Commando Tactics for Digital Filmmakers is packed with valuable insights for aspiring filmmakers and videographers to help make their next documentary, video shoot or short film truly successful.

Quotable excerpts include:

• “Good. Fast. Cheap. Pick two.”
• “Where is the light?”
• “Every camera move should have a reason.”
• “Time is either your best friend…or your worst enemy.”
• “If you tell a compelling story, they will watch.”
• “Facts go right to the head, but emotions go straight to the heart.”
• “Telling a good story well is the immovable pillar of non-fiction.”
• “A goal without a plan is just a wish.”
• “The best questions come from the previous answer.”
• “Adapt. Overcome. Improvise.”
• “No matter the size of your shoot, create a budget.”

Commando Tactics combines wit, wisdom, practical strategies and insider advice for digital filmmakers, videographers, production personnel and media students at any stage of their education, craft or career.

Each chapter also features sage observations and valuable suggestions from a host of notable producers & directors, plus professional camera & sound crew talking about topics such as storytelling, directing, planning, shooting, lighting, budgeting, teamwork and taboos.

•  179 pages •  CD-ROM •  PDF doc  (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)