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Reading Lists

Producing
o Adler, T., 2006. The Producers; Money, Movies and Who Calls the Shot. UK: Methuen
o Bayley, S. & Mavity, R., 2007. Life’s a Pitch – How to Sell Yourself and Your Brilliant
Ideas. UK: Corgi Publishing.
o Coltman, E., 2012. Refreshingly Simple Finance for Small Business: A Straight-talking
Guide to Finance and Accounting. US: Harriman House
o Howkins, J. (2013). The Creative Economy. UK: Penguin Books.
o Jones, C. and Jolliffe, G., 2010. The Guerrilla Film Makers Pocketbook: The Ultimate
Guide to Digital Filmmaking
o Stradling, L., 2010. Production Management for TV and Film. UK: Bloomsbury
o Ryan, M., 2011. Producer to Producer: A Step-By-Step Guide to Low
Budget Independent Film Producing. USA: Michael Weise Productions.
o Hegarty, J., 2011. Hegarty on Advertising. UK: Thames and Hudson.
o Hauge, M., 2006. Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds. USA: Michael Wiese Productions.
o Hammerich, I. and Harrison, C., 2002 Developing Online Content: The Principles of Writing
and Editing for the Web. UK: John Wiley and Sons.
o Baguley, P. (2003) Teach Yourself Project Management. UK: Hodder & Stoughton.
o Cooke, L., 2015. British Television Drama: A History. UK: British Film Institute
o Lees,N.,(2012) Give Me the Money and I’ll Shoot!: Finance Your Factual TV/Film Project.
UK: A & C Black.
o Bennett, T., 2014. Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show. USA Titan Books
o Ryan, M A., 2010. Producer to Producer: A Step-by-Step Guide to Low Budget
Independent Film Producing. USA: Michael Weise Productions. (full download not avail)

Screenwriting
o Riley, C. (2009) The Hollywood Standard: The Complete Guide to Script Format and
Style, USA: Michael Wiese Productions.
o Snyder, B. (2005) Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever
Need. USA: Michael Wiese Productions.
o Yorke, J (2013) Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them: Penguin
o Bicat, T and Macnabb,T. (2002) Creative Screenwriting. UK: Crowood Press.
o Campbell, J. (1949) The Hero with a Thousand Faces. USA: Princeton University
Press.
o Dancyger, K and Rush, J (1995) Alternative Script Writing. UK: Focal Press
o Egri, L. (1965) The Art of Creative Writing. USA: Citadel Press.
o Egri, L. (1960) The Art of Dramatic Writing. USA: Simon & Schuster.
o Field, S. (1982) Screenplay. USA: Dell Trade.
o Froug, W ed. (1996) Zen and the Art of Screenwriting. USA: Silman James Press.
o Indick, W, (2004) Psychology for Screenwriters. USA: McNaughton & Gunn.
o King, S (2000) On Writing. UK: Hodder
o McKee, R. (1999) Story: Substance, Structure and Style. UK: Methuen Publishing.
o McKendrick, A. (2004) On Film-Making. Faber & Faber
o Murdock, M. (1990) The Heroine’s Journey. USA: Shambhala Press.
o Potter, C (2001) Screen Language, UK: Methuen Press
o Seger, L. (1994) (2nd rev edition) Making a Good Script Great. USA: Samuel French.

