really appreciate the acknowledgment of supply and demand right at the beginning. It’s so significant, but we often only hear about how to improve our skills and network.
So happy to see you here, you are the foundations to all my skills I've learnt in the past 6 years or so. I've been continuing learning with great channels like In Depth Cine, but when I look back you were beginning for my journey in this wonderful world.
Definitely had to do all 3 things to become a DP, started in film school, went on to become an Focus puller, then began shooting personal work, got festival recognition, then finally was given the chance to start DPing, it took about 4 years since finishing film school. Def no quick way to jump start it, and you need the time to gain the experience.
Congratulations man quick question when starting out did you ever doubt yourself if so how did you get past it. I have been horribly holding myself back but I do believe deep down I have the creativity and determination to become a DP.
The time *and* opportunity. Sometimes, the opportunities can be gatekept behind film schools, but luckily, it's become easier for regular people off the street to get equipment to start something on their own. Opportunity has to meet preparation if preparation is ever going to mean anything.
My film school experience helped me out a LOT with my non film school friends. They don't know anything about cinematography and when I showed up with my lights,tripods,slider,clamps,diffusion,gels etc they were amazed at how much it made a difference and how I set and operated the camera
to me happened backwards, i just get into the shortfilms universe invited by a friend who was just finishing their film carrerr, and they know so little... I was the one who knows more of everything than they that has studied, maybe can blame the film school. =) but still, im making my way up =)
Love this, definitely need more videos like this on the internet! As someone who's trying to become a DP and working my way up the latter, I've learned to fall in love with the process. I work on set as a spark a lot of the time and I shoot my passion projects on the side to flex that muscle and get my name out there as a DP. But I've also learned so much in the lighting department over the past 4 years and met so many techs that are now my friends and will come help me on my passion projects. There's no straight path to becoming a DP, everyone's is different and it will definitely take time but learn to love the process as well!
i love love that you put autumn arkapaw as your example! her works are honestly one of my favorites! 😭 the female gaze is always captured when she's the one behind the camera
I'm learning composition and stuff taking lots of still photographs. They're complete ass but eventually I should get better...I hope. If money wasn't a problem I'd definitely apply to USC or the AFI Conservatory.
Thank you for this video! I'm in the beginning of my journey to becoming a cinematographer and just trying to be a part of any film set that I can. I currently practice using my camera as much as I can and do freelance photography to get me by. It can definitely be daunting at times but SO exciting when an opportunity arrives.
Even if you gain all the knowledge you could possibly acquire and work hard on your skills and take every opportunity you could find you would still fail 100% if you can't network well. This is the first thing you should know before walking into this business.
It's a great video, but it omits a fourth path and one major factor besides supply and demand. The fourth path mentioned is commercials. Especially during the past 5-7 years, numbers of cinematographers who started in commercials have been transitioning to narrative film work. Commercials have a tendency to be a very stressful but fruitful environment for a DP since you get to try and master so much tech and learn fast with considerable budgets backing your work. It is also easier to break into commercials in a number of markets than trying to break into film right away. The factor is the actual country and market you work in. In developing markets such as Eastern Europe, the transition from short form to doing feature films and shows can be much faster than in fully developed markets like US and UK. I have personally witnessed several DPs who started in commercials and in 5 years were shooting features because the market is a lot smaller and there is high demand for "fresh blood". Some of these people later move west as an already "accomplished" cinematographers. This would take them probably twice as much time if they would start their journey in a developed market. So you should clearly understand how an industry in your particular country works and use it to your advantage.
What I'd like to know why isn't there any Filmschool's for people with mental or physical disabilities, I have several learning disabilities + I deal with OCD and high anxiety everyday since I was 12 and I would love to learn cinematography or anything behind the scenes but I don't know where to start, I'm 41 and it feels like this dream of mine of becoming a Filmmaker will never come true which I've had for over 25 years now, it feels like this industry is really for people who are really smart and have a high I.Q. which I do not, I have a very low I.Q but I love the art of photography/cinematography but would also love to learn being a director in visual storytelling and editing.
