Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, just now
How do I convince someone to be in my documentary? What does a successful pre-production process look like? How do I give up creative control when working on someone else’s project as a cinematographer? This video is all about answering your filmmaking questions. If you have any questions I didn’t get to in this video, post them in the comments and I’ll get to as many of them as I can!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - How do you work in other people’s projects?
3:14 - What’s morally appropriate to show in a doc?
4:44 - How important is the editing process?
7:40 - How to convince someone to be in your doc?
9:26 - How to start editing?
12:55 - When do you know when to wrap?
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How do I convince someone to be in my documentary? What does a successful pre-production process look like? How do I give up creative control when working on someone else’s project as a cinematographer? This video is all about answering your filmmaking questions. If you have any questions I didn’t get to in this video, post them in the comments and I’ll get to as many of them as I can!
#filmmaking #documentary #Q&A
🎥 *WANT TO LEVEL UP YOUR CINEMATOGRAPHY? JOIN MY DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY: PROFESSIONAL FOUNDATIONS COURSE*🎥 bit.ly/3YkuBcL
📽 *START THE FREE 5-DAY FILMMAKER’S LONG-TERM CAREER PLANNING CHALLENGE *📽 bit.ly/40ZS9GC
📖 *THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER’S NETWORKING GUIDE (FREE DOWNLOAD)* 📖: bit.ly/3VIA7Vm
🤘 *WHERE I GET MUSIC FOR MY VIDEOS (Luc70 for 70% off!!!)* 🤘: audiio.com/lucforsyth
🗞 *MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: FILMMAKING TIPS, GEAR, AND CREATIVE LIVING* 🗞: bit.ly/3imiDAj
📱 *SCHEDULE 1:1 CAREER DEVELOPMENT OR PROJECT CONSULTATION CALL WITH ME*📱
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🔗 *LINKS*
Thumbnail Icons designed by Freepik, Surang, and Monkik via flaticon.com
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - How do you work in other people’s projects?
3:14 - What’s morally appropriate to show in a doc?
4:44 - How important is the editing process?
7:40 - How to convince someone to be in your doc?
9:26 - How to start editing?
12:55 - When do you know when to wrap?
🎥 🔥 📷 GEAR I USE
MY ACAM: amzn.to/3CsrOoy
MY YOUTUBE CAM: amzn.to/3TcW12m
BEST DOC TRIPOD IN THE WORLD: bhpho.to/3VD3Gsn
MY FAVORITE CAMERA BACKPACK: bit.ly/3yTAJPh
EXPEDITION BACKPACK: bit.ly/3MEkco2
YOUTUBE LENS: amzn.to/3CuSl4x
PRIME LENSES: amzn.to/3CuVrWk
CURRENT DRONE: amzn.to/3VUUiQk
KEY LIGHT: amzn.to/3MzpsJn
SHOTGUN MIC: amzn.to/3hVwVnL
COMPUTER: amzn.to/3HXNwlE
CRAZY GOOD POWER BANK FOR FILMMAKERS: omnicharge.co/luc
*Some of the above are affiliate links, but all are personally vetted and recommended*
✋ SAY HI
Email: luc@lucforsyth.com
Web: lucforsyth.com
IG: @lucforsyth (BTS content, but I’m TERRIBLE at DMs - sorry!)
