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1:48 - getting to know Mariana
4:30 - Mariana Van Zeller’s production company
5:20 - how Muck Media started
6:30 - how Trafficked started
8:45 - how Mariana started in journalism
12:42 - a word from today’s sponsor, Audiio
13:47 - live in the middle east and finding her path
15:50 - where Mariana and I met
18:18 - how to start a documentary career from the ground up
20:02 - authenticity is one of the most important things
21:00 - the cinematography behind Trafficked
22:00 - moving from news to long-form storytelling
25:35 - the hiring process
27:50 - the end of documentary’s golden era
29:39 - present and future projects
32:15 - Mariana’s take on networking
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🎥 WANT TO SHOOT DOCUMENTARIES LIKE A PROFESSIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHER? START HERE: filmschool.lucforsyth.com/documentary-cinematography
🗞 FREE MONTHLY TIPS FOR FILMMAKING, GEAR, AND CREATIVE LIVING 🗞: bit.ly/3imiDAj
📘LIFE-CHANGING ADVICE FOR FILMMAKERS (FREE 70-PAGE EBOOK) 📘: tinyurl.com/ax9c3kkf
📽 A FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO LONG TERM CAREER PLANNING (FREE 5 DAY CHALLENGE) 📽: bit.ly/40ZS9GC
📖 THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER’S NETWORKING GUIDE (FREE DOWNLOAD) 📖: bit.ly/3VIA7Vm
📝✅ ESSENTIAL GEAR PACKING CHECKLIST (FREE DOWNLOAD) ✅📝: tinyurl.com/ycknfa7j
🔗 LINKS FROM THIS VIDEO
CHAPTERS
0:00 - intro
1:48 - getting to know Mariana
4:30 - Mariana Van Zeller’s production company
5:20 - how Muck Media started
6:30 - how Trafficked started
8:45 - how Mariana started in journalism
12:42 - a word from today’s sponsor, Audiio
13:47 - live in the middle east and finding her path
15:50 - where Mariana and I met
18:18 - how to start a documentary career from the ground up
20:02 - authenticity is one of the most important things
21:00 - the cinematography behind Trafficked
22:00 - moving from news to long-form storytelling
25:35 - the hiring process
27:50 - the end of documentary’s golden era
29:39 - present and future projects
32:15 - Mariana’s take on networking
🎥 🔥 📷 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
CURRENT DRONE: amzn.to/3BRUQBR
KEY LIGHT: amzn.to/40cH7Q7
SHOTGUN MIC: amzn.to/3hVwVnL
COMPUTER: amzn.to/3HXNwlE
*Some of the above are affiliate links, but all are personally vetted and recommended*
✋ SAY HI
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Web: lucforsyth.com
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