I don't know your experiences but I also have my own problems. I've dealt with anxiety since I was a kid. Specifically social anxiety which isn't helpful if my dream is to work in films. I also deal with ADHD so I know part of the struggle. I turned 20 last month so my advice won't be much since I'm just starting to figure it all out. But what I've done that I feel has helped me is looking for any kind of help I can receive. I think RUclips is a great way to learn about how to navigate life with disorders like OCD or ADHD or whatever learning disabilities a person may have. People on here can teach you the skills they learned and you can try them all out as you work towards your dreams. I'm currently attending a community college and I've used RUclips to help me get through it. I'm barely just now learning how my brain learns. It's hard being behind on these kinds of skills. I've been able to attend a class teaching students with disabilities how to be successful in school. I learned a lot about myself from that class. In my area, I have found free classes for aspiring filmmakers and the limit for each class is 10 people. I'm a nervous person so being able to learn with a small group of people (Because there are not always 10 people attending) has helped me learn how to better my social anxiety. I sometimes also go out to local events and make a friend I feel confident around come with me. This way I feel less anxious about practicing my still photography. I've also just filmed at home by myself. I would film my own short films. Recently I made a small documentary with my mom where she talked about her family and how it was growing up in Mexico. You can practice editing by watching RUclips tutorials. And you don't have to make movies to make something good or practice editing extensively. I highly recommend basically studying yourself and how you learn. To also see if there are free or cheap classes in your area. To lessen my anxiety I sometimes tell people what I'm dealing with. I'll tell them I'm shy or that I have ADHD and it's hard to process information. Knowing that they know what's going on with me helps me feel less anxious, But that's me. Start little and just learn about yourself. I think there is still time for you to achieve this dream. I hope some of my advice helps you. Even just a little bit. The first step is incredibly important. I tend to compare myself a lot to others but remember that everyone has a different path in life. I can never compare myself to someone who isn't Neurodivergent or hasn't been through struggle. Because they didn't have to jump the hurdles I was forced to jump over growing up. So try not to compare and just focus on the journey and celebrate your small and big accomplishments. I wish you so much luck :)))
@@thoughts_on_repeat Thank you for the Kind words and appreciate it a lot, I have social anxiety too as well as everyday anxiety with my OCD and struggle to get out of the house as my OCD mostly prevents me from getting out of the house, with my education I struggle with learning anything because of my learning disabilities and failed at school but I have an extreme love for movies and finding out how they are made, and would love to learn cinematography. I wish there was a film school for people who have learning disabilities to teach them the art of filmmaking at their level.
this is awesome, its kinda exactly what i have been telling to the boys that are stidying or they just finished their career in film school, its better to shoot lots of short films, in different positions, than just get uut and try to make a full lengt film. the experience, knowledge, capacities and relations you achieve witih all this projects its fundamental for level up your CInema Game. i´v been working in varrious short films, as a Gaffer, BTS shots, and props or scenography construccion, its really realy Fun!! and also learning every day something new is Awesome! cinema is awesome, at any level.
I'm actually curious to know if you've been a DP on some big projects? You've mentioned in a lot of videos about "how you prefer to shoot" I would actually love to see some of your work!
How do you do your own passion projects but you're not exactly a writer? Like I feel the movies I'll shoot on my own will be bad and I feel that isn't so great for the reel! Lol
really appreciate the acknowledgment of supply and demand right at the beginning. It’s so significant, but we often only hear about how to improve our skills and network.
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So happy to see you here, you are the foundations to all my skills I've learnt in the past 6 years or so. I've been continuing learning with great channels like In Depth Cine, but when I look back you were beginning for my journey in this wonderful world.
Hey!
Definitely had to do all 3 things to become a DP, started in film school, went on to become an Focus puller, then began shooting personal work, got festival recognition, then finally was given the chance to start DPing, it took about 4 years since finishing film school. Def no quick way to jump start it, and you need the time to gain the experience.
Amen!!! Although I didn't go to film school 😭 Kind of regret but also at the same time don't.
Congratulations man quick question when starting out did you ever doubt yourself if so how did you get past it. I have been horribly holding myself back but I do believe deep down I have the creativity and determination to become a DP.
The time *and* opportunity. Sometimes, the opportunities can be gatekept behind film schools, but luckily, it's become easier for regular people off the street to get equipment to start something on their own. Opportunity has to meet preparation if preparation is ever going to mean anything.
