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it will be interesting to see an upgrade on the canon 605

Hey David! Ive been a long time sub and always look forward to your content! I too, started in real estate and then to corporate work, and now specializing in corporate event work. I actually didnt pivot but instead, kept my real estate clientele but just hired a full time shooter to do those shoots, while i pay them per shoot. So i pivoted myself, but as a company, kept those real estate clients. At the moment, im actually slowly growing my team as a production company and take on tons of corporate work and corporate event work (conventions, conferences, etc) So i grew form a 1 man band to a 2 man band, and now to a 4 man band. We do everything from pre production, to post production, and even to marketing strategy(whom i "partnered" up with a marketing strategist to be a 1 stop shop for all media/marketing needs. I would love to chat with you if you have any questions regarding that type of business progression. I love that you have consultation calls but if you ever want a consultation call from me, with any questions at all, I'd do it for free! The offer will always be there if you are ever interested! (ps, i actually started trying to vlog our shoots as a production company last year, but was hard to keep up since we are always busy lol) Everytime i see any of your new videos posted, i always watch it, and get inspired by it, to also try to continue the consistent uploads. Keep up the great work and hopefully we get to chat some day!

Let’s go brother 🔥. I think our work type is pretty similar. I started in weddings and moved to corporate + doc. Trying to do more branded content and commercials

hey man! in Orlando myself, where is that tropical oasis you had at 4:37

Thanks dude! I have a doc in the works that will be 100% true documentary… should know in the next week about moving forward. I’ll call in the troops as soon as I get the green light on the first shoot!

I'm a cinematographer based in San Jose which is in the San Francisco Bay Area and have been in the process for four years shift into making short films. And it's very tough indeed to make it as a film maker. It takes a long time but the wait is worth it, you just have to show up. I know because I've seen it with other business owners. I myself I'm having a hard time showing up but I know it will be worth it.

I’m still in a discovery phase trying to find and hone in on my niche… but I think you’re doing all the right things by communicating your goals and showing off the skills to make them happen! Big things are on the way for you man

I’ve always liked your workflow dude. Effective and efficient. And dude I would love to do more doc work as well. I have an almost client who is looking to shoot a doc about her bicycle team. Pumped dude I really enjoy filming

I really enjoyed the new video, mate! I took your advice and started adding photos, and I'm getting used to hearing my voice now too. I’ve got four videos on the timeline from some new shoots I've just done, and I'll go into more detail about the gear I'm using. Plus, I'm about to order a Rode wireless microphone setup as well. Thanks again!

It’s great that you were able to make the pivot that you were after. I made the pivot from filming weddings to filming corporate early on in my career. There was a lot of work in the wedding industry and it was a great experience to capture couple special days. Towards the end I was starting to get burned out and decided to make the pivot into corporate. Took a while to build a client base, so worked at a rental house for a few years until I was busy enough to pursue freelance full-time. More recently I’ve made the pivot to working full time at a production company. Which has been a nice change having a bit more financial stability.

Love this! I need these kind of conversations while growing my video business! Thank you!

why do you dual record?

How old are you?

Good luck with your pivot! I know that it can be stressful as you are marketing to a brand new client base. If you don't already follow him, Luc Forsyth goes through is doc filmmaker journey here on RUclips. You should check him out.

wow! i didn’t know that you were all in on real estate photo/video for a while. Good on you for pivoting out of that, I can’t imagine that was easy.

Your audio quality is out of this world. What's your setup?

Regarding audio, we just use a dead cat for most of our outdoor audio. I have a Rode Blimp that we only use about 10% of the time. It wasn’t expensive so it’s good to have in the kit just in case. Start with a dead cat and run lavs simultaneously and you’ll get away with most things. I think you are doing the right steps to pivot. You are showing your craft, your new reel showcases your capacity to fill in on a doc. Just going to take some searching for those contacts that are looking for doc work. Do you feel like you could pivot any of your corporate clients to sell some verite doc brand-films? I’ve done that a few times. Good video brother.

What combo is that (M Box and teleprompter) I have a small one for myself iPhone size.. but I need to pick one up for corporate! Would be a dope video to make about your teleprompter and using it in corporate work 💪🏼

This video was so insightful and absorbing all the information, I precaite your realness!

Very well done buddy ..... You said it perfect .... Keep up the good work ...Don't let other bone heads cut you down ... From Alaska ...

2 hot shoes, 4 audio channel dials needed.

For the cheap lightweight stands just use 5-10 lb ankle weights as sand bags.

You’re such a doer! Super inspiring. Thanks for sharing the journey

Why is a cine/eng hybrid such a crazy idea to these manufacturers? I’ll take an apsc sensor, in a camcorder body, married to the 28-135 PZ lens. Simple. Also, make the bodies a touch larger and give me some of the Panny stabilization.

You obviously are not familiar with the MarkusPix channel. He has lots of videos about different budget minded gear, but specifically has at least a handful about light stands that you might find helpful.

2:49 Make sure to function test that feature. I had a PavoTube II 6C once fail on me mid shoot after the battery ran dry, and amidst being plugged in, it seemed to only charge off the power and not power the light. Needless to say, it created a continuity error and was an embarrassment in front of a corporate client.

