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Last year at Sundance, we spoke with Jendra Jarnagin, a cinematographer who has been attending the festival for over ten years, and who attributes much of her career success to this week in Utah. I highly suggest you read that article, How to Make Sundance Work For You: A DP's Perspective. Here, we’ll build off those thoughts, and go into some more practical details for navigating the snowy fete once you've decided to attend.
The following advice is based on Jarnagin’s recommendations, sprinkled in with some thoughts of my own. I am a DP who has been attending Sundance for about ten years as well, and while I don’t attribute much of my career success to the festival, I always have a fantastic time, and meet great people. This year I am taking my Sundance prep more seriously so I, too, will be following this advice and learning from my fellow pros.
Like a film, Sundance is made in pre-production.