Waleed! What’s up man! Solid words of wisdom
Invaluable information. Thank you!
currently in film school, definitely true that the people you network with will help build your career.
My film school experience helped me out a LOT with my non film school friends. They don't know anything about cinematography and when I showed up with my lights,tripods,slider,clamps,diffusion,gels etc they were amazed at how much it made a difference and how I set and operated the camera
to me happened backwards, i just get into the shortfilms universe invited by a friend who was just finishing their film carrerr, and they know so little... I was the one who knows more of everything than they that has studied, maybe can blame the film school. =) but still, im making my way up =)
@@alfredbass as long as he improved
@@sadetwizelve yeap 🤘 evolution baby!
Your country?
Love this, definitely need more videos like this on the internet! As someone who's trying to become a DP and working my way up the latter, I've learned to fall in love with the process. I work on set as a spark a lot of the time and I shoot my passion projects on the side to flex that muscle and get my name out there as a DP. But I've also learned so much in the lighting department over the past 4 years and met so many techs that are now my friends and will come help me on my passion projects. There's no straight path to becoming a DP, everyone's is different and it will definitely take time but learn to love the process as well!
How’s it going for you?
I’m sooo ready for thissss! Thankyou for all the time you put into carefully explaining the film world 🌎
i love love that you put autumn arkapaw as your example! her works are honestly one of my favorites! 😭 the female gaze is always captured when she's the one behind the camera
I'm learning composition and stuff taking lots of still photographs. They're complete ass but eventually I should get better...I hope. If money wasn't a problem I'd definitely apply to USC or the AFI Conservatory.
Thank you for this video! I'm in the beginning of my journey to becoming a cinematographer and just trying to be a part of any film set that I can. I currently practice using my camera as much as I can and do freelance photography to get me by. It can definitely be daunting at times but SO exciting when an opportunity arrives.
Even if you gain all the knowledge you could possibly acquire and work hard on your skills and take every opportunity you could find you would still fail 100% if you can't network well.
This is the first thing you should know before walking into this business.
I think it can be pinned down to networking and (professional) experience
Great video not just for budding DPs but most HoD roles in film
It's a great video, but it omits a fourth path and one major factor besides supply and demand.
The fourth path mentioned is commercials. Especially during the past 5-7 years, numbers of cinematographers who started in commercials have been transitioning to narrative film work. Commercials have a tendency to be a very stressful but fruitful environment for a DP since you get to try and master so much tech and learn fast with considerable budgets backing your work. It is also easier to break into commercials in a number of markets than trying to break into film right away.
The factor is the actual country and market you work in. In developing markets such as Eastern Europe, the transition from short form to doing feature films and shows can be much faster than in fully developed markets like US and UK. I have personally witnessed several DPs who started in commercials and in 5 years were shooting features because the market is a lot smaller and there is high demand for "fresh blood". Some of these people later move west as an already "accomplished" cinematographers. This would take them probably twice as much time if they would start their journey in a developed market. So you should clearly understand how an industry in your particular country works and use it to your advantage.
this is without a doubt one of my favorite channels
Please do one on becoming an editor
One of the best on YT
What I'd like to know why isn't there any Filmschool's for people with mental or physical disabilities, I have several learning disabilities + I deal with OCD and high anxiety everyday since I was 12 and I would love to learn cinematography or anything behind the scenes but I don't know where to start, I'm 41 and it feels like this dream of mine of becoming a Filmmaker will never come true which I've had for over 25 years now, it feels like this industry is really for people who are really smart and have a high I.Q. which I do not, I have a very low I.Q but I love the art of photography/cinematography but would also love to learn being a director in visual storytelling and editing.
I feel so sorry for you sir, i hope you find a way out. Its not at all about I.Q. and about believing in the self and trying to improve on your art.
@@HariiiPatel Oh thank you for the kind words, I really appreciate it.
I don't know your experiences but I also have my own problems. I've dealt with anxiety since I was a kid. Specifically social anxiety which isn't helpful if my dream is to work in films. I also deal with ADHD so I know part of the struggle. I turned 20 last month so my advice won't be much since I'm just starting to figure it all out.
