Lessons learned from the last 4 years of travel production Pt. 1

Bring in someone local.

In 2023 we had the great pleasure of working with journalist Mohamad Chreyteh on a week-long shoot around Beirut for the Discovery Channel.

From the government/military approval, to transportation, translation, and story perspective, that shoot wouldn’t be possible with a partner like that.

Even going to a familiar US city, a local DP, sound operator, or PA will always make things run more smoothly, or at the very least give you the good lunch recs.

The instinct is always to bring along people you know and have worked with, but much of our value in production comes from our networks around the country/world, and it’s always worth bringing on someone new in order grow that network.

Local Fixer in Istanbul