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Re: Two cameras or one?
by David Roth Weiss on Jun 4, 2008 at 2:36:41 am

One camera Robert.

Talking heads must be covered with b-roll so much of the time in "most" modern documentaries that it makes no sense whatsoever to use two cameras to cover a simple interview. It's also very costly to shoot two cameras, in the that it doubles the cost of tape and doubles the time to digitize.

I've cut several documentaries for people who didn't listen to me, and all concluded in the end that shooting with two cameras was a colossal waste of time and resources.

Resist the temptation, and make better use of your time and money elsewhere on the project.

David

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