A few weeks ago I received a very nice thank you letter from Deborah Grammatico, who has been using my Shut Up and Shoot filmmaking guides to help her son, Cruce, learn filmmaking. Since I first published The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide in 2007, I've received many such letters from all ...read more
In the latest review of The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide, The Studio Daily Blog, the people behind Film & Video, Studio Monthly and FilmFest websites declare it to to be: "... a straightforward, densely packed compendium of wisdom on video production...here’s a book br...read more
Another week and there's another review out on my new book, The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide. Despite the title that refers to the book's focus on the specific freelance video genres - marketing videos, wedding videos, music videos and live events - most of the advice on shooting, light...read more
The reviews are coming in for my new book The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide, the sequel to my first film book and the early buzz is very good. After reviewing the book L.A. Splash magazine contacted me for an interview. I spoke with them for over an hour about learning the craft of fil...read more
The Digital Hippo website just posted the first in-depth review of The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide and I couldn't be more pleased. Not just because it's a good review, but moreso because the review cited all the things I was really struggling to get right in crafting the content, tone ...read more
If you are an indie filmmaker working towards your first feature, you can't afford not to read this hot new book. Check back here for our exclusive Double Down Film Show interview with co-author Marketing and Publicity expert, Sheri Candler, when it's released this September. ...read more
Barry Hampe, the author of the documentary book, Making Documentary Films and Videos (2nd. Edition) gave his endorsement of The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide in a post on the International Documentary Association's website, Documentary.org .I should take this occasion to return the favor and p...read more
Check out the latest review for Down and Dirty DV's runaway hit film book, The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide, in the current issue of MovieScope magazine.Thanks again for everyone's continued support of Down and Dirty DV. Your purchase of our premium products allows us to put out even more F...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