A solid resource on this is Nancy Schreiber ASC’s course on creating look books. It walks through how professionals develop visual references during pre-production:
https://www.studentfilmmakers.com/courses/nancy-schreiber-asc-how-to-create-look-books/
(On-demand, $49)
Update, November 2026
Nancy Schreiber, ASC's course on creating look books walks through how professionals build visual references for a film. It's a great pre-production resource.
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https://www.studentfilmmakers.com/courses/nancy-schreiber-asc-how-to-create-look-books/
(On-demand, $49)
Update, November 2026
Nancy Schreiber, ASC's course on creating look books walks through how professionals build visual references for a film. It's a great pre-production resource.
Keep learning with StudentFilmmakers
Sign up free at StudentFilmmakers.com to get invitations to our free live webinars with ASC cinematographers, directors and editors, and watch on-demand master classes anytime at studentfilmmakers.com/courses.

