Field notes
Journal
Notes from the set
What we learn on shoots, written down so the next production goes smoother. Budgets, kit, casting and the river.
New notes most months.
Featured
Two long reads
Short notes
From the producers’ desk
Production notes
Why we shoot dialogue on the stage, even for location films
Clean sound costs less on a stage than fixing it later.
Full note coming soon.
Kit
Our generator rules, written after one very long night
Fuel, distance, cable runs and the 20 minute rule.
Full note coming soon.
Casting
How to make a self-tape on a phone that we will actually watch
Light from a window, eyes just off the lens, and no music.
Full note coming soon.
Business
Paying crew within seven days, and why it matters
Good crew remember who pays on time.
Full note coming soon.
Topics
What we write about
Budgets
What things cost and where money hides.
Field notes
Rivers, weather, permits and people.
Craft
Light, lenses and the grade.
People
Crew, casting and how we work.
Read the boat day piece before our documentary shoot. Packed the dry bags, saved the drives.
Next set-up
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