Everyone needs to get paid for the job they do, right? Sometimes it’s easier said than done though. This blog post will cover some of the things you can do (or avoid) to make sure you get paid for your work. We’ve all heard the…
Ever since their inception, the general affiliation for vimeo has been “this service is like youtube but for professionals” and of course youtube was “this is where you put videos of your cats”. A lot of years have passed since both companies’ launches and this…
Gimbal stabilizers have been around for a long time; their adaptation to the handheld cinema application made a big splash and is primarily attributed to the Freefly Movi. Since then, many companies have stepped up and released their own gimbal stabilizer. DJI Ronin is one…
I’ll start this entry with an anecdote… I recently did a handful of travel shoots around the U.S. Think of something along the lines of Nat Geo or Discovery Channel without the quality. The goal was for our two man (one camera) team to capture…
Make no mistake about it, pre-production preparation can make or break a shoot. Many projects can have months of preparation but allow less than two weeks of principle photography. Time is of the essence! With the trend of shrinking budgets, a common result is compromised…
You’ve got to start somewhere and experienced crew members won’t expect you to know everything when it’s your first day on set… I see a lot of common mistakes by recent college grads, interns, and sometimes experienced crew that should know better. The fact that…