WITNESS · TIME Studios, UNHCR · USA
TV Show / Documentaries
A testimony-led documentary giving displaced people space to speak in their own words, produced within a major US documentary framework across sensitive locations in Greece.
Credits
Role
Location Sound Recordist
Director
Darren Genet
Production Origin
USA
Shooting Location
Lesbos Island · Ioannina · Igoumenitsa, Greece
Broadcaster
UNHCR · produced by TIME Studios, in collaboration with Trevor Noah · Angelina Jolie · Leonardo DiCaprio
Production Context.
Sensitive access: filming in Kara Tepe, the former Moria camp and smuggler hideouts near Igoumenitsa required a discreet and security-aware working method in a highly exposed documentary environment.
Displaced contributors giving testimony: the sound approach had to remain calm, respectful and non-intrusive throughout.
Translation and camera workflow: sound was sent to an off-set translator, recorded on a separate track, and shared by IEM so both the director and camera operator could follow the meaning of each scene in real time.
A major US production framework in unstable locations left no room for technical weakness, so full backup equipment and redundancy were carried throughout the shoot when filming in Greece.
