On Thursday Tash saw an ad in the Guardian’s entertainment guide that a documentary course was being held that weekend. We signed up because we saw that the remarkable Sorious Samura was one of the guest speakers. The course was hosted by Ron McCullagh of Insight News . It covered the basics of the technical side of doco making – the camera, filming techniques, sound, lighting, setting up an interview and the like.
A camera ‘move’, for instance following a moving object or tilting the camera the length of a stationary object are much harder than you would think.
The course was well worth it. I’m even thinking about getting a cheap camera or locating an outfit that hires them out.