Chapter Nine. On the Set

This is the moment. Now is the time.

Most of this chapter will be devoted to film-style shooting on a set (or a carefully prepared location), using work methods inherited from the old studio system. But even the run-and-gun soldier of fortune who sets out before dawn with just a camcorder, a few accessories, and a bag of trail mix needs to prepare for his news-style shoot with much of the same mental and technical discipline.

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