Brandon Katcher
February 20th, 2007, 01:13 PM
Next week I will be leaving the U.S. to shoot a documentary in India and Nepal for a month. I am looking for any suggestions or advice I can get, because I am still a very new filmmaker (Haven't done feature length before). Sorry in advance for the long post.
So I am going to be following a Catholic Zen Monk through India and Nepal. We will be backpacking 14 days up to Everest Base Camp and back. Right now I am thinking that I am going to try to connect the idea of Zen Spirituality with Everest and "A Gentle Walk through the park" as the monk calls it, as well as my experience making the film and finding my own spirituality.
Equipment:
•Canon XL2 with the 20x Lens
•Tripod
•Kata Backpack for the Camera
•6 BP945 (Cheap Ebay Knockoffs) and a Dual Battery CH-910
•Oktava MC012 Mic and Boom Setup - 30ft. XLR cable
•Sennheiser G2 Wireless System with Countryman B6
•3 Filters: UV, Circular Polarizer, and Graduated ND
•Kata Rain Cover
•60 Tapes - Panasonic PQ
•Backup Camera - Sony Consumer TRV50 with 2 Batteries and a Light
•Various Cleaning - Lens Pen, Fluid, etc.
I will be shooting in 24pa 16x9
I am going to have a sound assistant, who also has a high quality handheld audio recorder, called a Zoom. Records onto SD Cards.
Since I will be putting all this gear on my back, I am trying to keep the weight down. For about 6 days there will be no electricity, which is why I have 6 batteries. 2 with the dual battery seem to last for a good 10 hours.
Has anybody filmed in this area and has any suggestions?
One issue Im a little nervous about is customs. I am supposed to get film permits, but I can't afford it, so I am going to claim everything is personal. (Thought about calling myself a bird watcher, gonna brush up on my bird knowledge). All the equipment is in one bag, except for the tripod and boom pole. I have also been giving tapes to different people to bring in.
So any advice or ideas concerning the doc idea, equipment, or anything else would be extremely helpful.
Thank you,
Brandon Katcher
So I am going to be following a Catholic Zen Monk through India and Nepal. We will be backpacking 14 days up to Everest Base Camp and back. Right now I am thinking that I am going to try to connect the idea of Zen Spirituality with Everest and "A Gentle Walk through the park" as the monk calls it, as well as my experience making the film and finding my own spirituality.
Equipment:
•Canon XL2 with the 20x Lens
•Tripod
•Kata Backpack for the Camera
•6 BP945 (Cheap Ebay Knockoffs) and a Dual Battery CH-910
•Oktava MC012 Mic and Boom Setup - 30ft. XLR cable
•Sennheiser G2 Wireless System with Countryman B6
•3 Filters: UV, Circular Polarizer, and Graduated ND
•Kata Rain Cover
•60 Tapes - Panasonic PQ
•Backup Camera - Sony Consumer TRV50 with 2 Batteries and a Light
•Various Cleaning - Lens Pen, Fluid, etc.
I will be shooting in 24pa 16x9
I am going to have a sound assistant, who also has a high quality handheld audio recorder, called a Zoom. Records onto SD Cards.
Since I will be putting all this gear on my back, I am trying to keep the weight down. For about 6 days there will be no electricity, which is why I have 6 batteries. 2 with the dual battery seem to last for a good 10 hours.
Has anybody filmed in this area and has any suggestions?
One issue Im a little nervous about is customs. I am supposed to get film permits, but I can't afford it, so I am going to claim everything is personal. (Thought about calling myself a bird watcher, gonna brush up on my bird knowledge). All the equipment is in one bag, except for the tripod and boom pole. I have also been giving tapes to different people to bring in.
So any advice or ideas concerning the doc idea, equipment, or anything else would be extremely helpful.
Thank you,
Brandon Katcher