A passionate and versatile Director of Photography (DP) dedicated to delivering stunning visuals. With experience spanning corporate, documentary, branded documentary, narrative shorts, feature films, and music videos, I bring a keen eye for detail and a commitment to excellence for every project.
The scene with the politician looks great, although I think you could have increased the intensity of the bulb to add another lighter area in the frame for more contrast. The restaurant owner setup is obviously less interesting but you definitely did well to make it work without the ND. It would have been nice if she wasn't on a high-backed chair, and if you could have added some more set dressing like a plant to the background. However, you were probably tight for time and making the best of what you had! Nice breakdown of the job. I would like to learn more about your approach to the whole day, planning those scenes and making it all fit within the schedule. Doesn't feel like as many RU-vidrs talk about that side of things, and it looks like it's an area you're probably experienced in!
Man thank you for your in depth and thoughtful response! Both of these were on a pretty tight timeline, we would shoot b roll all day then head to a location for an interview. I was the only person to setup cameras and lighting. Luckily we had an audio guy so I didn’t have to worry about that as well. Funny thing is, the last interview with the restaurant owner, she was sick the day of the shoot and we had to snag an interview the morning before we all flew out. I should build some more context into these and what went into scheduling the whole day. I will keep that in mind for future videos, that was a great suggestion.
wow , night mare background even if it was wider , and a bit more out of focus , shooting straight on like that is a no no, even on the cheapest shoot , that was their choice on a 60K shoot ? they had an art director ?
That was their choice, they wanted straight on to camera. They wanted a side profile. They had an art director and I learned a lot just being on this shoot. Next time I’ll for sure be asking dimensions of backdrop. As you can see the reference photos are pretty damn close to this look.
@@WanderlustVP Im not talking about the subject being straight on , but the wall / BG behind them . Im not bagging on you , but your clients who actually requested it ! Its page one not to shoot directly onto a flat wall like that , zero depth , even if it's out of focus . But to do it on purpose ,thats a bit wild .
I agree man, I don’t know why they didn’t go with a more dynamic look. I’d rather shoot without the wall any day. They really locked into that loft apartment look haha. Also they wanted to put animations and call outs to his right, so maybe that played into their decision making. They wanted something clean they could overlay text and graphics on.
@@robinprobyn1971I would generally agree with you, but check out the recent series Tom Brady Man in the Arena for a high budget, high profile doc-style show that is all straight-to-camera interviews with a flat background!
I really appreciate how clearly you broke down each part of the process! I'm not in the industry but it's always fascinating to see how you approach a shoot and get everything set up!
Thank you 🙏 I really appreciate that. I’m trying to provide as much value as I can with these videos to help people who haven’t been on the larger scale productions. That way they know what to expect
I hear you my guy! For my workflow and me personally I like to have more output. That way I’m not limiting myself when I diffuse or double diffuse the light. I own a few godox lights that work great. Do you use the molus series a lot?
@@WanderlustVP No ,I only recently bought the G300 and the tiny X60. Use the G300 with a travel series Godox 90cm dome. But with the X60 in the same small bag as the G300 ( I take the reflector out) I have a couple of decent lights in a very small travel kit . Main interview key lights I have normally are, Intellytech Mega 6 and 4 , which are great. But for one man band / lugging gear around type shoots Ive just been using these two zhiyun lights /90cm Light dome for interviews , Using Sigma Art 1.4,s so don't need high fire power. The G300 does have a 500w mode , but Ive not needed that so far.
LETS GOOOO!!!! Glad you love the BTS, trying to incorporate in more when im on shoots. HB is my old stomping ground when I first moved out here to California. Lets connect, hit me up on IG @WanderlustVP
Thank you so much! Trying to make it easy as possible for people to grasp. I try to keep it short and to the point. The Zhiyun is promising. I did notice a little color shift from my godox lights but nothing that is crazy, and a personal preference. Looking forward to really pushing its limits on set
Hey Sean, I thought this was video was great! Just some feedback though, the room noise and silence during cuts felt strange alongside such quality footage, maybe add some music and denoise your mic, along with constant power between cuts next time. Cheers!
Great video Sean! I believe the go to for not blowing out the background (or making edges of talent blown out) is having the backdrop 2 stops above your key. Your final image looks fantastic and I'm sure the client was very pleased.
@@WanderlustVP we are located here in Mauritania 🇲🇷 / Africa we usually work in the capital city but we travel also sometimes for some events with our clients & partenerships
All my fixtures are daylight balanced. I have just bought them that way either dude to price difference, or initially when I started there was an output drop when switching color temps. I usually just use a cto gel if I need to change the color of the light. I’m sure I’d have a different opinion if i actually had a bi color light but at the moment I just have all daylight balanced lights
I like how you were able to capture the screen without blowing it out. Thats always hard when you dont have enough light. What fps did you use for your broll?
For this b roll I believe we shot it at 60fps. Sometimes I like to shoot at 48fps for those non high action shots. To me the slo mo feels a little more natural and less overly slowed down
For sure no problem! For the DP role which included two cameras, lighting and audio the rate was $2500. I spent $150 on a 2nd camera rental which I paid to my AC/utility. The AC rate was $750 and I was able to bring on a PA for $350. Again I was just hired to shoot bring out equipment and hand off footage, the company who hired me handled the rest. Let me know if you have any other questions regarding rates I would be happy to help
Thank you, I try to steer clients away from white seamless backdrops as much as humanly possible. haha. The location we were in was already stellar but the head boss in charge wanted this look so we made them happy.
So I found the link! But I do think you should try and find like an Amazon link or something cause you could definitely could earn some commission on this because that's such a great idea! Earned a sub big dog 🤜🏾
Thanks dude. I linked the light stand attachment in the comments and the video description. As for the harbor freight wall spreader I’ll try to find an Amazon link and the additional clamp I use to rig the light to the wall spreader. Thanks for the sub and let me know if have any additional questions. Thanks for checking out the channel. 🤙
@@WanderlustVP, thanks for the info. What I am most interested in is the clear plastic clamp that you snapped around the tube. I can't seem to find those anywhere.
@@mikestewart4733 not sure it's the exact model used in this video but google Nanlite Pavotube clip. You can get them for five bucks from B&H. (I would double check to make sure they fit whatever tube light you're using specifically.)
I bought these almost 4 years ago and they are still going strong. They are really affordable now, let me know if you have any questions. Lots of options out there
Thank you very much. Yes you can most certainly use them for photography. You can use them like you would any continuous light, just be mindful of output. They are bright but maybe not the brightest in certain scenarios. The color options are a lot of fun to play with to get some unique looks.
@@AcastroAX No problem and I hope this makes sense without seeing a picture. For the background the client told us they wanted to keep it at 95% Ire on False color to match other interviews they have done already. I dropped it down to maybe 85-90% just so nothing was blown out or bleeding to badly onto subject. Both backlights were at 100%. They were going for a more high key look so I exposed right around 60% ire, right where false color begins to turn a darker grey. The light was at 1%, used a bounce to fill in shadow side
Hey bro ..my name is James and I currently a film student in a community college riverside CA and I was wondering if I could help you in any way ..I just want to learn as much as I can...
Yeah dude let's do it, I'm down. We could do different types of looks, moody, high key, commercial, using natural light. Open to ideas and suggestions but that would be dope.
It really depends on the job, I have my day rate and usually I charge a kit fee based on clients needs. If you have IG hit me up on there with a direct message and id be happy to share some numbers with you.
