Making a Documentary in Europe | Sony FX3

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[JulioBHJ]

Oh boy, I remember shoots that started out like this and led to me saying "Never again". A whole week across the UK, of course the airline lost my camera gear bag so I was stuck with just a camera, scratch audio and one lens, we were expected to shoot like 14 hours a day and then spend the night in the cheapest hotel that was literally right above a disco playing techno music until 6 a.m., and while we worked our asses off to make it a halfway usable film, the production guys back home sat in their comfy chairs and denied our request to get expenses paid for dinner, because it wasn't in the budget...

[davidmorefield]

Dude I’m so stoked for you! Congrats on the long standing relationship that led to this opportunity and for taking the time to vlog this. It’s not easy on these run n gun shoots.

Cant wait to here more of how this job develops now that you have a better understanding of what is needed.

You sound exhausted 😂

[GeorgeGuillory]

Thanks for sharing! Looks like a great experience to be on a project like that.

[jamespowellfilms]

Love this, looks like an amazing project. I worked on international missions trips through my 20's, more in the third world countries than Europe. But our benefactor was very wealthy and we traveled with him, documenting. Everything you're talking about reminded me about those years. Smallest kit you can get away with always. My first trip we went to Egypt with shoulder cams in 2008, never again. Too big, too much attention. Lots of years walking through airports with a heavy backpack full of batteries and 2 cameras, hard drives, etc. Trying not to knock people in the head with it getting in the airplane bins. Air India was one of the only ones I ran into that weighed carry ons, that was frustrating. I got tried of people telling me they were so jealous I got to go on all these trips, not realizing how much work it was and how much it wore me out. Or how you kind of miss some of the magic cause you're seeing it all through the camera. (Still awesome though) Always need a bit of local currency because yeah, if you stay in weathlier places and you can't carry your bag and then you've got to pay someone else to do it... Can't bring large bags into places so you have to strip the kit down even more and you're left wondering why I even bothered bringing the DSLR shoulder rig, etc.

[bairstories]

I feel you on travel jobs are not vacations, but work, sometimes even more work due to the nature of traveling. When I traveled to Cuba it was go-go-go filming. 😅

[ty-k]

This is really cool man! I would love to know more about the audio kit for the Tentacle sync system.

[robinprobyn]

Did you use IBIS for all the hand held, if so just standard ? yeah having to change hotels a lot is really a killer physically and also mentally, so much better when you can set up "home " in one room, and start downloading straight away, and all your stuff set up . Tipping money you should get from production, I had to do this all the time as an AC, also in the US. In NY they wouldn't even let me use the trolly, just to load up the van when we had to leave on time, they were chained up ! and you had to wait from some one to be available ! very aggressive bell guys ! if a coach came in they would go for the bigger pay off, and leave me stranded .

[DarkWaterCreatives]

I just picked up the 20-40 and love it. For me its more useful then a 16-35!

[lazorkophotography]

I’m glad you made a vlog of the trip! I went to Italy this summer for vacation and I know what you mean about security being really tight at all the sights. Even with extra access through a tour guide I would have had so much anxiety at each location if I had been you bringing in gear. Did you find the ibis in the Fx3 to be enough for handholding during those on the spot talking segments?

[allen_bernardo_jr]

What a job opportunity man 🫨 Its unfortunate that you didn't get to experience it fully beyond work but still a cool experience nonetheless! Btw do you think they'd allow you to use one of those quick-setup monopods instead of a tripod? Maybe the ones even with the small three feet to support, not sure if that would then be considered a tripod as well 🤔 lol I've wondered for these types of on the move shots if a heavy duty quick-setup monopod and a quick release plate could help with stability and being able to quickly move.

[iam.Frederik]

4 hours till flight leaves and still home my german ass is furious (we are always like 4-5 Hours before our flight leaves at the airport)

[JoATTech]

Very interesting. I bet it was nice experience.


How many batteries do you have for FX3 for such shoots?

And for the tentacle sync. Have you used the timecode also to sync it in post?

[wap]

Thanks for sharing this,
Do you need to obtain a shooting permission to this locations?

[HakonBroderLund]

At the end I see a massive brick on your desk that you are charging stuff on. What is that? 6 port high power usb charger?

[NotJust_AnEditor]

What kind of back pack was that? Pretty slick.

[pbellajr]

How did you manage wrangling data? I know you mentioned that you brought extra SD cards, however, were you backing up data throughout the trip to a server, or just backing data up each night locally, or something different?

[benarnoux]

The first full minute of this video gave me anxiety…$$$$🫠

Great video, though. I never considered the cons of traveling.