Creating Documentary Short Films with a DSLR Camera
Character Choice and Research
A course by Rafa Jacinto , Photographer and Filmmaker
About the video: Character Choice and Research
Overview
“In this lesson we will see how to study the character for our mini documentary. I believe that everyone has a good story to tell, but there are certain precautions that we must take in this planning phase to guarantee the success of production. Let's see what they are?”
In this video lesson Rafa Jacinto addresses the topic: Character Choice and Research, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Documentary Short Films with a DSLR Camera. Produce a complete audiovisual project from script to post-production using your DSLR camera.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now that we've seen the equipment we will use. in this lesson. we will choose and research our character. I will show you how I choose and research the character for our mini-documentary. There is no single model for researching or choosing a character. It depends on the job. Sometimes. it's a client's request that requires you to work on a character and adapt. In this case. since I don't live in Madrid. i asked the Domestika team to find me a Brazilian character. with some connection to the city. Our character. angélica Pimentel. is an ambitious entrepreneur who runs a startup that maps ou...”
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Course summary for: Creating Documentary Short Films with a DSLR Camera
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Audiovisual Production, Film, Filmmaking, TV, Video, Video Editing
Rafa Jacinto
A course by Rafa Jacinto
Rafael Jacinto has been a photographer for over two decades and has been specializing in direction and filmmaking since 2009. It was through the use of DSLR cameras that he gradually developed his own artistic language for film.
He has been part of international photography festivals such as The New York Photo Festival and PHotoESPAÑA, as well as helped found the influential collective Cia de Foto. He also worked at Valor Econômico magazine and has produced ad campaigns for big names like Nikon, Nike, Converse, Martini, Basico, Vivo, Brastemp, and more.
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