Painting with Light by John Alton, University of California Press, 1995.

The Filmmaker’s Handbook – A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age Steven Ascher & Edward Pincus, New York: Plume, 1999.  

The Visual Story. Seeing the Structure of Film, TV, and New Media by Bruce Block, Boston: Focal Press, 2001. 

Cinematography Theory and Practice – Image making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers by Blain Brown, Boston: Focal Press, 2002. ISBN # 0-240-80500-3. 

Motion Picture and Video Lighting by Blain Brown, Second Edition, Boston: Focal Press, 2008.

The NY and LA New York Agent Book by K. Callan. 

Cut by Cut: Editing your Film or Video by Gael Chandler, Michael Wiese Productions, 2004. 

"Set Ettiquette" by Ron Dexter: www.rondexter.com/intermediate/production/set_ettiquette.htm 

Clearance and Copyright by Michael C. Donaldson, Los Angeles, Silman James Press, 2003. 

The Camera Assistant's Manual by David E. Elkins, Boston: Focal Press, 1991. 

Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide, by Chris Gore, 3rd Edition. Hollywood: Lone Eagle Publishing Co., 2004. 

Making Documentary Films and Videos, by Barry Hampe, 2nd Edition. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2007.

What a Producer Does by Buck Boughton. Hollywood: Houghton, 1991. 

Voice & Vision – A creative approach to narrative Film and DV Production by Mick Hurbis-Cherrier. Boston: Focal Press, 2007. 

Avid Xpress Pro Power! by Steve Julin, Boston: Muska and Lipman Publishing, 2004. 

Film Directing Shot by Shot by Steven D. Katz, Studio City: Michael Weise Productions, 1991. 

The Complete Film Dictionary by Ira Konigsberg,

The Budget Book for Film and Television by Robert J. Koster, New York: Focal Press 2004. 

Hollywood 101 – The Film Industry – How to Succeed in Hollywood Without Connections by Frederick Levy. 

Story Sense by Paul Lucey, McGraw Hill Companies, 1996.  

Making Movies by Sidney Lumet, New York: Vintage Books, 1996. 

Cinematography by Kris Malkiewicz, New York: Prentice Hall Press, 2005. Third Edition. 

Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee, Harper Collins, 1997. 

Film Production – The Complete Uncensored Guide to Independent Filmmaking by Greg Merritt, Hollywood: Lone Eagle Publishing Co., 1998.

The Conversations: Walter Murch and the art of editing film by Michael Ondaatje, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. 

The Eye is Quicker: Making a Good Film Better by Richard pepperman, Michael Wiese Productions, 2004. 

Developing Story Ideas by Michael Rabiger, Boston: Focal Press, 2006. Second Edition. 

Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger, Boston: Focal Press, 2004. Fourth Edition. 

Writing, Directing and Producting Documentary Films and Videos by Alan Rosenthal, 4th Edition, Southern Illinois University Press, 2007. 

The Hollywood Job-Hunter’s Survival Guide by Hugh Taylor. 

The People and Process of Film and Video Production from Low Budget to High Budget by Lorene M. Wales, Boston: Pearson, 2005. 

Shaking the Money Tree, 2nd Edition: How to Get Grants and Donations for Film and Video by Morrie Warshawski, Michael Wiese Productions, 2003. 

Film and Video Budgets, Revised and Updated by Michael Wiese and Deke Simon, Michael Wiese Productions, 2006.