
RESOURCES
Here are some lists of recommended educational books and play reading lists.
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Acting Books
Uta Hagen Respect For Acting by Uta Hagen
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A Challenge For The Actor by Uta Hagen
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The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor by Larry Moss
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The Art of Acting by Stella Adler
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Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft - Revised Edition by Howard Fine
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Acting: A Handbook of the Stanislavski Method by Lee Strasberg
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Sanford Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner
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​Acting Class: Take a Seat by Milton Katselas
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Writing Books
Producing Books
Indie Film Producing by Suzanne Lyons
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Independent Film Producing: How to Produce a Low-Budget Feature Film by Paul Battista
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Shoot from the Heart: Successful Filmmaking from a Sundance Rebel by Diane Bell
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Scheduling and Budgeting Your Film (American Film Market Presents) by Paula Landry
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Directing & Filmmaking Books
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Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics by Michael Rabiger and Mick Hurbis-Cherrier
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On Directing Film by David Mamet
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Film Directing: Cinematic Motion, Second Edition by Steven D. Katz
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FILM/TV DIRECTOR'S FIELD MANUAL: Seventy Maxims to Change Your Filmmaking by Rob Spera
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The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition by Gustavo Mercado
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Documentary Filmmaking Master Class: Tell Your Story from Concept to Distribution by Betsy Chasse
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In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing, 2nd Edition by Walter Murch
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The Art Of The Cut: Editing Concepts Every Filmmaker Should Know by Greg Keast
Playreading
Contemporary Works
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American Drama
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British Drama
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European Drama
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Classics
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Shakespeare & Renaissance Writers
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Greek Classics
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