Documentary filming is often done on the go. It’s reacting, adapting, following a story before you even know what it is. There’s no perfect setup, no retakes, no waiting for the light to hit just right. Sometimes the filming is messy. Often it’s shaky. But that’s exactly where the truth lives. Because in the end, documentary work is about presence…

Warum wird die Führungsrolle in Filmagenturen stereotyp als Männerberuf angesehen? Frauen sind in der Filmproduktion nur gelegentlich vertreten: manchmal als Kamerafrauen, Oberbeleuchterinnen oder Regisseurinnen, öfter als Koloristinnen oder Editorinnen. Generell ist eine Frau in einer Führungsposition in der Filmbranche jedoch eine Seltenheit. Ihr begegnet man oft mit vorsichtiger Aufmerksamkeit und einer Spur Misstrauen.

Our filmmaker, Anait Sagoyan, shares: Before I got into commercial filmmaking, I was all about artistic film projects – a passion I still have today. I worked on short documentaries, experimenting with styles and blending genres to find my voice…

✅ Fully charged camera batteries and empty memory cards
✅ Lens mounted and matte box attached
✅ Focus wheel adjusted
✅ Mic audio levels verified
✅ False color monitoring on the external monitor…

The DZOFILM manual lenses are, of course, a challenge for autofocus enthusiasts, as giving up autofocus means transitioning to a completely different style of filmmaking, one defined by full control. Moreover, photo lenses don't provide the unique cinematic 'character' that cine lenses do. Once you've experienced the cinematic look, there's no going back…

🌱 Before we colonize Mars, let’s first decolonize Earth.

There’s much to address:
• Undoing human exploitation and the domination of nature
• Restoring ecosystems
• Rethinking our relationship with the planet in a way that respects and regenerates natural systems rather than extracting resources unsustainably…

Every filmmaker is absolutely fine with building a massive, complex, and carefully thought-out camera rig setup for client work, which includes a pre-production phase before the actual production. However, we also enjoy using our cameras during personal adventures, where minimalism and mobility are key to capturing special moments during our personal adventures. But here are the main challenges…