Reading List


fall term—required


Film Technique and Film Acting

Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin


When the Shooting Stops...the Cutting Begins: A Film Editor’s Story

Ralph Rosenblum, Robert Karen


Fall Term—Optional


Kubrick's Cinema Odyssey

Michel Chion


Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know

Jennifer Van Sijll


Film Art: An Introduction

David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson


How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, and Beyond

James Monaco