Documentary & film
Documentary & film
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Recording a Place Before You Understand It
I spent fifteen years in music before I filmed anything. It's why the first thing I do somewhere new is record it rather than shoot it.
22 Sep 2026
3 min read
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Why Some Images Stay With You
Two shots of the same thing, filmed the same day. One is forgotten by the next scene, the other is still there weeks later.
14 Sep 2026
3 min read
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Why Sound Design Matters in a Surf Film
Most surf films are carried by music. The recordings that cost nothing to make are usually what makes one memorable.
7 Sep 2026
3 min read
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"From Reality to Story: My Documentary Process"
How a documentary actually gets made, from the first visit with no camera to the sentence the whole edit is built around.
31 Aug 2026
4 min read
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How to Create a Short Documentary About a Local Business
Not a promotional video with nicer music. A short film about the person who runs the place, and why anyone should care.
24 Aug 2026
4 min read
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Documentary Filmmaker in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Short documentaries about people and the places they work, how I approach them, what sound does, and why I'm putting this up before I arrive.
16 Aug 2026
3 min read