Michael Wiese Productions

Michael Wiese Productions (MWP) was launched in San Francisco in 1976 primarily to produce films. After founder Michael Wiese self-published his first book, The Independent Film and Videomaker's Guide, which sold 50,000 copies, he wrote four more film books and eventually began publishing other authors' filmmaking and screenwriting books. The company describes itself as publishing the world's best-selling books for independent filmmakers and states it has published some 200 books, with bestsellers translated into 18 languages and used in over 700 film courses.

Michael Wiese Productions (MWP) was launched in San Francisco in 1976 primarily to produce films. After Michael Wiese was unable to find a publisher for his first book, The Independent Film and Videomaker's Guide, he self-published it; the book went on to sell 50,000 copies. Michael then wrote four other film books over the next few years and eventually started publishing other authors' filmmaking and screenwriting books. The company states that it is known worldwide and has published some 200 books, with some bestsellers translated into 18 languages and used in over 700 film courses, in the Hollywood studios and by emerging filmmakers.

The World's Best-Selling Books for Independent Filmmakers

• The Writer's Journey – 25th Anniversary Edition: Mythic Structure for Writers

• The Screenwriting Sensei: A Complete Guide to Writing Your First Script

• The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (3rd Ed)

• Immersive Storytelling for Real and Imagined Worlds: A Writer's Guide

1. 1Michael Wiese Productions – Best Filmmaking & Screenwriting Books Publishermwp.com
2. 2About Us – Michael Wiese Productionsmwp.com
3. 3Immersive Storytelling for Real and Imagined Worlds: A Writer’s Guide – Michael Wiese Productionsmwp.com
4. 4Michael Wiese Productionswikidata.org