Archive :
October 2011
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(AP File Photo) Just saw this posted by our friends at Shadow and Act and had to share also. This man is one of my inspirations. Shortly after seeing "Do the Right Thing", I officially switched my major to filmmaking and never looked back...Listen and learn. ...read more
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Just a quick shout-out for anyone who wants to help my long time fan, friend and guest blogger for Down and Dirty DV, Christa Boarini, complete her intriguing doc about the real-life kidnapping of her mother in Guatemala. (I put my money where my mouth is and already pledged.) Click HERE to pledge...read more
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My old school friend Alex Houston of Fiat Lux Productions has been working on a documentary project about amputee snowboarders for some time now (He also gives some great advice on sports shooting in my new book.) This bonified sport just got rejected from the Paralympics. Peep this video for how yo...read more
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It’s all about Production Workflow on this episode of the Double Down Film Show. In another one our special "keynote addresses", we’re going to walk you through all the physical steps of production from load-in to returning the equipment. We'll share with you all of our insights, practical tip...read more
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- Tags: Film How To, Film Production
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Wondering what type of practical real-world info is in the Indie Film Boot Camp 6-DVD Set? Ask no more, here's a sneak peek: Description: What good is a great idea if it never gets off the page? Raising money is the hardest part of filmmaking at every level, nevertheless, we all leave re...read more
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This episode of the Double Down Film Show is all about the art of storytelling with author/editor Norm Hollyn. Norm was the editor of Heathers and the tv series Wild Palms and a music editor on The Cotton Club and Fame among dozens of other features and tv show credits. Norm is also an Associat...read more
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On this episode of The Double Down Film Show co-hosts Pete Chatmon and Anthony Artis will discuss the State of Black Cinema with filmmaker and blogger, Tambay Obenson. Tambay is the director of the indie film “Beautiful Things” and the founding blogger of Shadow and Act which is part of the Indi...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: Tambay Obenson
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A few week's back, I mentioned that South Park and Book of Mormon creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker stopped by my workplace at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, to speak to a group of Freshmen students in our Storytelling Strategies class. (To be clear they stopped by the building and not by my des...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: Book of Mormon, Matt Stone, South Park, Trey Parker
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Like it or not, the day is soon coming that will mark "The Death of Film". Since the age of DV began more than a decade ago, digital video technology and tools have been getting better and better and is in more wide use, while at the exact same time film technology and usage has been stagnant on a...read more
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Moreso than any other single person, the visions of Steve Jobs impacted my life and business in ways that I couldn't even imagine at the time. The films, books, websites, podcasts and DVD's I've created over the years have all been created on Apple products. My vision for my first book, The Shut ...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: Apple, Steve Jobs