But what I've done that I feel has helped me is looking for any kind of help I can receive. I think RUclips is a great way to learn about how to navigate life with disorders like OCD or ADHD or whatever learning disabilities a person may have. People on here can teach you the skills they learned and you can try them all out as you work towards your dreams. I'm currently attending a community college and I've used RUclips to help me get through it. I'm barely just now learning how my brain learns. It's hard being behind on these kinds of skills. I've been able to attend a class teaching students with disabilities how to be successful in school. I learned a lot about myself from that class.
In my area, I have found free classes for aspiring filmmakers and the limit for each class is 10 people. I'm a nervous person so being able to learn with a small group of people (Because there are not always 10 people attending) has helped me learn how to better my social anxiety. I sometimes also go out to local events and make a friend I feel confident around come with me. This way I feel less anxious about practicing my still photography. I've also just filmed at home by myself. I would film my own short films. Recently I made a small documentary with my mom where she talked about her family and how it was growing up in Mexico.
You can practice editing by watching RUclips tutorials. And you don't have to make movies to make something good or practice editing extensively.
I highly recommend basically studying yourself and how you learn. To also see if there are free or cheap classes in your area. To lessen my anxiety I sometimes tell people what I'm dealing with. I'll tell them I'm shy or that I have ADHD and it's hard to process information. Knowing that they know what's going on with me helps me feel less anxious, But that's me. Start little and just learn about yourself. I think there is still time for you to achieve this dream. I hope some of my advice helps you. Even just a little bit. The first step is incredibly important. I tend to compare myself a lot to others but remember that everyone has a different path in life. I can never compare myself to someone who isn't Neurodivergent or hasn't been through struggle. Because they didn't have to jump the hurdles I was forced to jump over growing up. So try not to compare and just focus on the journey and celebrate your small and big accomplishments. I wish you so much luck :)))
@@thoughts_on_repeat Thank you for the Kind words and appreciate it a lot, I have social anxiety too as well as everyday anxiety with my OCD and struggle to get out of the house as my OCD mostly prevents me
from getting out of the house, with my education I struggle with learning anything because of my learning disabilities and failed at school but I have an extreme love for movies and finding out how they are made, and would love to learn cinematography. I wish there was a film school for people who have learning disabilities to teach them the art of filmmaking at their level.
Hey could you do these for say directors and producers as well I think I can speak for all of us when I say we’d love it
this is awesome, its kinda exactly what i have been telling to the boys that are stidying or they just finished their career in film school, its better to shoot lots of short films, in different positions, than just get uut and try to make a full lengt film. the experience, knowledge, capacities and relations you achieve witih all this projects its fundamental for level up your CInema Game.
i´v been working in varrious short films, as a Gaffer, BTS shots, and props or scenography construccion, its really realy Fun!! and also learning every day something new is Awesome! cinema is awesome, at any level.
Can you please do a similar video but for a director?
I'm actually curious to know if you've been a DP on some big projects? You've mentioned in a lot of videos about "how you prefer to shoot" I would actually love to see some of your work!
Can you make a video for the senior visual effects coordinator? childhood dream since 4 years old.
Thank you for this. It’s very encouraging.
make a video for how to build a career as a Director
Thanks
very informative on expanding cinematography opportunities.
Very well said👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I'll save you from having to watch the video. The answer is : GO TO FILM SCHOOL
Love this
Such a great analysis and guide. I think I’m somewhere in the middle!
Great video! Does anyone know the films that appear in this video?
Great Video!
Is there a video like this but for directors as well?
Amazing content!
Where was that last shot location?
amazing video
I wish I can like this 100 times
What does P1 / P2 stand for in the calendar?
1st step to landing a job as a DP : Be the Rich kid of some bloke in the industry
Do you need to be a freelanceer? I wanna work for a company
What are the movies in the order that are featured in this video ?
what is the movie of kid riding the bike on a country road and the one of the man riding the motorbike?
The Place Beyond the Pines , great movie
How do you do your own passion projects but you're not exactly a writer? Like I feel the movies I'll shoot on my own will be bad and I feel that isn't so great for the reel! Lol
How long have you been sound cinematography?
How are you choosing which 1 or two films to use in your videos?
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