The Art of Making It Happen on the Next Double Down Film Show

This Wednesday, May 6th at 9pm E.S.T. on an all-new Double Down Film Show we’ll take a look at Line Producers and Unit Production Managers with Producer/Unit Production Manager, Brent Morris.

Brent Co-Produced Rob Zombie’s horror hit, The Devil’s Rejects, as well as the film, Monster starring Academy Award-winner Charlize Theron. He has worked as a producer and/or UPM on many other indie films through the years including, Smoke Signals, American Gun, and The Grand just to name a few.

The writers and directors dream it up, but these professionals actually make it happen. From scheduling and budgeting to everyday production logistics, we’ll break down the art and craft of “making it happen”. Only on the Double Down Film Show...the back door to film school is now open.

The Double Down Film Show...Filmmaking Reality Starts Here!

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Music Video Contest

NYC based indie hip hop record label, Crown Digital Records, will be holding their First Ever Music Video Contest for Mr. Ozwald's single A Night To Remember, with a $1,000 grand prize offering.

The contest will run from May 1st - June 5th, features a prize of $1,000 and local guest judges Joe Rosati, Late Night host of Z100 and Peter Shankman of Help a Reporter Out, who will help choose and name a winner.

All contest details are available here:
http://crowndigitalrecords.com/blog/?page_id=107

This Is How You Do a Video in One Take!

How do you make a hot-ass music video on a low budget with just one take? Easy- just use talent, creativity and hustle - The Down and Dirty formula. Sometimes less is more.

Check out hip-hop artist, Nyle, performance in this live music video remake of Lil' Wayne's "Let the Beat Build" done by film and music students at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and Clive Davis Institute for recorded music.

It was filmed in one take, with audio being recorded simultaneously with the film. The video features Nyle (www.nyleraps.com) and is produced by Last Pictures (www.last-pictures.com) and 194 Recordings (www.myspace.com/194recordings)

It's been burnin' up the internet video sites for a few days now. I haven't been through the Clive Davis School yet, but can see that a visit is long overdue. Y'all are doin' ya damn thang over there. Congrats on the video and looking forward to seeing more of your work.

UPDATE: Read the New York Magazine article on the video.

Nyle "Let The Beat Build" from Nyle on Vimeo.

Special thanx to Tahir Jetter for the tip!

Tonight - Weds. April 29th - on The Double Down Film Show

Tonight on a special EXPANDED edition of The Double Down Film Show we'll be sharing a private webinar originally given for Turn Here Productions that gives some key tips and tricks to documentary and corporate production.

• How do you get good documentary "performances" from "real people"?
• What can you do in low light situations?
• What are some of the most helpful tools for doc filmmakers?
• What's a "ghetto light kit"?

The answers to these questions (and much more) will be revealed tonight in a special hour and a half episode as show co-host, Anthony Q. Artis, will expand on the info in his best-selling book, The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide.

Join in the chat room to have your doc production questions answered live. Call in questions after the webinar- time permitting.

The Double Down Film Show...Filmmaking Reality Starts Here!

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Tonight - Weds. April 15th - on The Double Down Film Show:

Creating compelling images is only one element of the filmmaking process, so tonight on the Double Down Film Show it's all about showing love to audio. In another double-header we will have two special guests who specialize in making films sound better.

First up is renowned jazz pianist and composer, Eric Lewis aka "Elew", who has scored the soundtracks to Premium, Four Seasons Lodge, and provided additional music to The Great Debaters, not to mention burning up the keys at major music venues from New York City to Sundance to Milan and everywhere in between. We'll delve into some specifics on how to hire and work with composers as well as how music can be used to more effectively create emotion and engage your audience in a story.

After that, we'll talk about audio post production with Peter Levin founding partner of Splash Studios who mixed Shelter, Dark Days, Hell House and web spots for BMW amongst many other feature and broadcast projects through the years. Topics dicussed will include how to hire a sound designer, prep for mix, and the unique contribution of sound fx and audio sweetening to the overall professional quality of a project.

Also, tonight we will be giving away to one lucky listener a full copy of the brand new instructional double DVD set, Down and Dirty DV's Audio Crash Course, a $99.00 value!

The Double Down Film Show...Filmmaking Reality Starts Here!

