Learn about film making?

Question by TK@NY: Learn about film making?
I’m trying to look for a new career path. I have a passion for movies and tv/media stuff like that. I recently transferred schools and going to major in film and media studies. But I want to learn more about the actual hands on stuff. You know the techniques and equipment used. I hear that you can learn this stuff on your own first then get hands on experience later. Any ideas on how to start this? What books to read? maybe websites that will help?

Best answer:

Answer by Grunge
Check out some of these websites:

http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Movies/Filmmaking/FAQs%2C_Help%2C_and_Tutorials/

http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Movies/Organizations/Filmmaking/

And these books:
Katz, Ephraim (2005). The Film Encyclopedia (5ed). Collins. ISBN 0-06-074214-3
Steiff, Josef (2005). The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Independent Filmmaking. Alpha Books
Film Sound: Theory and Practice, Edited by Elisabeth Weis and John Belton, Columbia University Press (1985)

Read the trade journals for the field you want to specialize in. That is, for cinematography, read American Cinematographer magazine. For special effects, read Cinefex magazine. For acting, read Backstage West. And, of course, to become a studio executive, you need to read Weekly Variety or Hollywood Reporter.

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