 | Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player by Robert Rodriguez
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $4.26 This is the hottest one. The inspiration one gets from this book alone can push a person to start a project. This book shows how true dedication can pay off in the end. Almost every indie filmmaker grabs this and there's definitely a reason for it.
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 | What They Don't Teach You at Film School: 161 Strategies For Making Your Own Movies No Matter What by Camille Landau
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $2.70 This book is one of the most awesome guides on how to get your project done. Filled with all sorts of tidbits and information about things they went through to accomplish their film. This book is valuable and the title says it all.
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 | Cinematography: Third Edition by Kris Malkiewicz
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $9.79 We used to swear by this book in film school. I only bring it up because someone bought it back to my attention a few days ago. I still have one of the older copies from about ten years ago.
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 | Action Filmmaking: The Guide to Producing Kick-Ass Microbudget Action Films by Nathyn Brendan Masters
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $35.34 I'd be remiss if I didn't add my own book "Action Filmmaking". It's for the digital filmmaker who really wants to get their project off the ground and offers all the info you'd to do so. You don't need a million bucks to make a good movie. You just need to know how to work well with what you have.
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 | The Action Filmmaking Workbook: A Workbook For Micro-Budget Moviemakers by Nathyn Brendan Masters
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $32.68 You have to get this book. No matter what other books you buy, get this. Creative people are the most scatter brained people on the planet. (This applies to me too). I made this book for this reason and this reason alone. This book will help you get organized like no other and it's specifically for filmmakers whether you're new to it or already making films. Get this book.
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 | Wages of Sin: Action Filmmaking 2 Disc Set
Buy new: $24.95 This is the two disc set of my last film. We shot this with $4500 on a DVX100 camcorder in the summer of 2007. This DVD comes with over 100 minutes of extras on the second DVD including choreography, interviews, training and fun snippets.
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 | $30 Film School by Michael W. Dean
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $12.15 This is one of the best books on DIY filmmaking and the DIY lifestyle. It has so much info and it's worth the $30 price tag. This is the story of a guy that's really doing DIY filmmaking and making it happen everyday. He's living it right now. Very inspiration and full tip and tricks.
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