It’s worth looking at bleached muslin from Joann fabric. Great for a soft bounce and diffusion. Can be easily rigged almost anywhere with some painters tape/fishing wire…prob best bet for travel efficiency

Nice lights but why bring soo many?? if anything i bring 4 mini lights and then a 100w all from smallrig

If you're chasing an AoD sponsorship why not concentrate on cities where there are already AoD members first

Another great video mate !

I'm looking at the lights from Light Bank Tech for travel lights. Im testing out the Airtube modifier this week.

Take a look at the Intellitech light mattes for your key. It folds down to 12X12.

52:11 Jared was definitely on that one since I hired him for it, haha. He must've been confused or might not have remembered it. Long story short, the algorithm introduced me to David's YT content about a year ago. Then, the first DFW filmmaker meetup happened, and I met Jared, who created the DFW IG chatgroup, and I got to be one of the original members. Fast forward a few months later, and I get the opportunity of a lifetime to DP and lead an entire crew that was pretty much sourced from within that IG group with one or two exceptions. Call time comes, and WE FREAKING KILLED IT ON SET! We all got paid handsomely, and we got to create a killer product. To me, the lesson to be learned from that is that the little things y'all did paid and continue to pay small dividends that eventually turn into $$$. Heck, Jared and I will work together next week as well again, and it's all because of the little things ya'll are doing.

Did you forget to link the "in the weeds" podcast? About travel lighting, the 1650 Air is what I use. The LD Mini II works, but is really small. The new Light Dome III folds flat and fits. I bought the Impact Link stands. They're okay, but barely rigid enough. I'm always looking on how to improve my stands game for travel... that seems to be the most difficult problem.

Where may I find your final video of this shoot, please? Just for my reference. Thank you for this breakdown video of how you went about it.

Inspired to start my own in North Carolina

Perfect long drive episode and I stayed into it the whole drive south which was great. Hope you two put out more of these in the future!

Product Idea for SmallRig/Aputure/Nanlite. You know how you have that Bright Beast light? The LED lanel with the focused led to project the light further forward rather than just soft flood? Imagine if you got that one foot amaran PT1c tube, but it had more of a projection led rather than just a soft throw. If they had a 6X version with the same battery and size as it is now, It would work as a hair light that's not super harsh because it is one foot wide but would be bright enough compared to only 95 lux at 3ft.

For full lighting for travel, I use my B light stand, it's a Ulanzi MT-49. It's pretty solid but with a 200x and a smallrig 3586 softbox it works but theres like a semi U bend down from the weight on that stand using that setup. So that might be something to look out for. That stand is carbon fiber so it can take some of the flex like that but it's not ideal.

I have a larger pelican that I put a 300d mark 2 and a couple 200x as well. I also have a super collapsible strip softbox and my audio gear and all of my cables like long HDMI, power, XLR. I also bring the water sandbags where you just fill them up with water when you get to your location. I bring a separate hard plastic case specifically for light stands and two tripods. It is exactly 50 pounds so it's considered my free bag with Delta. My big, heavy, light case with all the cables is around 99 pounds, so I can fly for only $50 each way as a media bag. I then carry a pelican carry-on case that packs two cameras a few lenses and all of my media and stuff for the cameras. Basically its 1 heavy media bag, 1 free check luggage light stand case, 1 camera pelican, and personal item (backpack that goes under the seat). If i have a bigger shoot i will hire local gaffer with grip van.

Watching the video live I will say always carry the body and all your glass on your carry on. They force you to bring your batteries too. I Travel portable all the time. You need to be in early boarding zones to secure that overhead.

Get the SmallRig LA-O90 over the Mini Dome Mk3. It fits the pelican and is 90cm instead of 60cm

I still root for the Nanuk The Nanuk 975s. I think I left a comment about it in your last video. It fits a full-size 100mm Cartoni sticks. That entire case, as long as it's under 99 pounds, will cost you $40 with media pricing on Jetblue. It comes with wheels too. It's the largest case you can take that doesn't surpass the oversize limit.

I recommend the aputure MC Pro

Assuming you're traveling within the continental US, have you considered renting via Lens Rentals and shipping to a FedEx close to the shooting location? Not sure if I missed something.

Ive used the Matthews stands before. Pretty good and break down small. They can fit in a 1510. I would probably just rent stands (and maybe even lighting) and have them waiting on me at the hotel. One recommendation is to get zipties that are a weird color and put them on the pelican. TSA has ways to get in your locks, but if they bust a pink ziptie, chances are they don't have another to replace. That way you can always see if your stuff was messed with. Stay safe in the hurricanes!

Just rent C stands and dont bother w it. It spares you a lot of space that u can use for one or 2 more light or anything that is more expensive to rent Than a C stand .

Your AOD pitch started at 7:40. It’s genuine. Send it to Mark…

What about approaching filmmaking companies such as Aputure? Approach these companies with a proposition saying there’s a going to be a gear talk portion and you can be in it if you sponsor this tour.

Just a thought , after seeing your friends new studio , get an umbrella for your key light , does bounce around but you could get a much bigger source , and so softer light, than that small softbox . Hair lights mmm, very 2005 , I would ditch that completely .