Episode 202 | Human Footprint - Part 2

<p>In part 2 of “Human Footprint” Christian and Jason continue their chat with the creators and directors of Human Footprint, Neil Losin & Nate Dappen.</p> <p>Listen to how Neil & Nate filmed the series on a budget, with a small crew of a maximum of 5 people. Hear some of their favorite experiences while grinding and pushing their team to the limit. Seeing elephants from a helicopter and people on dog sleds hunting Polar Bears are just two of the experiences that have marked their lives while making Human Footprint.</p> <p>Music is key to setting the tone and emotion to visuals. We learn about their connection with PBS helping out with some of the licensing of the music used as well as how their “Hip-Hop” composer Andy Young came to be a part of the project.</p> <p>To close, Neil & Nate gave their pearls of wisdom and pieces of advice to filmmakers. Along with Christian’s best reminder of not getting discouraged, don’t give up - DO NOT QUIT!!!</p> <p>PBS Link: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/show/human-footprint/" data-inline-card="" data-card-data= "">https://www.pbs.org/show/human-footprint/</a><br /> <br /></p> <ul> <li><strong>Intro to Documentary First.</strong> <a title="‌" href= "https://otter.ai/u/6kDBX0H_H_B4trKoPk-s11dzf2g?tab=summary&t=0s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc">0:00</a> <ul> <li>Welcome back to Documentary First, continuing the conversation with Nate & Neil from Human Footprint.</li> <li>What was the budget and how was it used, travel and music?</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Traveling for the show.</strong> <a title="‌" href="https://otter.ai/u/6kDBX0H_H_B4trKoPk-s11dzf2g?tab=summary&t=81s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc">1:20</a> <ul> <li>A lot of travel for 120 days of filming.</li> <li>Shooting in 44 different cities, 80 beds, sets, states, Arctic Sea Ice.</li> <li>Shooting 4 different acts for 4 different episodes</li> <li>Allot of pre-production and research in preparation for all the travel.</li> <li>Starbucks budget larger than the actual food