Here's a very brilliant and entertaining bit of filmmaking by Russian filmmaker, Ilya Naishuller, in the form of a an ultra-violent ultra-viral first-person shooter music video entitled "Bad Motherf***er". Apart from excellent stunt work and editing, this video is particularly notable in that it w...read more
A few weeks ago I posted a some very impressive (and funny) test footage shot by my man Jon Yi on Canon's brand-spanking-new-hasn't -even-shipped-yet-but-everybody-wants-it-camera the Canon EOS C300 which is available with your choice of an EF Lens Mount or a PL Lens Mount. A lot of you seemed to ...read more
At a recent dinner my good friend, Greg Payton, of C3 Stories showed me his OWLE Bubo iPhone handheld adapter. When I slipped my iPhone into the unit and felt the heft of the rock-solid aluminum molding, it made me rethink the iPhone as a video camera, or more accurately, it made me refeel the iPhon...read more
I grew up in Madonna's hey day, so feel like I've seen alot of what Lady Gaga's done already in one form or another. Which is not to say that I don't think she's a brilliant entertainer in her own right, just that she's following in the well-worn footsteps of the original pop music shock queen, Ma...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
Check out this dope new music video by my man Benjamin Ahr Harrison whose work I've profiled on this blog more than once. Ben's diverse music video work represents the essence of the Down and Dirty DV philosophy of skills over tools to achieve superior production value. Ben is also the music vi...read more