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o Tierno, M. (2002) Aristotle’s Poetics for Screenwriters. USA: Hyperion.
o Vogler, C. (2007) The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. 3rd Ed. USA:
Michael Wiese Productions.
o Altman, R., 1999. Film/Genre. BFI Publishing
o Neale, S., 2000. Genre and Hollywood, UK: Taylor and Francis.
o Cameron, J., 2009. Avatar: USA: 20th Century Fox
o Caufield, A. (2009) Writing For Radio, A Practical Guide. UK: Crowood Press Ltd.
o Friedman, J. and Walker, C. (2012) The Insider’s Guide to Writing For Television. UK:
Trotman Publishing.
o Hammerich, I. and Harrison, C. (2002) Developing Online Content: The Principles of Writing
and Editing for the Web. UK: John Wiley and Sons
o Press, J (2018) Stealing the Show: How Women Are Revolutionising Television: UK
Faber & Faber
o Shaw, M. (2012) Copywriting: Successful Writing for Design, Advertising and Marketing.
UK: Laurence King Publishing.
o Edwards, R. and Skerbelis, M. (2005) I Liked It, I Didn’t Love It: Screenplay Development
from the Inside Out. USA: Lone Eagle Press.
o Goldman, W. (1996) Adventures in the Screen Trade (2nd Ed) USA: Grand Central
Publishing.
o Murphy, J.J. (2007) Me and You and Memento and Fargo: How Independent
Screenplays Work USA: Continuum Press
o Counihan, J and Quinn, E (2006): The Pitch: Faber & Faber
o Akers, William M. (2008) Your Screenplay Sucks: 100 Ways to Make it
Great USA: Michael Wiese Productions.
o Francke, L. (1994) Script Girls: Women Screenwriters in Hollywood. UK: British Film
Institute.
o Hoffman, A. (1992) Research for Writers. (Revised Edition). UK: A & C Black.
o Lazarus, T. (2006) Rewriting Secrets for Screenwriters. UK: St. Martin’s Press.
o Martin, B (2013) Difficult Men: From the Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and
Breaking Bad: UK Faber & Faber
o McKee, R. (1997) Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of
Screenwriting UK: Methuen Publishing.
o Quinn, E. and Counihan, J. (2006). The Pitch. UK: Faber and Faber.
o Rotcop, K. (2009) The Perfect Pitch. US: Michael Wiese Productions.
o Sepinwall, A. (2012) The Revolution was Televised. USA: Simon & Schuster
o Venis, L Ed (2013) Inside The Room. UK: Penguin
o Browne, N. (1998) Refiguring Film Genres. Berkeley: University of California Press.
o Cook, P., ed. (2007) The Cinema Book. 3rd ed. London: British Film Institute.
o Clover, C J (1993) Men, Women and Chainsaws, Gender in Modern Horror Film. USA:
Princeton University Press.
o McDonald, T.J. (2007) Romantic Comedy: Boy Meets Girl Meets Genre.
London: Wallflower Press.
o McGee, P. (2006) From Shane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western. West Sussex: Wiley-
Blackwell.
o Neale, S. (2002) Genre and Contemporary Hollywood, London: BFI.
o Pirie, David (2008) A New Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema. London: I.B.
Taurus.
o Sanders, S. M. (2008) The Philosophy of the Science Fiction Film, Kentucky: University
of Kentucky Press.\\

Directing
o Johnstone, K., 1989. Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre. UK: Methuen Drama
Publishing.
o Mackendrick, A. (2005) On Film-Making: An introduction to the craft of the Director. NY:
Faber and Faber.

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o Mamet, D., (1992). On Directing Film. UK: Penguin
o Weston, J. (1996) Directing Actors: creating memorable performances for film &
television. CA: Michael Wiese Productions
o Rabiger, M. (2015) Directing the documentary. UK: Focal Press.
o Jones, C. and Jolliffe, G., (2010). The Guerrilla Film Makers Pocketbook: The Ultimate
Guide to Digital Filmmaking
o Hegarty, J., (2011). Hegarty on Advertising. UK: Thames and Hudson.
o Caldarone, M., & Lloyd-Williams, M., (2004). ACTIONS: The Actors’
Thesaurus. London: Nick Hern Books.
o Donnellan, D.,, (2002). The Actor and the Target. London: Nick Hearn Books.
o Lumet, S., (1996). Making Movies. New York: Vintage.
o Yorke, J.,, (2013). Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them. London:
Penguin Books.
o Carrière, JC., (1995). The Secret Language of Film. London: Faber and Faber.
o Monaco, J., (2009). How to read a Film. New York: Oxford University Press
o Murch, W., (2001). In The Blink of an Eye. California: Silman-James Press.
o Bettman, G., (2014). Directing the camera: How professional directors use a moving
camera to energize their films. United States: Michael Wiese Productions.
o Katz, S.D., (1991). Film directing shot by shot: Visualizing from concept to screen.
United States: Michael Wiese Productions in conjunction with Focal Press.
o Mercado, G., (2011). The Filmmaker’s Eye. Oxford: Focal Press.
o Kenworthy, C., (2011). Master Shots: v.2: 100 Ways to Shoot Great Dialogue
Scenes. California: Michael Wiese Productions.
o Rabiger, M., (2009). Directing the Documentary. Oxford: Focal Press.
o Booth, W.C., Colomb, G.G., Williams, J.M., (1995). The Craft of Research. USA:
University of Chicago Press.
o Smith, H., Dean, T., (2010). Practice-led Research, Research-led Practice in the
Creative Arts. UK: Edinburgh University Press.
o Napier, M., (2004). Improvise: Scene from the Inside Out. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann

Cinematography
o Samuelson, D.W., (2011). Hands on Manual for Cinematographers. 3rd Ed. UK. Focal
Press
o Ellis, A., (2015). In Conversation with Cinematographers. UK: Rowman and Littlefield
o Katz, S. D., (2004). Cinematic Motion 2nd Edition. USA: Michael Wiese Productions.
o Brown, B., (2016). Cinematography Theory & Practice. 3rd Ed. USA: Focal
Press/Elsevier Science.
o Stump, D., (2014). USA Digital Cinematography: Focal Press/ Routledge
o Goi, M., (2013). The American Cinematographer Manual. 10th Edition, Vol. 1. USA. The
ASC Press.
o Ray, S., (1994). The Lens & All its Jobs. UK: Focal Press
o Katz, S. D., (1991). Film Directing Shot by Shot. USA: Michael Wiese Productions.
o Burum S.H., (2007). The American Cinematographer Manual. 9th Edition, Vol. 1. USA.
The ASC Press.
o Mackay, A.R., (2004). Practice of Advertising. 5th Edition. UK. Elsevier
Butterworth Heinmann.
o Coltman, E., (2012). Refreshingly Simple Finance for Small Business: A Straight-talking
Guide to Finance and Accounting. US: Harriman House

Post Production
o Monaco, J,. 2009. How To Read a Film: Movies, Media and Beyond. USA: University
Press.

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o Booker, C,. 2005. The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories. USA: Bloomsbury
Publishing PLC.
o Sonnenschein, D,. 2001. Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and
Sound Effects in Cinema. USA: Michael Wiese Productions
o Koppelman, C,. 2005. Behind the Seen: How Walter Murch Edited Cold Mountain and
what this means for Cinema. USA: Pearson Education
o Anderson, K & Lucas M., (2016) Documentary Voice & Vision: A Creative Approach to
Non-Fiction Media Production. USA. Focal Press
o Sonnenschein, D. (2001) Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice, and
Sound Effects in Cinema. Michael Wiese Production.
o Cook, B., (2016). The Art of Short Form Content. USA: Routledge
o Gombrich, E., (2015). The Story of Art. USA: Phaildon Press
o Christiansen, M., (2013). Adobe After Effects CC Visual Effects and Compositing Studio
Techniques. UK: Adobe Press
o Hullfish, S., (2013). The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction. UK: Peachpit
o Coffie, D,. (2017). The Avid Editors Assistant Handbook, USA: CreateSpace
Independent Publishing Platform
o Swartz, C,. (2004). Understanding Digital Cinema. A Professional
Handbook. USA: Focal Press
o Kobayashi, S (1999) Colorist: A Practical Handbook for Personal and Professional
Use. UK: Kodansha International
o Chandler, G,. (2012). Cut By Cut; Editing Your Film or Video. USA : Michael Wiese
Productions
o Cermak, K., Wilson, C., Amy, J., Lykiardopoulos, R. (eds.), 2012. How to Get into and
Survive Film, Advertising and TV Post Production, 1st Ed. UK: Clouds and Ivy Ltd.
o Van Hurkman, A., 2010. Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for Video
and Cinema. USA: Peachpit Press

Documentary and Factual

o Barnouw, E., 1993. Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film. USA: OUP
o Curren Bernard, S. (2010) Documentary Storytelling: Creative Non-Fiction on Screen. 3rd
Ed. Focal Press.
o De Jong, W., Knudsen, E., Rothwell, J., 2011. Creative Documentary: Theory and
Practice. UK: Routledge
o Nichols, B., 2010. Introduction to Documentary, 2nd ed., US: Indiana University Press.
o Orlebar, J. 2016. The Television Handbook. 5th ed. UK: Routledge
o Quinn, J., 2012. This Much Is True: 14 Directors on Documentary Filmmaking. UK: A&C
Black Publishers
o Nichols, B., 1991. Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary. USA:
Indiana University Press
o Ward, P., 2005. Documentary: The Margins of Reality. US: Columbia University Press
o Rosenthal, A., 2017. Writing, Directing and Producing Documentary Films and
Videos, 4th ed. US: Southern Illinois University Press
o Sider, L. and Freeman, D., 2010. Soundscape: The School of Sound Lectures 1998-
2001, 2nd ed. UK: The School of Sound
o Stradling, L., 2010. Production Management for TV and Film: The Professional’s
Guide. UK: Methuen
o Chapman, J., 2007. Documentary in Practice: Filmmakers and Production Choices. UK:
Polity Press
o Levison, L., 2016. Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans or Independents. UK:
Taylor and Francis
o Reiss, J., 2011. Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution
and Marketing in the Digital Era. Hybrid Cinema

