Every Character Must Answer These 3 Questions For Every Scene - Paola Baldion

Watch the video version of this podcast here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OyRBa9lcUk Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - Story Of A Real Life Puppeteer 9:41 - 7 Lessons Learned From Making A 17 Million View Video 20:47 - How A Short Viral Video Became A Full Length Documentary 36:03 - The Best Movies Are The Ones You Make From The Heart 48:54 - 3 Questions Every Character Must Answer For Every Scene 1:02:09 - Number One Tip For Directing Actors 1:10:42 - If You Submit To 100 Film Festivals... What Can You Expect? Paola Baldion is an award-winning actress, director, and producer of Colombian and European heritage. Born in Paris and raised in Italy and Colombia, Paola is a multilingual Latina artist fluent in Spanish, English, Italian, and French. She began performing at age four in her parents' marionette theater and later trained under renowned masters Edgardo Román and Paco Barrero in Bogotá, followed by HB Studios in New York and Stephanie Feury Studio in Los Angeles. She holds a BFA in Theater and Film Studies from Concordia University in Montreal. Paola made her feature film debut in the lead role of Marina in Retratos en un Mar de Mentiras (Portraits in a Sea of Lies), which premiered at the Berlin and Guadalajara film festivals. Her performance earned her the Colombian Academy Award for Best Actress, along with Best Actress honors at the Guadalajara and Amiens International Film Festivals. As co-founder of Dos Almas Films, she has directed impactful short films and documentaries, including For Alma and I Am Migration-a documentary where she and partner Jamie Toll travel across the U.S., offering free DNA tests to explore ancestry and identity. Her latest fiction film, Abrazo, tells the emotional story of a pregnant Central American woman crossing the U.S. border. The film has received 29 festival awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Writer, and Best Actress. Through her body of work, Paola continues to champion stories about identity, migration, and social justice-bringing visibility to underrepresented voices in both dramatic and comedic roles. WATCH 'I AM MIGRATION' https://www.facebook.com/iammigration/videos/611347859214872 WATCH 'ABRAZO' - NEW SHORT FILM BY PAOLA • ABRAZO - World Premiere (Official Film) CONNECT WITH PAOLA BALDION https://www.paolabaldion.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3672989 https://www.instagram.com/paolabaldion

Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myvXGFZLi2o Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - David Zucker (Naked Gun, Airplane!) On How He Broke Into The Comedy Business 12:42 - Why 99% Of Comedy Movies Today Aren't Funny 25:37 - Biggest Difference Between A Bad Spoof Comedy And A Great One 34:30 - If The Audience Doesn't Laugh Out Loud, It's Not Funny Enough 42:53 - First Rule Of Comedy That Filmmakers Need To Know 56:52 - First Steps To Writing A Comedy Movie 1:05:51 - How To Get The Audience To Care About The Characters In A Comedy 1:13:41 - How A Director Builds A Scene MASTERCRASH: A Crash Course In Spoof Comedy https://mastercrash.com BUY THE BOOK - Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! https://amzn.to/3FULs2N Born on October 16, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, director/writer/producer David Zucker, along with brother Jerry (Ghost, 1990) Zucker and longtime friend, Jim (Hot Shots, 1991) Abrahams, has established himself among Hollywood's (or at least Wisconsin's) most successful filmmakers. Starting out after college, with a borrowed video tape deck and camera, the soon to be legendary trio created the Kentucky Fried Theater, on the UW Madison campus, and moved to California in 1972, quickly becoming the most successful small theater group. in Los Angeles history. After parlaying this success into The Kentucky Fried Movie, the three conceived the idea that would create a whole new film genre. Airplane! (1980) broke all conventions, featuring dramatic actors like Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen performing zany jokes with straight-laced sincerity. The spoof became the surprise hit of 1980, beginning a streak of hilarious movies including Top Secret! (1984) and Ruthless People (1986), after which David branched out on his own to direct The Naked Guns (1988, 1991, 1994), BASEketball (1998), Scary Movies 3 (2003), and 4 (2006), and others. David also found time to produce the successful, but somewhat less hilarious A Walk in The Clouds (1995) and Phone Booth (2002), and recently completed a feature script, The Star of Malta, a comedy set in the Film Noir era, and an international spy thriller, "Counter Intellijence!". CONNECT WITH DAVID ZUCKER https://mastercrash.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001878 SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage (Affiliates) ►BOOKS WE RECOMMEND: THE NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting https://amzn.to/2X3Vx5F THE STORY SOLUTION: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take http://amzn.to/2gYsuMf SAVE THE CAT! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need https://amzn.to/3dNg2HQ ►FILMMAKER STARTER KIT BLACKMAGIC Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - https://amzn.to/4gDU0s9 ZOOM H4essential 4-Track Handy Recorder - https://amzn.to/3TIon6X SENNHEISER Professional Shotgun Microphone - https://amzn.to/3TEnLiE ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 ►Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!

Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohBFnHNf33Q 0:00 - Wise People Realize There Is No Such Thing As One True Passion 12:19 - Why It Can Be A Struggle To Find Your Purpose 25:00 - How To Know You Are On The Right Path In Life 38:41 - Why Artists Strive To Be Perfect 47:09 - The Only Thing That Matters When You Are Writing A Story 1:00:10 - Why You're Not Making Progress As A Writer... And What To Do About It 1:17:34 - 5 Stages Of Writing A Book 1:34:22 - How To Know You Have A Book Idea Worth Writing 1:48:59 - I've Written 30 Books... Here's Advice On Selling Them 2:01:33 - How Will Your Art Outlive You? 2:43:02 - If You Want To Write A Great Story This Is What You Should Know 2:55:10 - Writing Meaningless Themes? You're Doing It Wrong John Vorhaus is best known for his comedy-writing classic, The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You’re Not. He has taught and trained writers in 37 countries on five continents at last count, and created TV shows of his own in Nicaragua, Romania and elsewhere. His writing credits include dozens of teleplays and screenplays, plus seven novels and some two dozen works of non-fiction. His latest book is the little book of STANDUP. Vorhaus is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and a member of the Writers Guild of America. He lives in Southern California and secretly controls the world from www.johnvorhaus.com. BUY THE BOOK - THE COMIC TOOLBOX: How to be Funny Even if You're Not https://amzn.to/3RovsY6 BUY THE BOOK - the little book of SITCOM - https://amzn.to/3Du9VHL BUY THE BOOK - CARTOONS FOR SMART PEOPLE: The First One Hundred https://amzn.to/4ayg8l4 MORE VIDEOS WITH JOHN VORHAUS https://bit.ly/3WSZnJ5 CONNECT WITH JOHN VORHAUS https://johnvorhaus.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0903449 / jvbyjv SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER / @filmcourage SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON / filmcourage (Affiliates) ►BOOKS WE RECOMMEND: THE NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting https://amzn.to/2X3Vx5F THE STORY SOLUTION: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take http://amzn.to/2gYsuMf ►FILMMAKER STARTER KIT BLACKMAGIC Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - https://amzn.to/4gDU0s9 ZOOM H4essential 4-Track Handy Recorder - https://amzn.to/3TIon6X SENNHEISER Professional Shotgun Microphone - https://amzn.to/3TEnLiE NEEWER CB300B 320W LED Video Light - https://amzn.to/3XEMK6F NEEWER 160 LED CN-160 Dimmable Ultra High Power - https://amzn.to/3XX57VK ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 ►Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!

Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Want to watch the video version of this podcast? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrmKkDlprnI 0:00 - The Truth About Finding Work In The Movie Business 13:29 - How The Dinosaurs In Jurassic Park Were Created 24:29 - How Telling The Truth... Led To A 20 Year Job With Steven Spielberg 35:07 - Day I Realized That CGI Was Taking Over Hollywood 49:32 - How Filmmaking Is Better Today Than It Was 30 Years Ago 1:02:47 - 12 Principles Of Animation (According To Disney) 1:31:59 - Best Movies To Watch To Learn The Craft Of Filmmaking 1:38:00 - Big Reason Why Many People Quit The Movie Business 1:46:28 - Best Way To Teach Students Filmmaking With over 40 years in the film industry, Craig Caton-Largent is a legendary visual effects artist and the current Chair of 3D Animation & VFX at New York Film Academy (NYFA) Los Angeles. He has worked on over 100 films, creating some of Hollywood's most iconic creatures, including the Slimer ghost in Ghostbusters (1984), the penguins in Batman Returns (1992), and the raptors in Jurassic Park (1993). Craig has collaborated with top directors like Tim Burton, Steven Spielberg, and James Cameron, earning six Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects. A pioneer in digital effects, Craig co-founded Digital Domain and developed groundbreaking VFX software like Animservo, used by top studios and theme parks. As the Chair of the Visual Effects and Animation Department at NYFA, Craig is dedicated to helping his students develop animation and storytelling skills that will lead to success in the industry. Craig is also a sought-after speaker on motion capture technology at film festivals and universities worldwide. CONNECT WITH CRAIG CATON-LARGENT https://www.nyfa.edu/3d-animation-school https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0146253 Founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) provides an accessible, hands-on education in filmmaking, media, and the performing arts. With a mission to make the film industry more accessible to all, NYFA empowers students from diverse backgrounds to tell powerful stories through a project-based, immersive curriculum. Students work closely with industry professionals, gaining invaluable mentorship and real-world experience while building creative, technical, and collaborative skills. NYFA's global community includes students from over 160 countries, fostering a network of passionate storytellers. From day one, students dive into creating projects that refine their craft and prepare them for successful careers. With a focus on practical experience and individualized support, NYFA equips students with the tools and confidence to excel in the competitive world of filmmaking and the arts. CONNECT WITH NYFA https://www.nyfa.edu SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!

Watch the video version of this podcast here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y31Q8xZWL58 Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - Last Shift Vs Malum: Director Sets The Record Straight 13:36 - I Finished My Movie... And A Few Days Later The Worst Possible Thing Happened 22:42 - It's A Mistake To Not Write A Treatment 37:21 - Two Cheat Codes I Use To Finish A Screenplay 47:34 - How To Write Set Pieces 55:26 - What Writers Get Wrong With Worldbuilding 1:05:17 - Why The Best Horror Movies Have Female Protagonists 1:15:19 - 99% Of Filmmakers Make This Mistake With Their First Movie 1:24:52 - What Beginning Filmmakers Should Know About Financing 1:37:27 - If I Was Starting Out As A Filmmaker Today, This Is What I'd Do 1:50:53 - I've Made Movies For 20 Years. Here's What's Happening Now 2:02:22 - Top 5 Movies To Watch On Halloween Anthony DiBlasi graduated film school at Emerson College in Boston MA. Upon moving to Los Angeles he became a protégé of filmmaker/novelist Clive Barker. DiBlasi partnered in Barker's production company Midnight Picture Show for nearly ten years, serving as a key executive & producer on films such as "Midnight Meat Train" (2008) and "Book of Blood" (2009). DiBlasi made his directorial debut with the psychological thriller "Dread" (2009), a feature film he wrote based on the Clive Barker short story of the same name. "Dread" was released theatrically in January of 2010 and went on to win Best Independent Feature at the 2010 Spike Scream Awards. He directed and co-wrote "Last Shift" a critically acclaimed supernatural horror film released by Magnolia Pictures in 2015. And directed "Extremity" a psychological thriller based on Extreme Haunts, released in 2018 by Epic Pictures. MORE VIDEOS WITH ANTHONY DIBLASI https://tinyurl.com/afwyvv5s CONNECT WITH ANTHONY DIBLASI https://anthonydiblasi.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1304669 / ant_diblasi / anthonydiblasifilmmaker / antdiblasi MORE FILM COURAGE VIDEOS LIKE THIS Why Aren't People Watching Comedies Any More? - https://youtu.be/guATSXnE3g8 Hidden Tools For Writing A Comedy Screenplay - https://youtu.be/X5G0INWwQe4 Unbelievable Secret Behind 99% Of All Comedy - https://youtu.be/0FEmuUpeHrc The Formula For Writing A Great Comedy Script - https://youtu.be/A5iGXzZN0iM The Art and Craft Of Writing Comedy - https://youtu.be/XkqueJePFuw CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage (Affiliates) ►BOOKS WE RECOMMEND: THE NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting https://amzn.to/2X3Vx5F THE STORY SOLUTION: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take http://amzn.to/2gYsuMf SAVE THE CAT! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need https://amzn.to/3dNg2HQ ►FILMMAKER STARTER KIT BLACKMAGIC Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - https://amzn.to/4gDU0s9 ZOOM H4essential 4-Track Handy Recorder - https://amzn.to/3TIon6X SENNHEISER Professional Shotgun Microphone - https://amzn.to/3TEnLiE NEEWER CB300B 320W LED Video Light - https://amzn.to/3XEMK6F AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!

