Never Sleep with the Director: And 50 Other Ridiculous Film Rules (Ridiculous Design Rules)

‘ridiculous’ is a relative term, what is nonsense for one can be an important guideline for another. It is not about laying down the law. For each of the 51 rules covered in each book, Van Gaalen refers to quotes by famous fellow creators, who either think there’s something to the rule or have made a personal variation on it.