Books like Directing feature films by Mark W. Travis

David Mamet explains the craft of filmmaking, from script to post‑production, drawing on his experience as playwright and director of films like *House of Games* and *Things Change*.

Traces the history and production of the multimillion-dollar motion picture "Star Trek."

A practical guide for directors that unites actors, writers and production teams into a single vision, offering techniques for effective communication, performance guidance, and cohesive film creation.

A funny account of life in the Hollywood movie industry, focusing on the making of the screenwriting script Up Close & Personal.

Hundreds of films belonging to the genre of Hollywood-on-Hollywood movies can be found throughout the history of American cinema, from the days of silents to the present. They include films from genres as far ranging as musical, film noir, melodrama, comedy, and action adventure. Such movies seduce us with the promise of revealing the reality behind the camera. But, as part of the very industry they supposedly critique, they cannot take us behind the scenes in any true sense. This paradox - the simultaneous debunking and celebration of Hollywood - lies at the heart of the genre. Through close analysis of the best of these films. Ames reveals how the idea of Hollywood is constructed (and constructs itself), particularly through such moments of explicit self-referentiality as the movie-within-a-movie and scenes set in studios.

A practical and very thorough guide to every aspect of film production.