To Protect and Preserve

To Protect and Preserve

March 16, 2022 This blog post was written by Jerry McKinstry and Caroline O’Kane. The wake-up call came early. By 5 a.m. the first Pace Docs crew was loading up a caravan of weary-eyed filmmakers and their gear to capture the sunrise in Barnstable. The morning...
Wading Into Deeper Waters

Wading Into Deeper Waters

March 15, 2022 This blog post was written by Danielle Schwartz. Today’s production brought the crew all over Barnstable and Yarmouth. The morning began with the first crew heading to the Cape Cod Oyster Company processing facility, one of the largest oyster growers in...
Getting Our Feet Wet

Getting Our Feet Wet

This blog post was written by Emily Teixeira and Sequoia Cumming. March 14, 2022 Today was an exciting day for PaceDocs! It was our first day of filming as an entire class on the Cape. We divided our first excursions into three film groups, mostly taking place on the...
From Capital to Crash

From Capital to Crash

Above: Along the Street Front. West Washington Market, New York City, 1903. March 10, 2022 This week’s post was written by Danielle Schwartz. This week we prepared to bridge the gap between pre-production and production. That means coordinating crews, equipment,...
A Crash Course in Cameras

A Crash Course in Cameras

March 3, 2022 Before our production crew scatters across parts of New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, Professor Lou Guarneri delivered a crash course in what he knows best: working with cameras. The three cameras we’ll work with are: Sony NX80 Canon EOS RP Canon...
The Lay of the Land

The Lay of the Land

February 24, 2022 This week’s post was written by Emily Teixeira. The documentary team is only weeks away from production. Right now, the team is knee deep in research and preparations, but soon enough, they will be heading out to film. But where exactly will the...