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What advice would you give to new and aspiring filmmakers?
Ben Wu: It’s very important to take time and
think about what approach you’re taking in your film, and be consistent.
Also, I think shooting film for our first project in school really
helped us be selective about what to shoot, what is valuable and
useful in pushing the story ahead, and what is maybe good, but
has no bearing on the film’s point. A lot of times people new
to documentary work will spray everything down with the camera:
meaning they’ll shoot everything in sight. It’s an understandable
instinct, but it makes things so much harder in the editing room.
Be judicious in what you shoot, and I think that sharpens your
intention in what you’re trying to achieve with the film, and
makes editing a lot more manageable.
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