Documentary and Corporate Video peeps check out my latest course on lynda.com "Video Interview Techniques". This is a full 2 hour course on all the technical, practical and logistical aspects of shooting and conducting interviews on camera. In this course I share with you many tips that I personal...read more
(Photo courtesy of Earthworks) A few different people have recently asked me about the viability of making money making a documentary film. (After I stopped laughing) I basically told them that there are many great reasons to make a documentary and "making money" didn't even make the top 20. ...read more
This is the first batch in a series of Double7Images signature BioCasts that we were commissioned to create for the fabled Film and TV Program at Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, alma mater to the likes of Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Todd Phillips, Oliver Stone and many more. The objective was to c...read more
For a limited time only, I'm BETA-testing with making some of the premium Indie Film Boot Camp 6-DVD Deluxe Set content available a la carte on a pay-per-view basis. So instead of owning the DVD, you can "rent" it via streaming video for 72 hours. Even though it's easily worth double the bargain ...read more
Photo by: Ricardodiaz11 Peeps and peepettes, in case you missed them just wanted to point out a bunch of filmmaking articles I have up on the FREE site MasteringFilm.com. Not only will you find articles by me, but also some of the hottest film book authors in the game all courtesy of Focal Press....read more
A new Current TV series will discuss "The 5o Greatest Docs to See Before You Die" with the filmmakers that made them, starting next week Tues. Aug. 2nd. ...read more
Last week the film world saw two filmmaking related deaths, as mentioned on last Wednesday's Double Down Film Show. Both are tragedies that shake us up and make us remember how important safety on set is. Tim Hetherington, an American Documentarian/Journalist/Photographer was killed in Libya this w...read more
On the next Double Down Film Show, we’ll be talking to Mark Benjamin the co-executive producer and co-director of the riveting and popular Sundance Channel documentary series, Brick City, which has been described by TV Guide as “A real-life version of The Wire”… This gritty d...read more
The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide (Focal Press, Sept. 07) is out and getting very positive early reviews. If you want to get a sense of the flavor of the new book download the first few pages of Chapter 1 here:Chapter 1 - Preview (.pdf)Also check out this video clip from The Crazy Phat Bonus...read more