From the course: Learning Documentary Video: 2 Production
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Working in the field
From the course: Learning Documentary Video: 2 Production
Working in the field
- We just explored the logistics of how our camera crew approach shooting our 12 interviews with the specific equipment that we had. Now let's talk about how we use the equipment in the field. Again, I recommend that you watch the first movie in this chapter to get grounded on the high-level details of what equipment we're working with. Now the method for recording B-roll and observational scenes in the field during the Project RELO Mission, was much less meticulously organized than the interview set-up. It was a much more run-and-gun style of filmmaking. We had a very good idea of what we need to capture, but because everything was moving so fast, we really didn't have much formal setting up and striking of equipment. We took what we could, and got the best footage that we absolutely could for each environment. But let's break this down a bit. Unlike the single-camera interviews where we only use the Canon C300s cameras, we used all four of our cameras in the field. The use of…
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