Equipment Checklist

• Camera

For filming, I will need to use my DSLR Nikon camera. The camera films in HD and is portable enough to film outdoors without having to carry around heavy equipment. The only downside of the camera is the sound quality when filming is poor - using an external microphone will fix this. 

• Tri-pod

In order to get steady camera shots, improving film quality, I will use a Tripod for most shots that I don't need to film handheld. Using a tripod ensures that camera shake doesn't occur in order to get a smooth, steady shot.

• Memory Cards

Having several memory cards for the DSLR camera is important as memory cards can easily become corrupt, losing footage. Because of this, when filming I will make sure that I have several on-hand in order to avoid footage becoming corrupt - the time spent re-filming, if this occurred, would take away from the time I will need to spend editing. 

• External Hard-Drive

Storing footage on an external hard-drive avoids losing footage from memory cards that are likely to corrupt. It is also helpful to carry around when editing, as the vast storage limit allows for a lot to be stored on it.

• Video Editing Software

In order to create my documentary, I will need to use  video editing software to edit clips together, adding in music when necessary. For this I will software such as Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, etc.