Started packing the production bag a week before to figure out how the equipment will fit.
Made a list a month ago, asked other filmmakers, looked at tips. Kept changing my mind about how much equipment to take, less more, lights, no lights, do I rent there, will I need them?
While packing, a filmmaker friend calls from the Midwest! What a timing! Ended up chatting on speakerphone while shuffling things around. It took the anxiety off and I was amazed that I could pack and talk. The secret was the list and… shhhsh, the fact that I tried packing 2 weeks before, then unpacked. Thanks Joan!
Now that big bag is full, lights in. Meaning PA needed. Any volunteers?
Tip to nervous travelers: talk on the phone while packing.
Tags: production, trip
reading “Documentary Storytelling” and “The Art of the Documentary.”