Resources

Filmmaking Terms:

• Studio Binder's Ultimate Guide to Film Terms: The Definitive Glossary of Film Terminology: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/movie-film-terms/

• Film Terms Glossary: https://www.filmsite.org/filmterms1.html

• Owlnet's Film Glossary: https://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~engl377/film.html

• Brooklyn College's Film Term Glossary: http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/COURSES/glossary.htm

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Character Development:​

• The Alignment System: http://easydamus.com/alignment.html

• Enneagram: https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test

• Myers-Brigg: https://www.truity.com/myers-briggs/about-myers-briggs-personality-typing

• Youper Personalities: https://blog.youper.ai/personality-test/

• Archetypes: https://knowyourarchetypes.com/archetype-personality-types/

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Screenwriting:

• The Great Courses (https://www.thegreatcourses.com/):

  • Effective Editing: How to Take Your Writing to the Next Level​

  • Screenwriting 101: Mastering the Art of Story

  • Writing Great Fiction

• Stacksocial Screenwriting Made Easy: https://stacksocial.com/sales/the-beginning-screenwriting-made-easy-course

• Masterclass (https://www.masterclass.com/):

  • James Patterson Teaches Writing​

  • Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting

  • Shonda Rhimes Teaches Writing for Television

  • Judy Blume Teaches Writing

  • R.L. Stine Teaches Writing for Young Audiences

  • Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing

  • Margaret Atwood Teaches Creative Writing

  • Dan Brown Teaches Writing Thrillers

  • Neil Gaiman Teaches the Art of Storytelling

  • David Baldacci Teaches Mystery and Thriller Writing

  • Joyce Carol Oates Teaches the Art of the Short Story

  • David Sedaris Teaches Storytelling and Humor

  • LeVar Burton Teaches the Power of Storytelling

  • Walter Mosley Teaches Fiction and Storytelling

  • Salman Rushdie Teaches Storytelling and Writing

  • Roxanne Gay Teaches Writing for Social Change

  • Amy Tan Teaches Fiction, Memory, and Imagination

  • N.K. Jemisin Teaches Fantasy and Science Fiction Writing

  • Steve Martin Teaches Comedy

  • Judd Apatow Teaches Comedy

• The TV Showrunner's Roadmap: 21 Navigational Tips for Screenwriters to Create and Sustain a Hit TV Series: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18263617-the-tv-showrunner-s-roadmap

• The Screenwriter's Bible: https://www.keepwriting.com/tsc/swbible.htm

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Songwriting:

• Songwriting for Dummies: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/songwriting-for-dummies-jim-peterik/1103274854

• The Elements of Song Craft: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-elements-of-song-craft-billy-seidman/1130000627

• Rhyming Dictionary: https://songwritersclubhouse.org/the-complete-rhyming-dictionary

• Masterclass:

  • St. Vincent Teaches Creativity and ​Songwriting

  • Alicia Keys Teaches Songwriting and Producing

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Art:

• The Great Courses:

  • How to Draw​

  • How to Paint

• Masterclass:

  • Jeff Koons Teaches Art and Creativity​

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​Music:

• The Great Courses:

  • How to Play Guitar​

  • How to Play Piano

• Justin Guitar: https://www.justinguitar.com/

• Masterclass:

  • Herbie Hancock Teaches Jazz​

  • Armin van Buuren Teaches Dance Music

  • Tom Morello Teaches Electric Guitar

  • Carlos Santana Teaches the Art and Soul of Guitar

  • Timbaland Teaches Producing and Beatmaking

  • Danny Elfman Teaches Music for Film

  • Sheila E. Teaches Drumming and Percussion

  • Yo-Yo Ma Teaches Music and Connection

  • deadmau5 Teaches Electronic Music Production

  • Hans Zimmer Teaches Film Scoring

• Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book (Levels 1-3)

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Photography:

• The Great Courses:

  • Fundamentals of Photography​

• Masterclass:

  • Annie Leibovitz Teaches Photography​

  • Jimmy Chin Teaches Adventure Photography

  • Tyler Mitchell Teaches Storytelling Through Portrait Photography

  • Es Devlin Teaches Turning Ideas into Art

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Filmmaking:

• Masterclass:​​

  • Werner Herzog Teaches Filmmaking​

  • Martin Scorsese Teaches Filmmaking

  • Ron Howard Teaches Directing

  • Ken Burns Teaches Documentary Filmmaking

  • Mira Nair Teaches Independent Filmmaking

  • Spike Lee Teaches Independent Filmmaking

  • Jodie Foster Teaches Filmmaking

  • David Lynch Teaches Creativity and Film

  • James Cameron Teaches Filmmaking

• Master Shots, Vol. 1, 2nd Edition: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/master-shots-vol-1-2nd-edition-christopher-kenworthy/1110949440

• Master Shots, Vol. 2: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/master-shots-volume-2-christopher-kenworthy/1100277856?ean=9781615930555

• Master Shots, Vol. 3: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/master-shots-vol-3-christopher-kenworthy/1140192551?ean=9781615931545

• Rebel without a Crew or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rebel-without-a-crew-robert-rodriguez/1112220454

• Screenplay - the Foundations of Screenwriting: https://sydfield.com/products/screenplay-the-foundations-of-screenwriting/

• The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-101-Habits-of-Highly-Successful-Screenwriters-10th-Anniversary-Edition/Karl-Iglesias/9781440527890

• Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/directing-the-story-francis-glebas/1125882372

• The Filmmaker's Handbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/309499/the-filmmakers-handbook-by-steven-ascher/

• The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-filmmakers-eye-gustavo-mercado/1126171926

• The Filmmaker's Eye: The Language of the Lens: https://www.routledge.com/The-Filmmakers-Eye-The-Language-of-the-Lens-The-Power-of-Lenses-and-the/Mercado/p/book/9780415821315

• Directing Actors: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254807.Directing_Actors

• Film Directing Shot by Shot: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84110.Film_Directing_Shot_by_Shot

• Directing, 5th Edition: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/directing-5th-edition/9780240818450/

• Lessons from the Set: A DIY Guide to Your First Feature Film, From Script to Theaters: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lessons-from-the-set-usher-morgan/1130029715

• The Basics of Filmmaking: Screenwriting, Producing, Directing, Cinematography, Audio, & Editing: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-basics-of-filmmaking-blain-brown/1136283713

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Musicals:

• Working on a Song: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635882/working-on-a-song-by-anais-mitchell/

• Finding Home: https://www.linmanuel.com/project/in-the-heights-finding-home/

• Tradition!: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250075376

• The Grimmerie: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/wicked-the-grimmerie-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-hit-broadway-musical_stephen-schwartz_david-cote/276796/#edition=3392583&idiq=5868440

• Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563793/natasha-pierre-and-the-great-comet-of-1812-by-leo-tolstoy/

• Welcome to Rock: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/come-from-away-irene-sankoff/1129473112