Photo taken by Valeria Sosa (BTS). In the left side it's myself standing before picking up the equipment and at the right side of the picture is Anthony Sanchez whom assisted as the camera man, the photography director and production.
While I was in Toronto, Canada around October of 2024...
One day, a good friend of mine, asked me when I was coming back to Costa Rica, which I responded that at the end of the year, then he asked if I would like to work on any film project, he didn't have any idea and so I came up with the idea of shooting a short documentary about this MMA and Boxing academia in my home town, as I was a student there for a short time, he agreed with the idea, then we start writting and planning.
And so the time arrived just like I did to Costa Rica.
Photo taken by me with the cellphone. The sheets to organize and clasify the taken shots.
In this project I wanted to challenge myself with a complex production and not just a short video talking about daily life or just capturing moments.
This required organization and team work, which forced me to think and plan all the steps of the production, even if a documentary doesn't really have a predefined scheadule of shots like a film.
This knowledge and skills, I learned from the from previous projects where I participated, as well as college projects. From organizing the files in the computer to allow an efficient workflow, to all the other skills like putting the right settings in a camera for each shot and of course, choosing the right people and giving them the responsibilities I know they can handle to work together.
If you like what you see and want to work together, get in touch!
zhengfreddy@gmail.com