Steven D. Katz
Steven D. Katz, who shares his time between Los Angeles, New York and Beijing, is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. He is also the author of Shot by Shot, the now classic text on cinematic style and technique.
Author’s books
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Bulletproof: Writing Scripts that Don't Get Shot Down
Shoot Like Scorsese: The Visual Secrets of Shock, Elegance, and Extreme Character
You Can Act on Camera: Insider Tips for Delivering a Great Performance Every Time
The Short: Personal Writing Tools to Free the Imagination
The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
Onward & Upward: Reflections of a Joyful Life
The Invisible Cut: How Editors Make Movie Magic
The Defining Moment: How Writers and Actors Build Characters
Reality TV: An Insider's Guide to TV's Hottest Market (2nd Edition)
Getting It Done: The Ultimate Production Assistant Guide
Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden Age
The Director's Six Senses: An Innovative Approach to Developing Your Filmmaking Skills
Do the Right Thing: Five Screenplays that Embrace Diversity
Post-Cinema: The Age of AI
The Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks the Rules: A Guide for the Rebel Writer
The Total FilmMaker
Make Film History: Rewrite, Reshoot, and Recut the World's Greatest Films
39 Steps to Better Screenwriting: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Screenplay (Kindle Edition)
Between the Scenes: What Every Film Director, Writer, and Editor Should Know About Scene Transitions
Notes to Screenwriters: Advancing Your Story, Screenplay, and Career With Whatever Hollywood Throws at You
Hollywood Game Plan: How to Land a Job in Film, TV and Digital Entertainment
Transitions: A Director’s Journey and Motivational Handbook
The Authentic Actor: The Art and Business of Being Yourself
Shooting Better Movies: The Student Filmmakers' Guide
Shoot from the Heart: Successful Filmmaking from a Sundance Rebel
Rewrite: A Step-by-Step Guide to Strengthen Structure, Characters, and Drama in your Screenplay (2nd Edition)
A Sense of Dread: Getting Under the Skin of Horror Screenwriting
Getting It Write: An Insider’s Guide to a Screenwriting Career
The Woman in the Story (2nd Edition)
Immersive Storytelling for Real and Imagined Worlds: A Writer's Guide
Film Production Management 101: Production Management and Coordination in an Era of The Respectful Workplace and Sustainable Practices
Cut by Cut: Editing your Film or Video (2nd Edition)
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion (2nd Edition)