The Art of Filming and Editing Documentaries
Financing and equipment
A course by Juan Rayos , Photographer and Filmmaker
About the video: Financing and equipment
Overview
“In this lesson I will teach you to work with a small budget and a small team. How can we turn our weaknesses into advantages? ”
In this video lesson Juan Rayos addresses the topic: Financing and equipment, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Art of Filming and Editing Documentaries. Learn how to make a documentary on a small budget, from the initial idea to the final edit.
Partial transcription of the video
“Funding and Equipment In this lesson, we’ll look at the equipment I use to work. Specifically, what we’ll use for the Caribbean documentary. This is a fairly reduced setup. Sometimes I work with more equipment and with bigger cameras and sometimes it’s more pared down. This would be the minimal filming set and equipment with which we’ll film everything you’ll see in this project. First is the camera. The choice of camera is very important because we’ll decide everything else based on that. The best camera for your project is the camera you have or the camera you can afford if you don’t have...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Filming and Editing Documentaries
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Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Video
Juan Rayos
A course by Juan Rayos
Juan Rayos is a photographer and filmmaker living in Madrid who has made a variety of documentaries on a range of topics like creative processes, urban culture, self-discovery, and travel as the path to self-improvement. He has also worked as an advertising producer making spots for brands like Zara, adidas, Ecoalf, and McDonald’s, as well as for institutions like the Reina Sofía Museum and the Royal Spanish Academy.
Juan's first feature-length documentary Endless Roads was broadcast in episodes on Vimeo and YouTube and racked up more than 11 million views and a Staff Pick. He followed it with Caballos Salvajes, Los primeros días, and La Sonrisa Verdadera, which was nominated at the Málaga Film Festival. He has also directed more experimental pieces and IN CINEMA, a series of video essays covering curious topics such as the use of circles, kisses, and pistols in the history of cinema.
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