Pierre Deschamps is a documentary filmmaker who exclusively uses dSLRs. I felt it was relevant to cover this film maker as it has given me a greater understanding into the use of a dSLR to a high standard within a documentary – highlight the pros and cons of using one etc.
Deschamps starting using the Canon 5d Mark II dSLR upon release in 2008 and since then has won several awards for his work with his camera. Following watching his documentary called “Man of the Soil” (February 2009) I found myself seeing the possibilities the dSLR holds and possible shot ideas including one interview which is framed almost extreme close up in the lower right hand corner. This gave a sense of mystery to the one being interviewed and see it as a possible frame within my own film.
After reading an interview with Deschamps
“In documentary it is almost impossible to prepare each shot as you would do in fiction – you have to go with the flow and capture the situation as it unfolds.”
From this statement I can take away to record as much as possible and record EVERYTHING as the real gold dust of rushes/recording can come at any time, especially with the genre being documentary. I consider Pierre Deschamps to be an inspiration.
The article was found on this website.
The website is all about filmmakers who shoot using a dSLR with the genre being documentary based. Therefore I expect this website to come into use a lot over the next couple of weeks leading up to the shoot.
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