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To aid you in your film/tv/playwriting quest, we've assembled several of our favorite movies and filmmaking books below. And remember: When you order from us, you're not only getting great resources -- you're helping us keep those family and kid-friendly movies and shows coming! Plus, you'll automatically receive a "coupon" for 25 percent off your next purchase from us.

VIDEOS                                                BOOKS
          one day in may                             The  Art of Adaptation 
  A Vow to Cherish                             The Writer's Journey
      Shadowlands                       Reflections on the Movies
   The Hiding Place                          The Seductive Image
Chariots of Fire                                    Roaring Lambs
 un dia en mayo                                          Playwriting 

For example...if you want to option stories for film, you'll need at least two things: a good entertainment attorney and:

 THE ART OF ADAPTATION
Turning Fact and Fiction into Film
By Linda Seger

Without a doubt, this is one of the best books on the market for turning a true story into one worthy of the stage or screen. Seger's credits are long: She's been a story consultant for TV and film production companies around the globe -- and her book shows it. With the skill of a surgeon, she carefully dissects the intricacies of adaptation, from optioning your first piece, to trimming extraneous characters and sub plots and weaving a compelling story line. With fascinating case studies of such successfully adapted works as Field of Dreams and Driving Miss Daisy, this book isn't just readable and practical -- it's an inspiration. 

Think of a "dream team" of artists assembled with the goal of sharing the why and how of serving our Creator through creative endeavor, and you've got the flavor of:

IT WAS GOOD
Making Art to the Glory of God
By Various Authors

With insightful essays written by 12 authors, including famed songwriter/producer Charlie Peacock-Ashworth, Makoto Fujimura, founder of the International Arts Movement and Tim Keller, Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, this book demands your complete attention. Spiritual, scholarly, yet often practical, you'll be challenged to meditate on each perspective -- and prayerfully consider ways to incorporate the authors' learning and approaches into your cinematic vision.

Headed to Hollywood? Don't go until you read: 

THE SEDUCTIVE IMAGE
Cinema & The Christian Faith 
By K. Lloyd Billingsley

With flair, wry humor and insight, Billingsley offers a sobering assessment of the challenges facing those with a desire to impact culture through film. He's a little too tough on World Wide Pictures for our tastes, but Billingsley's chapter on "religion and movies" should be required reading for aspiring film majors. (And, at the very least, will help you compile a great list of  films to study -- both for examples on how to handle the topic and how Hollywood usually handles it.) The Seductive Image remains a savvy, knowing look at Tinseltown's ways, truisms and lies. 

If you're looking for a great introduction to writing for the stage, we strongly recommend:

PLAYWRITING
A Study in Choices and Challenges 
by Paul McCusker

A writer, director and producer for Focus on the Family's excellent Adventure in Odyssey radio series, he's packed this slim, easy-to-read volume with great spiritual and dramatic truths and how-to writing advice. But before he really starts teaching, McCusker does a little preaching to those who aspire to serve the Lord through theater. Instead of creating "cardboard characters" that mouth moral platitudes or "sermons thinly disguised as stories," he challenges Christians to write truthfully. And when we do so, he makes the case that people will be even more willing to listen to the Gospel message.  "The difference between art and propaganda, or art and commercials...(is that) art must not merely inform but open our hearts and imaginations," says McCusker. The story and character brainstorming techniques alone are worth the book's price.

Of all the screenwriting books we've seen over the years, one stands out among the rest. It's called: 

The Writer's Journey
by Chris Vogler

From the book cover: "Writers are storytellers. The best of them have used the principles of myth to create masterful stories that are dramatic, entertaining and psychologically true...Writers will discover step-by-step guidelines for structuring plots and creating realistic characters. Innovative exercises help writers troubleshoot and improve their own work..." 

Based on the work of Joseph Campbell, The Writer's Journey is not only a great guide to screen and play writing and story telling, but it also provides insight into the ideas that shape Hollywood's dream factory. 

"Can we discern God's voice in the modern parables of film?" author/ screenwriter Ken Gire says yes in:

Reflections on the Movies
Hearing God in the Unlikeliest of Places
By Ken Gire

From the back cover: "Stories. Be it a parable of Jesus, a C.S. Lewis fantasy, or a movie such as Saving Private Ryan, stories have been around since Creation, a means of both education and entertainment. By far, our favorite way to listen to a story today is at the movies, whether in a theater or a family room..."Can we discern God's voice in the modern parables of film?
Yes, it is there, sometimes loud and crystal-clear, sometimes barely a whisper, sometimes even despite the filmmaker's intent..."

If your passion for ministry through arts and drama needs to be ignited -- or re-ignited -- you've got to check out: 

ROARING LAMBS
A Gentle Plan to Radically Change Your World
By Bob Briner

Among other hard questions Briner asks: Where are the Christian film and television writers? Why aren't Hollywood and Madison Avenue considered mission fields? Roaring Lambs' message is more urgent and important than ever as our cynical, media saturated society slides toward disaster. 

VIDEOS

 One day, when  we're a bigger company, we'll probably offer more videos than the ones listed here. (Perhaps in the studio store of our international  headquarters.) But our criteria for selecting them will be same: Excellent stories and acting that help convey the power and challenges of living the Christian life. 

The first is our own film:

one day in may 
Produced by Double-Edged Entertainment, LLC

The story: A college senior must overcome shame and betrayal to fight for the life of his girlfriend's unborn baby. Winner of the award for "Most Creative Story Line" at the WYSIWYG Film Fest, one day in may stars Maria Bellantoni, John-Paul Lavoisier and Chrisie Penna. 

We include it, naturally, because we produced it(!) But also because we hope it inspires other indie filmmakers to address important topics from a Christian perspective. Not only that, we want to demonstrate what can be done on an extremely limited budget. We only wish Alfred Hitchcock -- the true master of low budget filmmaking -- were around to  take a look. 

The next video we offer rates as perhaps the most touching, true-to-life story of all time. It's called:

A Vow to Cherish
Produced by World Wide Pictures

From the back cover: "A Vow to Cherish is the deeply moving love story of John and Ellen Brighton. Together, they face a merciless illness that will either confirm their love or destroy their marriage...A Vow to Cherish illustrates the importance of living by godly principles in front of a world searching for answers."

If this film doesn't make you cry, you should probably check your pulse to make sure you still have one!

Hollywood often struggles when tackling Christian themes and stories, but this one is as good as they get. We're talking about : 

Shadowlands

From the back cover: "Based on a true story, C.S. Lewis (Anthony Hopkins) is a world-renowned writer and professor. Unmarried, he leads a gentleman's life filled by intellectual pursuits...until he meets Joy Gresham (Debra Winger). Joy is a feisty, abrasive New York divorcee who's sharp-edged, no-nonsense attitude takes Lewis by surprise..."

(Don't want to spoil it for you, but it's another tear-jerker.)

Long before Schindler's List, World Wide Pictures produced a remarkable World War II saga that you've got to see called:

The Hiding Place

From the back cover: "Based on the true story that has captivated 8,000,000 readers, The Hiding Place is one of the most extraordinary stories to come out of World War II. Filmed in Holland and other authentic European locations, the film traces the lives of Corrie ten Boom, her father, and sister Betsie, from the quiet years before World War II, to their work on the 'underground' in helping save the lives of countless Jewish families..."