Here's another perfect example of using guerrilla creativity to great end effect...my friend and all around film/video tech guy, Sean Charlesworth, has just put out an exclusive line of jewelry aimed at film and photo enthusiasts.Not only are these funky well-made boutique-quality pieces, but they a...read more
Here's a revolutionary and very promising development for Down and Dirty filmmakers with an HD jones and a low budget...a digital Nikon S.L.R. camera that that takes 12.3 megapixel stills that can also record 1024 x 720 24P HD video all for only $1000.00...Let me just let that part sink in for a min...read more
"As one might guess from the emphatic title of his book, The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide author Anthony Q. Artis is more than just a filmmaker, teacher and writer — he’s a sort of DV evangelist, a man on a mission to educate everyone about the benefits of digital production and postprodu...read more
As filmmakers whenever one of our friends makes a big move, we always joke with one another saying something like, "Now I can say I knew you before you were big and famous." Well, every so often it really does end up ringing true.Such is the case with my one-time fellow NYU colleague, Arun Chaudhary...read more
As I write this I'm working on a longer post that involves political media, but this story concerns unfolding events that go directly to the core of my next post on the topic of the power of social and political media. I'll let the clips stand on their own for now and put them into context as they ...read more
Once again I will be rolling out some new premium seminar material at B&H Superstore Event Space in midtown Manhattan. This time up I will be giving a thoroughly engaging Interview Bootcamp. See event description below:Down and Dirty DV's Interview Bootcamp - Weds. Aug. 6th - 11am -2pmCome jo...read more