(Pictured above: Panasonic Lumix GH2) The following post is excerpted from the Image Control chapter of my brand-new book, The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide which is now shipping. (Please feel free to order a signed 400-page, 700-illustration, full-color copy directly from me here to hel...read more
The following post is excerpted from the Image Control chapter of my brand-new book, The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide which is now shipping. Intro I think there are equally compelling arguments both for and against shooting video on DSLR cameras. (DSLR = Digital Single Lens Reflex) I’ll...read more
If you shoot video as a freelance filmmaker, chances are high that you've had at least one client nightmare, so I thought I'd share this very funny spoof on the art of training your clients. It's an ebook/audiobook entitled How to Be a Better Client by the creative studio ID29 who clearly have an...read more
The long awaited follow up to my first book, The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide (the #1 documentary filmmaking book on Amazon.com), is about to drop and I am now taking discounted pre-orders right here, right now for "The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide". (Shipping starts December 14,...read more
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
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