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pSo you want to make a documentary, but think you don't have a lot of time, money, or experience? It's time to get down and dirty! Down and dirty is a filmmaking mindset. It's the mentality that forces you to be creative with your resources. It's about doing more with less. Get started NOW with this book and DVD set, a one-stop shop written by a guerrilla filmmaker, for guerrilla filmmakers. You will learn how to make your project better, faster, and cheaper. The pages are crammed with 500 full-color pictures, tips from the pros, resources, checklists and charts, making it easy to find what you need fast. bThe DVD includes:/b * Video and audio tutorials, useful forms, and interviews with leading documentary filmmakers like Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens), Sam Pollard (4 Little Girls), and others * 50+ Crazy Phat Bonus pages with jump start charts, online resources, releases, storyboards, checklists, equipment guides, and shooting procedures Here's just a small sampling of what's inside the book: * Putting together a crew * Choosing a camera * New HDV and 24P cameras * Shooting in rough neighborhoods * Interview skills and techniques * 10 ways to lower your budget * Common production forms/p pNote: if you purchased an ebook version of iThe Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide/i, the material from the DVD packaged with the print version of the book is now available on a website. Please visit: http://booksite.focalpress.com/companion/9780240809359//p brbr* Pull off your vision in creative and cost-effective waysbr* Bonus DVD with video and audio tutorials, interviews, bonus pages with forms and checklists, and morebr* 500+ full color illustrations: this book shows you, not tells you, how it's done
