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Let’s say there’s a particular film you’d really love to make but you don’t know where to start or what you’ll need to film. And you’ve no idea how to actually film it so it looks and sounds great. You can do it and I can help.

Let’s spend some time together thinking about the editorial side of your project: what will make good scenes? What’s its narrative – what happens and what’s at stake? Why does it matter? How will you do the interviews? Whose voices do we hear? Who will you film and how will you film them? What different visual material will you need? Who’s your audience? Here, the 30 years I’ve spent as a documentary director and exec come in handy!

Then let’s spend the rest of the time looking at the gear you’ve got and how you might use it creatively to get the best results. Which bits and bobs you could add to improve picture and sound. If you’ve got no gear at all then that’s totally fine – let’s work out a set-up which works for you and fits your budget. I can advise how and where to buy stuff so you’ll save money and angst. If your plan is to shoot on a smartphone then that’s fine as well – let’s talk about how to get the best out of smartphone picture and sound. You’ll be surprised by how good we can make smartphone filming look and sound.