Working with a DP aids thinking like a director

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Two people filming with a field producer means double our footage. We have twice as much footage in the time we're filming to come back with, as opposed to one person. By having another human being i'm filming with, whom i'm co shooting with, it freezes me up as a director till not always have to be shooting either. So it frees me up to think of a d as a director, rather than just an image acquirer, yes? Cause ive found that's really critical for me. I can do all the other work, to build relationships and sort out the right way to tell a story. Or to transfer footage, knowing that the director of topic is still

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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:34) – World hunger
(12:37) – Hunger Ward
(35:04) – Language
(40:15) – Famine
(50:59) – Authoritarianism
(57:27) – Storytelling
(1:11:01) – Access
(1:15:24) – Trust
(1:19:06) – Film equipment
(1:23:52) – Editing
(1:30:21) – Filmmaking
(1:43:20) – Favorite Films
(1:54:28) – Lifeboat
(2:01:53) – Breaking rules
(2:04:48) – Fear
(2:08:27) – 50 feet from Syria
(2:13:24) – Money and distribution
(2:21:02) – Advice for young people
(2:24:07) – Books
(2:26:01) – Darkest moments
(2:30:32) – Meaning of life
(2:32:30) – Mortality