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Emerging Filmmakers to Watch on The Double Down Film Show - Tonight!

Tonight - Weds. April 8th - on The Double Down Film Show:

On the next Double Down Film Show we'll examine the conundrum of achieving high production value with limited resources with some emerging filmmakers who are creating considerable buzz with their latest projects.

Rashaad Ernesto Green is an actor turned filmmaker whose film, Premature, was recently screened on HBO and Starz and just took second place at the NYU First Run Film Festival last week. He was just named by Indiewire Magazine as one of "Ten Exciting New Voices in Black Cinema".



We'll also be speaking with Director, "Black Magic" Tim and D.P., Eric McClain of RVI Motion Media and Cyberstorm Digital about the secrets to their success in shooting the new low-budget big-action sci-fi series "Vector 2033" using the latest greenscreen and CGI technology.

Click link to: Watch the "Vector 2033" Trailer - Full Screen

Production Stills from "Vector 2033":

Create Your Own

The Double Down Film Show...Filmmaking Reality Starts Here!

Date / Time: Wednesday April 8 - 9pm-10pm

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A Lively Conversation w/ Outrageous Director Lloyd Kaufman - Tonight!

Tonight on The Double Down Film Show we’ll have a conversation with legendary modern B-movie director, Lloyd Kaufman. Co-founder and president of Troma Entertainment, arguably the longest-running independent film studio in the world.

Lloyd has operated outside of the studio system for more than 40 years, writing, directing and producing outrageous low-budget independent films that have influenced a generation of directors including Peter Jackson, Eli Roth and Quentin Tarantino. He also has an insightful and hilarious new film book out called, Direct Your Own Damn Movie.

FAIR WARNING: There WILL be some offensive content for everyone.

The Double Down Film Show…Filmmaking Reality Starts Here.

Date / Time: Wednesday April 1 - 9pm-10pm

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Ant's Interview on Mac Video

Check out filmmaker and fellow author of The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 6, Rick Young's interview with me on his very informative and resource-packed website MacVideo.TV.

(I look tired as hell 'cause I literally just finished teaching 8 hours of filmmaking seminars in about a 24-hour period at Boston's 19th Annual Pro Video Show, but that's just the way us guerrillas roll...then come back for more!)

Watch The Interview

The New Kids on the Filmmaking Block

I just wanted to tell you all about some filmmakers to watch. My man, Rashaad Ernesto Green, who's a grad film student here at NYU, just made the "official" list by Indiewire magazine of Ten Exciting New Voices in Black Cinema. His new film entitled, Premature, has recently screened on HBO (and may still be available on the HBO On Demand channel).

UPDATE: Premature is also screening at NYU's First Run Film Festival - Saturday, March 28 at 7:00pm.

Also on the same list is recent NYU grad, Dee Rees, who I've also previously profiled on this blog for her film, Pariah which was at Sundance last year. And although he was not included on indiewire's list, I'll give another quick shout out to Alrick Brown whose powerful latest film, US: A Love Story, is screening this week at NYU's First Run Film Festival this Sunday, March 29th at 5pm.

Brothas and sistas are out there doing their damn thing and I hope everyone else reading this is inspired to get over the obstacles (internal and otherwise), pick up a camera and do the same. The only thing that can really stop us now...is us.

Congrats and love to all three emerging filmmakers out there doing it, not just talking about it. I love it!

-Ant.

Trailer for Premature:

Sam Pollard on the Next Double Down Film Show

On the next Double Down Film Show, we’ll be having an in-depth discussion with veteran Oscar-nominated Editor/Producer Sam Pollard. Over 30 years, Sam has won both Emmy and Peabody awards for his work as an Editor and Producer on dozens of feature projects.

He is a frequent collaborator with director Spike Lee and has most notably edited 4 Little Girls, When the Levee’s Broke, Jungle Fever, Mo’ Better Blues, and many more quality thought-provoking films. We’ll be discussing Sam’s editing and producing process, the director/editor relationship, advice for aspiring editors and serving up more real-world practical filmmaking advice.

The Double Down Film Show…Filmmaking Reality Starts Here.

Date / Time: Wednesday March 25 - 9pm-10pm

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Clip from "When the Levees Broke" - Sam Pollard - Producer/Editor: