Documentary Filmmaking from Scratch
Equipment and Basics
A course by JRVISUALS , Filmmakers
About the video: Equipment and Basics
Overview
“In this lesson, we will look at the equipment we need to gather for the shooting.”
In this video lesson JRVISUALS addresses the topic: Equipment and Basics, which is part of the Domestika online course: Documentary Filmmaking from Scratch. Learn how to develop an audiovisual piece from the initial idea to the post-production process and visually communicate your story.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hi guys, finally here we are at the real location and in this lesson today we will look at the basic equipment. So for this documentary, we are using really minimal equipment. You can use whatever camera or phone you have at your home. For example, we are using Camera. Lens microphones, anti-filters and other accessories. Just keep in mind that Imagination and story is more important than gear out there. So for this documentary, we're using Panasonic GH5 camera. It's really affordable camera. And it has all the settings which you will need on the shoot. And yeah, batteries. Life is really l...”
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Course summary for: Documentary Filmmaking from Scratch
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Premiere -
Areas
Audiovisual Production, Film, Filmmaking, TV, Video, Video Editing

JRVISUALS
A course by JRVISUALS
Jose Prada is a Spanish filmmaker who made his cross-over to the audiovisual world in 2003. Rene Strgar is a professional snowboarder-turned-filmmaker after suffering an injury in 2007. The two met in London, and eventually founded JRVISUALS.
Together, they have worked with industry giants like L’Oréal, Red Bull, Zara, NHS, Fourpure Brewing Co., Sambrook’s Brewery, Tefal, Eating Europe, Italcrem coffee, and Neverland Festival among others. They are also recipients of numerous awards like Nespresso Talents Spain (2017 & 2019) and Official Selection from Cinema Shots (2020).
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