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Hi all, not sure if anyone here has done anything like this, but I'm currently developing a concept for my second doc feature, and as it stands right now, it looks like a good portion of it will need...

Hi all, not sure if anyone here has done anything like this, but I'm currently developing a concept for my second doc feature, and as it stands right now, it looks like a good portion of it will need...

+100000000000000000000. This book is excellent and you should buy it immediately. I've bought a bunch of doc books; this is the only one I keep around.

Hi folks,

So I'm in the middle of cutting my first feature (!) and unfortunately there's one interview I need to use repeatedly over the first third of it that's too noisy. What I should have done...

It's a feature-length doc about kidnapped children in China (some VO in english, the rest in Chinese with subtitles)...this version has lots of things unfinished (including no music in it yet). It's...

So so so so sooooo true. My advice: don't trust your own judgement. Look at the counter on the evf/screen (assuming you've got one) and give it at least 15 seconds for basically any shot. Some much...

In that case, be sure whatever you get can handle low light and extreme humidity! DSLR probably the best choice in terms of staying low-profile, and best way to get a large sensor for least $$. I'd...

I've never used any of those, but I'd think on an m43 camera you might need something wider than 15mm for walking around, if by 'walking around' you mean handheld shots while moving. With the crop...

Yup.


I'm working on a film that needs subtitles at the moment, and that's basically what I'll be doing. My subs are all left-aligned, so i'll be putting names/titles in the upper right, although...

OK, so I have this DSLR footage that I've already synced to externally recorded audio, chopped up, and dropped throughout several scenes in my film. But it's a bit noisy (was shot in very low light),...

This is only second-hand advice -- I've never used a c300 -- but from what I've heard it's great, handles cold weather well, and doesn't require too much in the way of a rig. That said, I suggest you...

Yeah I know about Withoutabox, and I have set a watch list there as well. But I really hate their interface, search function, etc...I just find the site a pain in the ass to use, so I want to...

Hi guys...so my film is coming along well (I think) and I've begun looking into festivals as we should be ready to submit by this August. I've never done this before and I have no idea whether our...

Yeah, I'm shooting a doc about a fairly sensitive subject in China, so we have to be a bit careful about it, especially when shooting in public. I prefer to stay really low profile if I can, and...

Well, the easiest and most common situation to illustrate this with is a sudden move from indoor to outdoor, where the amount and color of light changes rapidly. If you have a prosumer camcorder, and...

Read these things!
OK, so, my first recommendation is to do some serious reading. If you've got the time, pick up Directing the Documentary, which is about as thorough an introduction to the form as...

Well, as a documentary shooter, here are the three biggest problems I see with it, with the caveat that the thing isn't actually OUT yet so no one really knows what the deal is.

(1) It only has an...

Great!...might be easier for us to communicate via email? Mine is custerc [at] gmail [dot] com. But I can also just send a PM if that's easier.

I'm working on a feature length doc about kidnapped children in China... you can find some details here: www.livingwithdeadhearts.com . I will need some animated segments, it looks like the sort of...

I have wondered about this too. For example, let's say you steal a shot somewhere you're not supposed to -- allowed to -- shoot. I don't mean a place like with copyrighted or trademarked IP you...

Keep everything organized in folders and labeled with date, time, location, people filmed, cameras used, etc. Depending on what you're editing with, open up your editor and log each clip with...

I'm far from an expert, but a few stray thoughts. I'm working on my first feature doc now, and I did once make a personal just-for-myself sort of minidoc that sounds a bit like what you're doing.

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Yeah but the low-light performance/sensor size is kind of a make or break issue for someone who shoots with natural light most of the time. I dunno about the FS100 bc I'm not as familiar with that,...

So the news of the c300 and Scarlet-X got me thinking about gear again, and how those cameras stack up to the specific needs of a documentary filmmaker. That got me thinking about if I could design a...

Wow. Clearly, I need to go to Hawaii. I would show you what a sunset looks like here, but I live in Beijing and right now it is currently so polluted that you literally cannot see the sun (or...