What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming A Documentary Filmmaker

🤝 Need personalized help? Book a 1:1 call: https://bit.ly/amfconsultations 📁 Download the FREE folder template to organize your projects: https://bit.ly/amf-project-folder-template Here are 11 documentary filmmaking lessons I learned after finishing grad school. 11 lessons learned from working full time as a video journalist and documentarian… that I wish I had learned earlier. 🍿 WATCH NEXT: Essential Boom Mic Techniques For Documentary Filmmakers - https://youtu.be/XoQiv7sz3gk?si=0H6UEId4fKP2cPFg MY OTHER SOCIALS: 🌍 My website - https://www.austinmeyerfilms.com 📚 My newsletter - https://bit.ly/austinmeyernewsletter 🎙 My podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-austin-meyer-podcast/id1436939910 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/austinmeyerfilms 👨‍💻 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinmeyerfilms/ 📱 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@austinmeyerfilms 🎥 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/austinmeyerfilms/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/ameyerfilms WHO AM I? If we haven’t met yet before - Hey 👋 I'm Austin Meyer and I am a documentary filmmaker based in Berkeley, California. I'm a National Geographic Explorer and my work has been featured by HBO, Hulu, Apple TV, The New York Times, National Geographic, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and PBS among others. Through my videos here on this channel, and my podcast called The Austin Meyer Podcast, I share skills, mindsets, and lessons to help you become a better documentary filmmaker and build the life full of creativity that you aspire towards. 🎥 🔥 📷 GEAR I USE MY ACAM: https://amzn.to/3TbCx15 MY YOUTUBE CAM: https://amzn.to/47YOg7m MY DOC TRIPOD: https://amzn.to/3GpAUp3 MY FAVORITE CAMERA BACKPACK: https://www.thinktankphoto.com/products/firstlight-35l/?rfsn=2771443.05625a YOUTUBE LENS: https://amzn.to/3GNsjwF PRIME LENSES: https://amzn.to/46RsAcw CURRENT DRONE: https://amzn.to/47J0DEI KEY LIGHT: https://amzn.to/3RuhRQO SHOTGUN MIC: https://amzn.to/416wOf0 COMPUTER: https://amzn.to/3NeaxpF * Some of the above are affiliate links, but all are personally vetted and recommended * ⌚️Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Lesson 1 3:29 - Lesson 2 6:57 - Lesson 3 8:35 - Lesson 4 11:12 - Lesson 5 13:42 - Lesson 6 15:34 - Lesson 7 18:18 - Lesson 8 21:04 - Lesson 9 23:13 - Lesson 10 25:36 - Lesson 11 27:27 - Final Thoughts #documentaryfilmmaking #documentary #filmmaking