Small Kit for One Man Band | Vlog 152 

The industry is a lot smaller than that guy thinks, be kind to your fellows. Clients also pay attention to that kind of thing.

I love you included the cart setup, the absolute realness of it - “ah man, the bloody wheel goes which way again”.

Here I am binge watching your videos again on a trip up to Grand Forks North Dakota to DP an Episode for a new TV show. I can totally relate to getting that client feedback on needing to find a faster way to get gear in and out for shoots. It used to take me two or three trips to get my gear in and out of the location from my vehicle. During COVID I picked up the four foot collapsible rolling scaffolding and absolutely love it, Especially with the standing desk modifications I've made, however, I do want to upgrade to bigger wheels.

I have two of the Adicam carts, so little tip: I build the cart first without the wheels and then add the wheels on last, by doing that it stands by itself when adding the wheels, it's a time saver :) Also with the spinning locks for the wheels that live on the inside of the cart, when you disassemble the cart just leave them unlocked and open so next time it's quicker to slide the wheels in and then do the twist lock. 👍

Keep up the good work, David! Don't give that guy a second thought. People enjoy working with you and learning from you because you're genuine and honorable. Both are rare in our chosen fields.

love how dialed your camera setup is! you can see how it never slowed you down on this shoot, and kept you ready to shoot and capture audio at all times! 🙌🏻

Not wanting you to use a light is savage! But loved the way u figured out how to produce that tight shot with clear image zoom. This is why knowing your gear is key.

I hope that rude poacher dude forgets his memory cards at his next gig. 😂

5:36 I recommend putting the cards in with the pins facing up OR putting the cards in delicately Those cheaper card cases with firm padding have a horrible reputation of causing sd cards to split apart or break If/when they inevitably do slip apart i find running some clear coat nail polish around the trim of the sd card helps hold it together

There’s plenty video work to go around for everyone to get a piece of the pie. Be encouraged bro, your quality of work will speak loudly for you and most of our clients stick with us for more than our quality of work. They also keep giving us work because of our personalities, work ethic and the professionalism that we bring to each production.

Love that you've learnt the term Vox Pops! We use it all the time in the UK

SOO close to 6k! congrats !!

If you work with UK peeps, you’ll hear Vox Pops a lot! And yes, always have backups! It’ll save the day down the road or make you a hero in your clients eye.

One thing you've always demonstrated in your vlogs is the fact that you've supported other folks involved in production, networked with them, and have even contacted them as alternates when you have a schedule conflict or need to scale up for a client. That has in turn brought you work as well. What this guy did was totally opposite, and such a lame move. His entire approach in dealing with your client producer (in front of you especially) was very much tacky and came off looking desperate. The followup initiated by your client asking about other areas you provide services means they enjoyed working with you and were pleased with the results you were able to deliver based on their requirements of having a light footprint and being flexible and adaptable on the fly.

Definitely appreciate the cart setup. 👍🏿

I had an Innovativ cart and sold it and went back to my Rock N Roller. So much easier and faster and lighter, etc.

Appreciate the cart setup

try ECS30 on LED walls

your mate will do well w that car business / YT channel no doubt - my 2 cents, he needs more detail / texture shots and a sprinkling of more telephoto shots. also dynamic gimbal orbits with a tonne of parallax and "empty / location" backgrounds can really elevate the look n feel too (as you'd know). looks like his video was all shot with a 24-70 or similar. details and telephotos would definitely add a lot more interest / variety otherwise you could almost shoot the entire thing on a phone (and drone) - IMO he needs to differentiate even further (for the untrained eye) from phone shot content, else he'll eventually be replaced by it when / if the dollars invested in the YT channel become an issue / or are questioned down the track... There's def some mid range detail and telephoto shots in there, but as he progresses I reckon he needs more.. ie with those car follow shots it'd be nice to see the lens at 100-150mm shooting back at a car as it's driving on the highway, with the focal length really compressing that background as opposed to the much safer / easier to shoot wider shots in the current edit... perhaps he was just playing it safe for those shots which I get, but with his pitch he could also go in with ideas of what he'd like to improve / where he's like to elevate his shots even further once it was a paid gig and as their channel grew etc etc - talking like "it's going to grow, here's where I see us going, etc etc etc to further garner that excitement and s further demonstrate his commitment / intent to make this YT channel something of great value"

Looks like that poacher was from Dragonfly Media? They don’t have any social media though

Poacher made me unreasonably angry on your behalf!

David, do you think Production Hub is good to join for a DOP in Shanghai, China? I tried to find out from them if they thought clients would search for intl talent on there but didn't really get a good reply, so I'm curious what you think. Oh, also: I tried the Shimoda but found it just so shallow for a rolling case, so I returned it and am now ordering the Tenba 21 Rolling, which should be carry-on but a bit deeper. I'm excited to see how it will handle my C300-3.

Woah how do you price work for the car shop who wants to do a whole RU-vid channel? I feel like I would undercharge , would love to hear his quote.

I need to start asking how people find me. I know most of my cold leads are from Production Hub but never know how the rest find me. Can't believe that guy trying to snipe your work from you.

7:34 100% uncool - crazy disrespectful

I have seen many people fired and ignored over poaching clients. You dont do that.

I’m sure you’re not expecting this but what adidas are those haha

What a dick move, but yes, good job on keeping your cool. I think that reflected very well on you and the client noticed that.

Nah man thats so rude ! Its pretty much like a girl asking you out or flirting qhile youre gf is just standing there! Damn thats rude. Oh also i recomended you to a guy on linked in, he wanted to shoot something in disney orlando i believe, wish i could do it but i dont think they would have flown me over 😅😂

If you want ever get poached/snubbed around me…I have on issues making a scene .

That was so foul trying to poach right in front of you.....SMH.

Shame on that poaching camera guy.. not cool.