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Tools of the Trade

Making a documentary is a lot of work… but it’s getting easier and more affordable all the time. Long gone are the days of 16mm film mags, bulky sound recorders, and flatbed editing. Telling a good story may not be any easier but affording good gear certainly is. Those crazy cats at PBS have crunched the numbers and put together an interesting info-gram showing what film equipment is common on a documentary set today.

Check out the link here.