What’s the best way for a documentary filmmaker to get started?
(The answer: shut up and shoot)
To anyone who wants to make a documentary but doesn’t have a lot of time, money, or experience, Anthony Artis says: "It’s time to get down and dirty!"—a filmmaking mentality that teaches filmmakers how to be creative with their resources and do more with less. Written by a guerrilla filmmaker for guerrilla filmmakers, this all new edition of a bestselling classic doesn’t just tell filmmakers, it shows them how to make their projects better, faster, and cheaper and has been updated to include:
- Fresh coverage of DSLR cameras, new lighting gear, visual storytelling, postproduction techniques, and distribution in an online era.
- 500+ full color illustration, timesaving tips, and practical input from filmmakers that you can immediately apply to your own projects
- New sections on fundraising, choosing lenses, shooting internationally, the 4K format, shooting on iPhones, previsualization, wireless microphones, dolly and slider shots, staging remote interviews, transcripts, and more
- A bonus website with video and audio tutorials, interviews with filmmakers, storyboards, releases, equipment guides, and checklists
Documentary filmmakers will be able to hustle up a winning documentary crew and choose the right equipment for the job; learn to shoot more polished, professional-looking footage and interviews on any budget, any camera, any time; Plan through all the obstacles, avoid common filmmaking pitfalls and tighten their lighting, audio, and visual storytelling skills before they hit the streets.
Visit the book page at: http://bit.ly/1lElgYR
About the Author
Anthony Q. Artis is a 20-year veteran of the film and TV industry whose features and TV shows have screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, the IFP Market, Slamdance, and Cinequest, as well as on MTV and the Independent Film Channel. He has worked profes-sionally in positions as diverse as producer, gaffer, and cinematographer, and survived more low-budget shoots than he cares to admit. He remains an active filmmaker, Ad-junct Professor of film and TV at NYU and is the author of the bestselling Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide (2007), The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide (2010) and numerous filmmaking courses on Lynda.com.
Some strong praise for the book
"A superb addition to the 'how to' subsection of your library, Artis' tome is concise, while containing useful, accessible information on every aspect of documentary filmmaking, all with a doggedly hands-on attitude. Five stars." - Empire Magazine
"I vouch for this book… extremely helpful for the newborn documentary filmmaker."
-Albert Maysles, Grey Gardens, Salesman, Gimme Shelter
A video clip of Anthony Artis describing how to conduct a documentary interview: http://youtu.be/Lj3VzkWAKsA
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