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How to make a documentary in a worldwide lockdown with Will Shears

Video Talks - Conversations on the Business of Video ‣ Marketing ‣ Filmmaking ‣ Online Video

English - July 01, 2020 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MB
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Will Shears is a Brighton-based filmmaker who has already made his fair share of short documentaries in the travel genre. in 2019 Will released the documentary Europe In A Tuk Tuk, which has gone on to be shown at numerous festivals and won best documentary at the Ribbon of Dreams Festival. The film is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.

At the time of recording – the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown, Will was embarking on his latest project – a documentary about Coronavirus and the ways people around the world are dealing with it.

In this interview we discuss his approach to travel documentary making, how Snapchat changed the way video is consumed and why you should always take a break from your edit.