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"Making Movies" by Sidney Lumet, is a classic and a must-read for everybody in this industry, regardless of their job. "The Writers Journey" by Christopher Vogler is another very good book on classical writing – I’ve only dipped in-and-out of it myself and must really finish it. Bought "Hitchcock" by Francois Truffaut, but have yet to read it…I also have it in audio-book if anyone wants it.
I’ve been listening to these on my iPod now for over a year…there’s some really nice nuggets of advice and wisdom in these, as well as the obligatory entertaining anecdotes and inside stories.
"SeanBreathnach":oee4qddt wrote:"Dan":oee4qddt wrote:Thought it would be fun to watch the first short films of famous directors, good way to see that all of have to start somewhereFirst Director:
James Cameron:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid … sis&hl=en#[/quote:oee4qddt]Jaysus![/quote:oee4qddt]
Jesus! According to IMDb, this cost $20,000! This little piece, for me, perfectly sums up Cameron’s work…all flash, no substance.
I’ve used Celtx for years now – it’s the best (free) scriptwriting software out there. VLC Player is by far the best generic video player – plays almost any format. MPEG Streamclip is great for ripping videos and Gimp is a very handy Photoshop alternative. The rest I’ve yet to acquaint myself with. Have you used any of the others? Anything you’d personally recommend?
