How to Make a Documentary in One Day

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Connect with Ted Sim Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aputure_ted/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aputure_ted What's the secret to shooting an indie documentary? What's the trick to shooting a micro documentary in 4 hours? What are the best dumplings in New York City? Today we met up with documentary filmmaker and fellow co-host Griffin Hammond to find out! Our Gear: https://kit.com/IndyMogul Aside from being a host on Indy Mogul, Griffin Hammond is the director and creator of "Sriracha" (2013), an award-winning documentary about the internationally renowned hot sauce that is available on VOD: https://amzn.to/2UlM18g (prime video) and https://apple.co/2G4qqgC (iTunes). In this episode, we discuss Griffin's experience filming short documentaries about the Hilary Clinton, Bernie Sanders & Donald Trump political campaigns for Bloomberg news during the 2016 Presidential election. We then put these lessons to action by filming a one day documentary in the heart of New York city's Chinatown. Griffin shows us how to create a story and shoot coverage for unscripted and unplanned documentary filmmaking. How do you choose a topic to make a documentary? How do you create a story and structure for your film? What are the best dumplings in New York? Tune in and find out! Check out our full dumpling documentary at: https://www.youtube.com/griffinity ▶ We shoot with:  Canon 1DX Mark II https://amzn.to/2H6LLqj Canon 6D Mark II https://amzn.to/2ICYZxt Canon EF 16–35mm f/2.8L III USM https://amzn.to/2BSY0n6 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 Mark V https://amzn.to/2TdkQja Zoom H5N https://amzn.to/2H4BsDh Deity V-MIc D3: https://amzn.to/2H0ikq1 Sennheiser EW 112P G4 – A1: https://amzn.to/2H30BhG  JOBY Gorillapod: https://amzn.to/2H4KwrR Subscribe to our podcast for a full catch up with Griffin and a deep dive into documentary filmmaking at: https://bit.ly/2DI4ypS (Stitcher) https://apple.co/2Scrtlf (iTunes) INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/indymogul/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Indymogul/ Connect with Griffin: https://www.instagram.com/griffinhammond/ Connect with Ted: https://www.instagram.com/tedsimtv #Documentary #Filmmaking #Indie