THE SNEAKY LITTLE GO-PRO CAMERA:
Our big orange suitcase is packed full of equipment. Among them--cameras. For more formal interviews we're shooting on our Canon 7D's, which are fantastic! When you include a shotgun mic and a portable zoom recorder--the sound is pretty darn good. Often times we find ourselves in unplanned situations, which we love, and in these situations we always have a couple of HD FLIP cameras handy. People sometimes think they are phones, and they lend themselves well to capturing interesting footage without the subject being overly conscious of a camera pointed at their face.
And then there are those situations in which 'cameras are forbidden'. For those situations, we whip out the sneaky little Go-Pro.
The Go-Pro camera, primarily used for extreme sports, is a great camera for a documentary format. It's portable, has solid sound capabilities, and fits in the palm of your hand. It's fish-eye lens can create a somewhat altered but dynamic and interesting perspective.
Here's a quick shot taken on the Go-Pro in front of 'Orletti Garage'--a neighborhood mechanic shop that functioned as a secret center for detention, torture, rape, and extermination during the dictatorship in Argentina. I think the Go-pro captures the intensity of this place in a real interesting way.
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