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Film Books
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A few weeks ago the Grammatico family of Michigan reached out to me to share their filmmaking experience with my Shut Up and Shoot series of filmmaking guide books. I was so impressed with the story and work of 14-year old filmmaker Cruce Grammatico that he inspired me to start a new case-study bl...read more
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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
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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
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(Above: Scene from Dee Reese's Pariah as "painted" by D.P., Bradford Young) This week while teaching interview lighting techniques to the documentary classes at NYU I began discussing the use of color as yet another element of storytelling and thought I would extend that conversation to this blog, b...read more
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Check out this funny (but sadly all-too-true) trailer from my fellow Focal author Daryl Goldberg promoting his new book, First Time Filmmaker F*ck Ups. I can definitely relate to some of these, but I won't say which ones. How 'bout you? Be honest, you've done at least one of these things along ...read more
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My new book came out just as the holidays were winding up, so the first reviews are just starting to roll in. Here's a review of The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide from Graham Cooling a writer for Focus Film and Photography based out the U.K.: The Focus Project's Book Review As you know ...read more
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The following post is excerpted from the Handling Ya Business chapter of my brand-new book, The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide, which is now shipping. You can download more FREE sample content from the book at the link above. If you like what you read, please feel free to order a signed...read more
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I don't know about y'all, but I am a 100% complete sap for Christmas - especially Christmas movies. I'm not at all too macho or embarrassed to admit that I still get all warm and fuzzy and teary-eyed every single time I watch Miracle on 34th Street (the original B&W version, not the bastardize...read more
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I was just interviewed about The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide on The Exchange with Aaron Myers. As many people as I've interviewed, big and small, I personally always find it very nerve-racking to be the one answering questions live. Nevertheless, I had fun gave a few shout-outs and still...read more
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I've weighed in on both sides of the DSLR debate in my last two posts and moreso than many other things I've discussed in the realm of filmmaking this seems to be a hot-button issue with many people judging from the all comments I've gotten here and on Facebook. DSLR camera's seem to be something ...read more