The problem with this day and age is if you don't have "papers" they tend to disregard you until you blow their expectations with some indie production while they don't treat the "educated" similarly. You could spend hours compiling the most kickass showreel with all the best of your works but for it to be considered and viewed, let alone reviewed, takes three heel kicks and a mushroom down a rabbit hole into a labyrinth full of coins and fire-spitting tortoises with spiky shells. Education is truly the key.

Holy shit I’m actually an idiot. I thought it said “director of pornography” and was baffled at all the “so inspirational” comments lol.

@tadeoelias512

3 жыл бұрын

You probably dont care but if you're stoned like me atm you can watch pretty much all of the latest series on InstaFlixxer. Been binge watching with my brother these days =)

@alessandrocristian6839

3 жыл бұрын

@Tadeo Elias yea, I have been watching on instaflixxer for years myself :D

Love this! So inspirational man.

Very honest and interesting interview.

Great content! I can't believe there isn't much traffic here yet, the perspectives shared are priceless.

@africanhistory

3 жыл бұрын

That is how the world is. People would rather watch Potatoe jet set his hair on fire.

just a guy who loves what he does

3:20 - 3:50 100% me. Very inspirational. Good guy

awesome work . love your work and will love to learn more

Thank you for this. My fiance' is getting involved here too as we freelance on the West Coast. Seeing what you have done is inspiring. Takes a lot of initiative

Interesting video. I will be working with some university students on their film project and am looking everywhere for information and tips. Currently I'm a published photographer with 7 years experience - the transition is going to be a challenge but fun. Ive always heard if I wanted to learn and get better at lighting, I needed to get with aa film crew. So I am super excited. Heck if this turns into a new career I welcome it. But for now, the experience, the learning and working on a fun project is going to be epic. I wish he did a tutorial on the basics of what he would do in a shoot with some sample videos.Again awesome video.

Being a DP today is not the same thing as it was in the 70's where a DP had to know if a 2 stop underexposure would still expose on 100 ASA film. Today they just look at a monitor. Back then they had to know it.

Great interview, my professional story is identical to his. I would suggest mastering business as well as cinematography rather than partnering, you will earn a lot more money and have broader opportunities.

@lonewalkerproductions

3 жыл бұрын

Good advice

As a Director of photography and photographer you should have given the person filming this the advice that filming short gives a more flattering look - great video anyways!

The sound is magical

Cool

Have more than one skill which equivalents more than one source of income.

I would love to intern. I took classes in the film industry in New Mexico. No school here in Albuquerque really trains people in the Director of Photography realm.

Hey, whats up with the audio ? On laptop stereo it sounds like surround or something compared to regular audio from other videos

He's so cute

Sort of ironic that a video about somebody in filmmaking has weird phasing/panning audio issues

Hi sir

How does 4 different freelance things = "salary" ?

TIL that top tier DOPs (of which there is only like 10 guys including Roger Deakins, Emmanuel Lubezki, etc....) can at best make 25k a week when they are shooting. That is dog sh*t money for the talent and experience they bring to a film! That's like $3500 grand a day at best. I mean, it's obviously still good money (when they are shooting), but what about all the time in between productions?

what university did he attend?

He's not a DoP, he's a videographer

@dereknueveuno

Жыл бұрын

yea, if he was he def should be making waaay more. theres guys who do my job that make 110k union and we're 3 levels below a DOP as a rigging electrician.

26??

Yikes. Where did he grow up that 50K in the US wasn't "doing great"

@SmileyAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Anywhere on the East or West coast more likely.

@djpandad2981

3 жыл бұрын

I heard him mention Denver. I’m not sure if that’s where he grew up though.

@kidcosan

Жыл бұрын

He said he makes 80k

Why is a video on DP so crappy and boring?

@JudahLee

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I don't believe the interviewee made this himself. I'd love seeing his personal work.

This video makes me cringe. This guy is in it for the wrong reasons and has an extremely lazy approach. If your going to do it... do it, buddy.

@nickthelen6508

3 жыл бұрын

I can understand why you would say that, but I think you missed his points. He first said that the reason he chose filmmaking over other careers is because he got so excited about the projects he ended up doing them all the time. He also said he works 7 days a week (in 2018), which is far from lazy. He's just approaching all of this in a conservative way, which makes sense, given that his goal is to run a sustainable business. Sure, he could have dedicated his life to trying to make Hollywood blockbusters, but he decided that wasn't worth the risk for him. Finally, he does this partially because he gets to work with his partner. If you ask me he's definitely in it for the right reasons!

@TehMr

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickthelen6508 he definitely has a solid plan that's not just being at the top end of Hollywood (many crash and burn going that route not realising that's kind of endgame for commercial DOP's