This article discusses an approach to shooting documentary material, specifically in how you think about what you shoot when on location and how to give yourself the most possibilities in the edit.

This is a follow up to Shooting for the Sequence, where we discuss shot and sequence continuity (rather than conventional continuity which is focused on art direction and blocking in narrative films.) Serving to point out what rules you should follow to improve your documentary shoots.

This article focuses on simple techniques for Handheld cinematography; how best to hold the camera and move to produce smooth results.