Recording Location Sound As A “One-Man-Band”: Gear Breakdown, Technical Workflow, And Creative Benefits

Right now I am in the midst of directing a “one-man-band” feature film experiment that requires I record location sound by myself – without any crew. This is something I’ve never done before, and had to develop a new approach from the ground up. My goal from the get-go was to keep things as simple as possible on set. I am DP’ing the film too (in addition to producing, directing, PA’ing, etc.), which means my focus is always split. The only way to juggle camera and sound when working this way is