Seems like everyone is buzzing like bees over Canon DSLRs these days, us included. It is as if some sort of new technological renaissance has begun, with Canon seemingly merging two technically separate worlds and uniting them in the same fashion they’ve always existed in artistically. The still, motion pictures’ roots and video, where motion picture has been ever evolving, have made many leaps and bounds in the last year alone with advancements in mobility, portability and ease of use, while also raising the bar in what consumers, prosumers and professionals want out of an image.

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Beautiful stories are being told as the recent DSLR wave of filmmaking has taken viewers and filmmakers by storm!

C3Stories was no exception when the Canon 7D was used in the production of All Gifted: The Meet and Greet, then again with Pete Chatmon of Double 7 Film to do the post production of The Bridge: Velvet Rope: Girls’ Night Out, shot exclusively on the Canon 7D by Leyla Tatiana Rosario.

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This comes from the good folks over at TED. About this talk:

Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices — and how we feel about the choices we make. At TEDGlobal, she talks about both trivial choices (Coke v. Pepsi) and profound ones, and shares her groundbreaking research that has uncovered some surprising attitudes about our decisions.

Peep the note below to The Double Down Film Community. If you didn’t get the message directly, hurry up and Become a Fan of Us on Facebook! Read the note after the jump!

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At major conferences and institutions across the country, you would easily pay $200.00 or more for 8+ hours of hard-to-find info like this. It’s film school through the back door, and since it’s a recession, we’re giving you a great price so everyone can afford to invest in their filmmaking future. Thank us later.

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Check out the cover for the 6-DVD set of Indie Film Bootcamp! I won’t get all redundant, you can read the post below if you don’t know what’s up with this future classic. Save $30 if you pre-order today!

As I mentioned HERE earlier in the week, we are putting the final touches on our 6 DVD “Indie Film Bootcamp” Instructional Series. Just last night we got the first proofs of the DVDs and all is moving forward as planned. Pre-Order by June 30th and save $30 off the $129 price. You can’t beat that for more than 8 hours of content. Seminars include:

- Down and Dirty Filmmaking (Anthony Artis)
- How to Make a $1 Million Video…Without $1 Million (Benjamin Ahr Harrison)
- Documentary Interview Bootcamp (Anthony Artis)
- The Psychology and Technique of Directing (Pete Chatmon)
- Raising Funds & Pitching…Effectively (Pete Chatmon)
- How to Break Into the Industry (Anthony Artis)

Product will ship the first week in July.

We are putting the final touches on our 6 DVD “Indie Film Bootcamp” Instructional Series. The live event we did in NYC was a sold-out success. NOW we have a bit of extra content (including a 20 minute director’s commentary from yours truly over PREMIUM dailies) and it’s available for $30 off the $129 price if you order by June 30th.

Product will ship the first week in July.

The end of the month is approaching and it’s time yet again for New York’s #1 Monthly Film Industry Networking and Showcase Event! Click HERE for the Facebook RSVP + additional details. I’ll be showing an exclusive clip from my “The Psychology and Technique of Directing” seminar with commentary some exclusive clips that have never been seen before!

Full event breakdown after the jump for those of you without Facebook.

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I watch a good movie for entertainment purposes, though I never fail to deconstruct what works and what doesn’t. If they have a commentary on the DVD, I often watch the movie AGAIN immediately. Some call it OCD, I call it studying. I never got to do my own commentary for PREMIUM, and now I’ve made up for that with my seminar called “The Psychology and Technique of Directing”. It’s part of a 6-DVD Set from our Indie Film Bootcamp presentation and trust me when I tell you, the information packed into this volume will save you a lot of time, a bundle of money, and many mistakes that could certainly derail your career before the train ever gets going.

At this month’s SHORT SHORTS I’ll be giving a little preview you won’t want to miss. FACEBOOK RSVP HERE.

And go ahead and buy your DVD now! Click here and scroll to the bottom to pre-order!