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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Michael W. Dean |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 2002 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mvd Visual |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, DVD-Video, NTSC |
| TYPE: | B&W and Color, Documentary, Earnest, English, Graphic & Applied Arts, Life in the Arts, Movie, Music, Music History, Passionate, Performance Art, Rousing, Stirring, Underdogs, Visual Arts |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| MPN: | DR-4347 |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 022891434795 |
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Customer Reviews of D.I.Y. Or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
Inspiring, Practical, and Entertaining Dean taps into the core of the punk rock DIY ethic by interviewing independent musicians, photographers, performance, print, film, and graphic artists. These artists are both entertaining and have profound things to say about independence, integrity and working outside of the "culture industry." The message is solid and inspiring while it isn't sugar-coated. A solid film and one to copy and share with your friends. (Its encouraged!)
A realistic review.
There seems to be a lot of misunderstandings about this Video / DVD.
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>First, part of the movie's title is "How to Survive as an independent artist" and i place an emphasis on the word SURVIVE. This video is not a guide for artists to get rich and famous in 15 minutes or less. If you are looking for hot tips on how to strike it golden, this ain't it.
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>This DVD is not a substitute for business school, it won't tell you how to start a record label or how to magically promote your art to make you famous.
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>What this video provides is an insightful and inspirational guide to artists looking for viable ways to make a living of what they love the most: their art.
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>Are you looking to get your music heard? why not find inspiration on Ian Mackaye, one of the fathers of hardcore rock music and the quintessential independent record company owner that has launched the career of countless punk and hardcore artists and paved the way for other independent punk labels such as Epitaph Records.
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>The artists interviewed on this DVD are not some of of Michael Dean's "completely unknown buddies", as some *completely* clueless reviewer put it, but well known artists such a Dave Brockie of metal shockcore GWAR, Jim Rose who's performed with his shock circus for hundreds of thousands of people on Lolapallooza festivals across the country. Photographer and filmmaker Richard Kern and performance artist / writer Lydia Lunch are fairly well known NYC underground artists around the world. Or how about producer / musician J. G. Thirlwell who at some point managed to get a record contract with Sony records and has released over seventeen full length albums including remixing artists like NIN and Marilyn Manson?
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>This DVD is a masterfully edited and conceived piece of work; low on slick Hollywood production effects but high on content and inspiration.
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>Quoting Ian Mackaye from the DVD, "you can't fail doing what you love", so any true artist will find a piece of this DVD in their artists' heart.
A realistic view of the artistic life
Portrayals of professional artists in American culture are often unrealistic (would anyone know who Jackson Pollock was if Peggy Guggenheim hadn't been paying his rent?) and/or sad (being an artist is about being depressed/tortured/chemically dependent, etc.). Michael Dean offers us a view into the lives of artists who recognize that their chosen profession requires dedication, hard work, and perhaps a slightly unconventional view of the world. Those who are looking for a step-by-step guide to 'making it' as an artist won't find that here, everyone has to find their own way. That's the basis of the DIY ethic. If you need a reminder that it IS possible to live your life as an artist, you'll be reinspired by the film. If you wonder whether you have to 'sell out' to be successful, the film will offer some answers. A very useful movie for anyone in the arts, thinking about an artistic career, or those trying to understand artists better.