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Many who follow this little blog know that I spend most of my time talking about documentary cinematography, especially vérité shooting. Being fully present in the moment, witnessing life as people let me into their story, is what feeds my storytelling soul. But living on one creative diet for too long can leave other parts of me
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I share my approach to single and multi camera documentary filming, building trust, and creating authentic unscripted storytelling as a Toronto-based DOP.
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It is easy to believe that capturing intimacy on camera comes from using smaller gear or a lighter footprint. I would argue it comes from the relationship built on both sides of the equipment, regardless of size. Witnessing moments that the ones we experience on How I Got Here happen because of the software not
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There are so many ways to approach filming documentary or factual content. Each way has its own strengths and weaknesses. There is something intimate and simple about being a single camera hero working with the holy trinity of director, sound recordist and cinematographer. Getting into larger factual shows that demand more multi-cam coverage also has
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CBC’s one hour documentary “Company Town” has been gathering laurels and invites to film festivals since its release last fall. I even see that the film will be screened in a real movie theatre… with people in it… at a film festival in New York city. It is a welcomed sign of change from the
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In our household we are a director of photography and food stylist duo creating beautiful food content together. We offer complete packages for short food videos and still photography for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, websites and digital campaigns. Because we work as a family team, production stays simple and cost effective. We keep crews small —
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Pivot… If there is one word that describes 2020, it is the word pivot. I went from travelling all around Europe non-stop the first quarter of 2020 to a total shutdown of all documentary and factual productions in a matter of days. Very shortly after the lockdown, my Food Stylist wife and I started producing
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Many who follow this little blog know that I spend most of my time talking about documentary cinematography, especially vérité shooting. Being fully present in the moment, witnessing life as people let me into their story, is what feeds my storytelling soul. But living on one creative diet for too long can leave other parts of me
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I am so happy to see that Season 1 of TVO’s Political Blind Date received a nomination in the 2019 Canadian Screen Awards for Best Factual Series. Here is a promo for a great episode. When the show was green-lighted, we first started talking about the series and finding we had similar ideas of how
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Who ever says that they love your tripod? It is like saying I love your shovel or I admire your cheese grater. Granted when you need to dig a hole or sprinkle some mozzarella on a pizza you are glad to have those tools, but you don’t go on about how amazing they are to
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