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	• The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide: A Down & Dirty DV Production Anthony Q. Artis Focal Press, 2007 - 296 pages average customer review:based on 19 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

so glad to have found your Book

So far i have only watched the DVD (excellent tips and resources) and emailed anthony (he wrote right back)...can't wait to get started.

and looking forward to learning more from him
very accessible and clear ....what a great find.

he really makes you feel like anything is possible..very positive
I'm digging into a whole new world

thank you Anthony

A Delight to Read

The author has created an extremely useful introduction to the art and business of making documentary videos, but the information presented makes it useful for those wanting to make a narrative video as well. I was struck by the gorgeous visual presentation of this book, which must be an example of his video making style as well. I purchased a permanent marker to underline important sentences but I quickly abandoned the project as I was underlining every other sentence. What a user-friendly, nuts-and-bolts manual for the first time filmmaker---I recommend it unreservedly.

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Want to do video? Shut up and buy this book!

This might be the best "quick start" guide you're likely to find on any subject.

Anthony Artis' knows video and he knows how to teach. More important, he knows how to get even a rank beginner out into the field and started shooting video. Artis' writing is sharp, clear, direct and street-wise with a touch of warmth and humor. Reading "Shut Up and Shoot" is like a long conversation with a smart friend who knows all about how to shoot video.

If you're already an experienced shooter, read this book anyway. Artis will make you a better shooter than you are now.

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Great "How-to" "First Time" Book !!

This is the book that I was looking for, for a long time on how to do a Documentary. I like the step-by-step process that he takes you through.
I also like the section on equipment recommendations.
I highly recommend it.

A Very Good Starter

I bought this guide for my 14 year old son who made his first documentary 'One Light' without any experience or knowledge at 13. He wants a bit more professional production this time in a small budget and after spending a lot of time looking for a reasonable Film making camps for teens we resorted to self learning for him and came across this guide and I am very happy about it.

He has learnt quite a bit from it. I think it is a great beginer's reference guide and covers almost all aspects of DIY project.It is simple enough for him to read and incorporate the pointers for his next production plan.

This guide could be supplemented with another book that covers developing story and plot in more depth.

Gurmeet

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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 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

* Pull off your vision in creative and cost-effective ways
* Bonus DVD with video and audio tutorials, interviews, bonus pages with forms and checklists, and more
* 500+ full color illustrations: this book shows you, not tells you

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