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o Rossi, F., 2012. Trailer Mechanics: A Guide to Making Your Documentary Fundraising
Trailer, 2nd ed. UK: MagaFilms
o Warshawski, M., 2010. Shaking the Money Tree: The Art of Getting Grants and
Donations for Film and Video, 3rd ed. US: Michael Wiese Productions

Film and Television

o Hegarty, J (2017) Hegarty on Advertising: Turning Intelligence into Magic, Revised and
expanded edition. UK: Thames and Hudson
o Cook, B., 2016. The Art of Short Form Content. USA: Routledge
o Canter, A. (2018) Fifteen Years, A Branded Content Story: A Collection Of Thought
Provoking Essays From Leading Branded Content Experts. UK: Branded Content
Marketing Association
o Yorke, J. (2014). Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them. UK:
Penguin
o Ryan, M., (2011). Producer to Producer: A Step-By-Step Guide to Low
Budget Independent Film Producing. USA: Michael Weise Productions.
o Mackendrick, A. (2005) On Film-Making: An introduction to the craft of the Director. NY:
Faber and Faber. PQ has lots of other books on directing
o Cooke, L., 2015. British Television Drama: A History. UK: British Film Institute
o Bennett, T., 2014. Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show. USA Titan Books
o Bayley, S. & Mavity, R., 2007. Life’s a Pitch – How to Sell Yourself and Your Brilliant
Ideas. UK: Corgi Publishing.
o Cones J W. 2013. Dictionary of Film Finance and Distribution: A Guide for Independent
Filmmakers. USA: Algora Publishing
o Cooper, P. and Dancyger, K. (2004) Writing the Short Film, 3rd Ed. USA: Focal Press.
o Weston, J., (1999). Directing Actors. UK: Cooke, L., 2015. British Television Drama: A
History. UK: British Film Institute

Shared Modules:
Research in Screen Practice:
o Booth, W.C., Colomb, G.G., and Williams, J.M., (2003). The Craft of Research. USA:
University of Chicago Press.
o Creswell, J.W., (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods
Approaches. USA: Sage Publications, Inc.
o Smith, H., and Dean, T., (2010). Practice-led Research, Research-led Practice in the
Creative Arts. UK: Edinburgh University Press.
o Blaxter, L., Hughes, C., and Tight, M., (1996). How to Research. UK: Open University
Press.
o Bouma, G.D., (2000). The Research Process, 4th Ed. UK:Oxford University Press.
o Higgs, J., (1997). Qualitative Research: Discourse on Methodologies. UK: Hampden.
Press.
o Roukes, N., (1988). Design Synectics: Stimulating Creativity in Design. USA: Davies
Publications.
o Yin, R.K., (2013). Case Study Research: Design and Methods, Fifth Ed. UK: Sage
Publishing.

Screen Induction Lab:

o Bignell, J. (2002). Media Semiotics, 2nd Ed. Manchester University Press
o Deane, M. (2010). Inside Track to Academic Research, Writing and Referencing, UK:
Longman Publishing
o Howkins, J. (2013). The Creative Economy. UK: Penguin Books.
o Monaco, J. (2009). How to Read a Film: Movies, Media and Beyond. USA: OUP Publishing

Master’s Module:
o Cooper, P. and Dancyger, K. (2004) Writing the Short Film, 3rd Ed. USA: Focal Press.

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o De Jong, W., Knudsen, E., Rothwell, J., (2011). Creative Documentary: Theory and
Practice. UK: Routledge
o Douglas, P., (2015). The Future of Television: Your Guide to Creating TV in the New
World. US: Michael Wiese Productions.
o Juuson, J., (2009). Getting the Money: A step-by-step Guide for Writing Business Plans
for Films. US: Michael Wiese Productions
o Lees, N., (2012). Give Me the Money and I’ll Shoot!: Finance Your Factual TV/Film
Project (Professional Media Practice). UK: A & C Black.
o Mamet, David, 1992. On Directing Film. UK: Penguin.
o Murch, W., 2001. In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing. USA: Silman-
James Press
o Orlebar, J. 2011. The Television Handbook. 4th ed. UK: Routledge
o Ryan, M A., 2010. Producer to Producer: A Step-by-Step Guide to Low Budget
Independent Film Producing. USA: Michael Weise Productions.
o Schodorf, B., 2010. Documentary Production for Television and Film. UK: LAP.
o Smith, H. and Dean, R. (eds.), 2009. Practice-led Research, Research-led Practice in
the Creative Arts. UK: Edinburgh University Press.
o Vogler, C., 2007. The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. 3rd Ed. US: Michael
Wiese Productions
o Honthaner, E., 2010. Variety Presents: The Complete Film Production
Handbook, 4th Ed. UK: Focal Press.

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