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Ben Wu Discusses Shooting Docs On DV
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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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