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Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdzoTdQb84o Jadon Cal began his storytelling journey at a young age under veteran actor parents in Los Angeles, California. From training in a multitude of acting workshops and appearing in a few independent films growing up, he transitioned into the film industry right out of high-school. Having produced & directed multiple feature films, Jadon has continually molded his craft with a unique perspective and continues to study under various acting coaches around LA. His most notable credits and achievements include starring in "Robbie Ain't Right No More" which screened at Tribeca Film Festival and has garnered him a slew of awards at festivals around the country. He's also recently worked on larger scale productions with actors such as Joey King, Mira Sorvino, Lee Majors, Danielle Harris, and Aleksa Palladino. His upcoming film, "Off Rip" which he wrote, directed, and starred in, will be screening in festivals in 2025. WATCH - MAKING OF THE JADON'S MOVIE 'OFF RIP' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5FhDSWqUQ0 MORE VIDEOS WITH JADON CAL https://tinyurl.com/4bw666uc CONNECT WITH JADON CAL https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2151069 / @jadoncal / jadoncal / jadoncal https://x.com/thejadoncal MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS 99% Of Screenwriters Make This Mistake When They Begin - https://youtu.be/8-_5tw7hoh4 Learning Screenplay Story Structure - https://youtu.be/iywvNIWKbPI 21 Ways To Structure A Screenplay [WRITING MASTERCLASS] - https://youtu.be/OPxxJ2wBNTA Free Story Structure Training - https://youtu.be/gDXp6_2AVYc Solve Your Story Structure Problems In 11 Steps - https://youtu.be/RPGTIqHBmUE SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!

Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/R7XCqBCVrjo?feature=shared 0:00 - 3 Ways To Publish A Book... What New Writers Should Know 12:28 - The Most Powerful Marketing Tool For Authors 25:29 - 5 Stages Of Editing A Book 39:19 - Finding The Magic In Your Writing 49:19 - What Writers Realize That Nobody Else Does 58:06 - Practical Advice To Authors On Selling Their First Book 1:07:12 - 5 Biggest Mistakes Authors Make When Releasing A Book 1:15:28 - This Is The Best Way For An Author To Identify Their Brand 1:27:34 - What Every Aspiring Author Should Know... Before Quitting Their Day Job 1:39:01 - How Does An Author Write A Book That The Market Wants? Desireé Duffy is the founder of Black Château, a marketing and public relations agency; Books That Make You, a Webby Award-winning multi-media brand that promotes books and authors through its website, podcast, and radio show; and The BookFest® Adventure, a biannual online event uniting book lovers worldwide. A passionate advocate for spreading stories, Desireé serves as the executive producer for the Beach-Bound Book Bash, Jingle Books, and the Books That Make You Show. Her memberships and board positions include the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) and the Writers and Publishers Network (WPN). She holds degrees in English, communication, art, and marketing. Desireé splits her time between Southern California, Oklahoma, and wherever bookish events happen and booklovers gather. MORE VIDEOS WITH DESIREE DUFFY https://tinyurl.com/c6yxzewh BUY THE BOOK: Oubliette: A Forgotten Little Place https://amzn.to/42UUg0b CONNECT WITH DESIREE DUFFY https://www.blackchateauenterprises.com https://booksthatmakeyou.com https://www.thebookfest.com https://x.com/Desiree_Duffy / @booksthatmakeyou MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS 99% Of Screenwriters Make This Mistake When They Begin - https://youtu.be/8-_5tw7hoh4 Learning Screenplay Story Structure - https://youtu.be/iywvNIWKbPI 21 Ways To Structure A Screenplay [WRITING MASTERCLASS] - https://youtu.be/OPxxJ2wBNTA Free Story Structure Training - https://youtu.be/gDXp6_2AVYc Solve Your Story Structure Problems In 11 Steps - https://youtu.be/RPGTIqHBmUE SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!

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