Editor’s Note: Welcome to our new column, "Inside Out," in which we ask filmmakers in the field—and in the edit room—What are your essentials tools of
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Dear Editor: I just read Alan Barker's article " Documentary Sound: Some Minimal Audiokits" (Winter 2017) with some interest. However, there are a few
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This article is intended for documentary filmmakers who, for reasons of access or budget, work alone, or nearly so. Hiring a professional sound person
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Some of the great recent documentaries— Citizenfour, Cartel Land, The Overnighters, Darwin's Nightmare, My Country, My Country—were shot with little
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December 14, 2016 Public Relations Department Corporate Communications Division Canon One Canon Park Melville, NY 11747 Dear Canon, We, the
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For filmmakers, drone cameras are a tool with potential to shape the work—or even define it—with breathtaking footage from surprising physical
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Returning from the 82nd Annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup, New Mexico, in August 2002, with nine hours of DV-cam footage shot on my Sony
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I recently completed the score for a wonderful film of which I was proud to be part. The filmmakers and I collaborated for months, working each cue
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Steven Bognar on shooting with multiple cameras.
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HD cameras and The Red are among the highlights at the NAB Convention.