By
Anthony Artis, Anthony Artis is a 15-year veteran of the film and TV industry whose features and shows have been screened at the Tribeca Film Festival,
the IFP Feature Market, Slamdance, and on MTV. He is the manager of the Film and TV Production Center at New York University's renowned
film school.
Anthony Artis, Anthony Artis is a 15-year veteran of the film and TV industry whose features and shows have been screened at the Tribeca Film Festival,
the IFP Feature Market, Slamdance, and on MTV. He is the manager of the Film and TV Production Center at New York University's renowned
film school.
Description
So you want to make a documentary, but think you don't have a lot of time, money, or experience? It's time to get down and dirty! Down
and dirty is a filmmaking mindset. It's the mentality that forces you to be creative with your resources. It's about doing more with
less. Get started NOW with this book and DVD set, a one-stop shop written by a guerrilla filmmaker, for guerrilla filmmakers. You will
learn how to make your project better, faster, and cheaper. The pages are crammed with 500 full-color pictures, tips from the pros, resources,
checklists and charts, making it easy to find what you need fast.
The DVD includes:
* Video and audio tutorials,
useful forms, and interviews with leading documentary filmmakers like Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens), Sam Pollard (4 Little Girls), and
others
* 50+ Crazy Phat Bonus pages with jump start charts, online resources, releases, storyboards, checklists, equipment guides,
and shooting procedures
Here's just a small sampling of what's inside the book:
* Putting together a crew
* Choosing a camera
*
New HDV and 24P cameras
* Shooting in rough neighborhoods
* Interview skills and techniques
* 10 ways to lower your budget
*
Common production forms
Note: if you purchased an ebook version of
The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide, the material
from the DVD packaged with the print version of the book is now available on a website. Please visit: http://booksite.focalpress.com/companion/9780240809359/
Audience:
Beginners and amateurs with a digital video camera and the desire to tell a story.
