DOCUMENTARY FILMING MADE EASIER
Published in AV Specialist African Edition
It is amazing how documentaries are actually produced
these days. With narrow avenues available for pitching,
the steep
competition and then finally, if you manage to get a commission,
the “budget.” Completing one certainly gives
you a sense of achievement. It’s no wonder that the
style and quality of documentaries produced under these conditions
show the effects. The all to often statement from documentary
makers is, ‘if only we had more time…’ But
time is money ...
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A MATTER OF SECONDS IS ALL IT TAKES
Published in AV Specialist
volume 76
“A matter of seconds is all it takes to force someone
to do a reality check. And that happened recently when the
ship I was filming on was struck by a short but violent storm.” Richard
Kruger our intrepid explorer was filming on an eighth century
sailing vessel and sent us this report from the middle of
the Indian Ocean.
One is never really prepared to face reality,
or maybe it is that most people never really think about
it until something
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TALLSHIP CRONICLES
Published in AV Specialist volume
73
"From Cape Town to Canada on a Square Rigger"
The Picton Castle is a 180-foot; three masted class
A tall ship with no frills or spills and a Captain and
crew to match. This is her second time around the world
but what makes this circumnavigation different is that
she and her professional and trainee crew are being filmed.
The series is called ‘Tall Ship Chronicles’ and over
16 (1hour) episodes. We follow the adventures of 45 men
and women as they sail ...
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