Anthony Q. Artis The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide

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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 film making 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; and, how to pull off your vision in creative and cost-effective ways. It includes a bonus DVD with video and audio tutorials, interviews, bonus pages with forms and checklists, and more. With 500+ full color illustrations: this book shows you, not tells you.