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Run-and-Gun Event Coverage

Techniques for solo shooters covering live events with no second takes. Gear, settings, and workflow for one-person crews.

✅ Checklist

  • ☐Set camera to auto-ISO with exposure compensation
  • ☐Use a zoom lens (24-70mm or 24-105mm) to avoid lens changes
  • ☐Attach on-camera shotgun mic for ambient audio
  • ☐Shoot in 10-second bursts, not continuous
  • ☐Get wide establishing shots first, then details
  • ☐Charge batteries and format cards during breaks

🎒 Equipment

  • • Mirrorless camera
  • • 24-70mm or 24-105mm zoom
  • • On-camera shotgun mic
  • • Monopod
  • • Extra batteries (4+)
  • • Multiple memory cards
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