Advisory literature

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Within the framework of the amateur film movement, a veritable promotion and marketing system was created, with the state advisory bodies “Centralna Poradnia Amatorskiego Ruchu Artystycznego” (Central Advisory Board for the Amateur Artistic Movement) CPARA or with “Centralny Ośrodek Metodyki Upowszechniania Kultury” (Central Methodological Office for the Dissemination of Culture) COK, state organs whose tasks included, among others, the publication of several editions of instructional literature ranging from technique to the practice of filmmaking itself to aesthetics and dramaturgy. included the publication of several editions of instructional literature, from technology to the practice of filmmaking itself to aesthetics and dramaturgy.
Specialized publishers such as Wydawnictwo Artystyczne i Filmowe (Publishing House for Cinematography) in Warsaw or national culture houses such as WDK Wrocław also published entire book series with guidebooks for film amateurs.