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# 4.6/5 star reader rating Insider film direction secrets Engaging conversational style Making Movies

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## Summary

> 🎥 Unlock the director’s playbook and make your movie magic happen!

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## Key Features

- • **Engaging & Accessible:** Written in a friendly, conversational tone that feels like a personal guide.
- • **Highly Acclaimed by Readers:** 4.6-star rating from over 1,600 film enthusiasts and professionals.
- • **Step-by-Step Filmmaking Journey:** Explore every stage from script read-through to final cut.
- • **Direct from a Legendary Director:** Sidney Lumet’s firsthand insights put you in the director’s chair.
- • **A Must-Have for Aspiring Filmmakers:** Gain rare knowledge that sets you apart in the creative industry.

## Overview

Making Movies by Sidney Lumet is a bestselling, highly rated book offering an intimate, step-by-step look at the filmmaking process from one of cinema’s greatest directors. Written in an engaging, conversational style, it reveals insider knowledge on directing, acting, and editing, making it essential reading for aspiring filmmakers and cinephiles alike.

## Description

Buy Making Movies by Lumet, Sidney (ISBN: 9780679756606) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: informative and very enjoyable - This is the most fascinating book currently available on how a movie is made. It is a pleasure to read a book by a world-famous director who is so down to earth and friendly. Sidney Lumet makes you feel that you are a friend, and he wants to put you in the know about what it's like to make a film. You couldnt ask for a more experienced guide, Lumet is one of the world's greatest directors and he knows all about it The book is very engagingly written, and conversational in style. It is divided into topics such as 'Actors', and 'Editing', and he takes you through every fascinating aspect of of making a movie from start to finish. Lumet vividly describes his own working day during shooting, and this is sometimes so realistic that you feel as if you are looking over the director's shoulder at significant moments during the job. Lumet knows just how to describe what happens. For example his description of the morning when the actors meet for the first read-through of the script is unforgettable. If you are in any way interested in how a major film gets made, you will probably enjoy this book enormously, it's a classic.
Review: Recommended book for budding film directors - Looking forward to reading the book. Recommended by a blind actor on the tube. So had to buy it

## Features

- Making Movies
- Brand: Vintage
- Product type: ABIS BOOK
- Language : English

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 206,668 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 238 in Film Direction & Production (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,631 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ informative and very enjoyable
*by S***Y on 1 October 2012*

This is the most fascinating book currently available on how a movie is made. It is a pleasure to read a book by a world-famous director who is so down to earth and friendly. Sidney Lumet makes you feel that you are a friend, and he wants to put you in the know about what it's like to make a film. You couldnt ask for a more experienced guide, Lumet is one of the world's greatest directors and he knows all about it The book is very engagingly written, and conversational in style. It is divided into topics such as 'Actors', and 'Editing', and he takes you through every fascinating aspect of of making a movie from start to finish. Lumet vividly describes his own working day during shooting, and this is sometimes so realistic that you feel as if you are looking over the director's shoulder at significant moments during the job. Lumet knows just how to describe what happens. For example his description of the morning when the actors meet for the first read-through of the script is unforgettable. If you are in any way interested in how a major film gets made, you will probably enjoy this book enormously, it's a classic.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Recommended book for budding film directors
*by A***N on 9 December 2025*

Looking forward to reading the book. Recommended by a blind actor on the tube. So had to buy it

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book
*by A***R on 23 January 2019*

Good book, but I was surprised to discover coloured highlighter pens had been used extensively on it. There was no mention of that in the description. But it's all still readable, so I'm not complaining. Grumbling a little bit, but not complaining. (I'm English, I can't help myself) Thank you.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Making Movies
- In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing, 2nd Edition
- On Directing Film

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