolo Passolini studied literature and was also a painter. They have many sources of inspiration. The books they may have read probably weren’t about films, but about things that inspired them.For example, I produced a documentary after I saw one picture. That image led me to discover the long ignored works of a discriminated gay artist in the 80s.A painful life experience inspired me to start writing a screenplay.A few months ago, eating strawberries inspired me to come up with a business idea.So I encourage you to avoid searching for the ultimate bible of film-making. Anybody can write a film book with information from other sources, and the Internet makes it a futile effort.Start asking yourself and others questions that interest you, and write your own answers.Who knows? they may become a powerful story for a film.
What is the best beginner filmmaking book every filmmaker should read?
Here are 20 books directors recommend aspiring filmmakers!1. Feature Filmmaking at Used-Car Prices by Rick Schmidt2. Rebel Without a Crew by Robert Rodriguez3. Your Movie Sucks by Roger Ebert4. Guns and Thighs: The Story of my Life by Ram Gopal Varma5. The Golden Notebook by Doris LessingCinema in general:6. FILM ART: AN INTRODUCTION by David Bordwell, Kristin ThompsonCinematography:7. THE 5 Cs OF CINEMATOGRAPHY: MOTION PICTURE FILMING TECHNIQUES by Joseph V. Mascelli8. WRITING WITH LIGHT by Vittorio StoraroEditing:9. IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE: A PERSPECTIVE ON FILM EDITING by Walter Murch10. THE TECHNIQUES OF FILM EDITING by Karel ReiszSound Design:11. AUDIO-VISION by Michel ChionScreenwriting:12. POETICS by Aristotle13. THE TOOLS OF SCREENWRITING by David HowardActing:…Full list: 20 Books Directors Recommend Aspiring Filmmakers – Flickside (Source)
What books/learning tools would be of use to an aspiring film director?
Some good answers here already. I'll just add -You're probably right not to go to film school these days. I can't really see the point of it any longer, as there are so many ways to learn and get access to kit without needing a school.There are loads of great websites where you can learn the basics. Some are:Film School Rejects: Movies, Television and CultureFilmmakerIQ.comThe best introductory book on filmmaking I've ever read is See Your Film Before Shooting: Nicholas ProferesBut, everyone else is right - the only way to learn is to have a go and make films. Make lots and lots of films. I made 23 short films before I made my feature.There really is a lot to learn if you want to have any kind of success:• Acting - best way to learn is do acting classes - it enables you to talk to the actors in your films in their own language and you'll get much better performances as a result• Story Craft - you could join a writers' group or you could study Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting eBook: Robert McKee - go and hear Robert McKee speak - it will change your life!• Cinematic Storytelling - the best source I've found is Film Directing, Camera Blocking• Business and People Management - the best way to learn this is to do it - you could work in a shop or office for a year and really study how the place runs - learn from the successes and failures• Design - I'm still learning this - Amazingly simple graphic design kind of helps, but there's lots still to learn• Marketing - I'm still learning this, but Jeff Walker is probably the best teacher I've found so far• Sales - got the basics on this, but still learningAs the others have said, the next best way to learn would be to watch someone directing. However, being on set is not where you will see the directing - 90 percent of directing happens before you get to set, so you need to get a job that allows you to shadow the director during that preparation phase, through the shoot and into the edit. Maybe a production assistant or director's assistant job would get you the access you'd need.I did go to film school and the real benefit I got from it was being able to watch other directors work through all the stages of making a film. I learnt from their mistakes and picked up their shortcuts, which helped me in my work.Good luck with it all. It really is the best job in the world. I love it.
How many books should I read a month to become a better filmmaker and writer? Storyteller or more wiser?
It’s not a requisite to being a good filmmaker to have read books.You’ll become a better filmmaker above all by making films, and a better writer by writing scripts. If you want to aim for a quota of something, make that how many films you make a month.Consider the number of people who have read a huge amount of books, even ones related to filmmaking and film theory, yet they aren’t good filmmakers.The other thing that’s essential to being a filmmaker is experiencing life:Roll up your sleeves and work as a bouncer in a sex club or a warden in a lunatic asylum or a machine operator in a slaughterhouse. Drive a taxi for six months and you’ll have enough money to make a film. Walk on foot, learn languages and a craft or trade that has nothing to do with cinema. Filmmaking — like great literature — must have experience of life at its foundation.Werner HerzogHowever much time it is you have left over after making movies and generally experiencing being a human, read books or watch movies then.
What are the must read books for every IIM aspirant ?
I might not be the right person to recommend books for an aspiring IIM Individual,but these are some great books:1. Think and grow rich by Napoleon Hill2.Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki3. Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson4. The 7 habbits of highly effective people by Stephen R. Covey5. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries6. The secret of Leadership by Prakash Iyer7. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson8. Who will cry when you die by Robin Sharma9. Outliers by Malcom Gladwell10. Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.
What are some books every Bengali/Bangladeshi youth must read?
Ekattorer dairy by Jahanara ImamNoukadubi , Ghore Baire.Gora by Rabindranath TagoreChoritrohin by Saratchandra ChattopadhyayOrdhek Jibon by By Sunil GangopadhyayJosna o jononir golpo by Humayun AhmedShei Shomoi by Sunil GangopadhyayKalbela and their series by Samaresh MajumderDurbin By Shirshendu MukhopadhayProthom Alo by Sunil GangopadhyayPather Panchali By Bivutivushon BandopadhyayKobi by Tarashankar BandopadhyayJononi by Manik BandyopadhyayBadshahi Namdar by Humayun AhmedKhoabnama by Akhtaruzzaman IliasDeyal by Humayun AhmedMa by Anisul Haque