Woooo 10 years, you had to really love it, I’m from the hood and experienced the same things, it took me all of 4-5 videos to realize………NOPE…….. I’m going corporate. Now because I diversified I can shoot passion projects every now and then
I really do bro . Holding a camera and filming narrative content does something for me what music production and engineering has never been able to do. Definitely a camera man for life
anyone shooting rap videos or any single genre only, start looking into other artists around the way - that do other genres of music you like too - soul, rock, rnb etc. it will expand that visual storytelling skillset, network, and business mindset. still learning myself after all these years. keep grinding and creating!
There was a moment when i was working on a studio show and i came home for the weekend to film a music video for an old client. While i was filming someone drove by and flashed a gun at the artist and they jumped in their car and took off after the guy. I packed up my gear and when the artist came back he asked if we could finish another day. I told him he will never see me again, never looked back 🤣 good message bro
Haven't been in this situation (specifically fearing for my life on set ), but I know dudes that pulled up with their camera and got robbed or had to film in 'trap house' environments with firearms and drugs out on the table or just been in environments where they don't feel safe because of the people they're filming. It's definitely unfortunate that hip hop culture attracts that type of lifestyle because It's personally my favorite genre of music to listen to. It also sucks because I've found that making a MV for a hip hop song is way more fun than filming a country song for example. From the songs themselves to the actual freedom you get while editing to the experimentation with new effects or transitions. It's one of the few MV genres where you can push the boundaries of what's been done before. I think the guys at the top of the MV game like Travis Scott and ASAP Rocky are the ones really pushing the culture forward and striving to bring something fresh with each new video, but the caveat is that they have massive budgets now! With that said though, a lot of hip hop MV are getting stale, especially from newer artists or just smaller artists in general. Everyone's doing the same thing. And if there isn't a big budget, I can guarantee there's going to be a few shots of the artist posted up with his homies either smoking or drinking and leaning on some expensive car throwing money around with girls twerking. I stopped shooting MV videos in the last year partially because of this. If you're selective about who you create MVs for, they can be a great opportunity to build up your reel and try something new. Otherwise, you kind of fall into the trap of doing what everyone else is doing just to get the video done with and collect your check. Then there's this whole other problem with short form content. Labels don't even want to give out budgets for highly produced MVs anymore because they can just pay someone to film the artist rapping in a bunch of different locations and spam 15 sec reels or tik toks that get much more reach than a long form MV on RUclips. It's such a weird time to be a MV director. Not sure how things will be 10 years from now, but I'm not sure that we'll ever return to the hype of the MTV era.
Woooo 10 years, you had to really love it, I’m from the hood and experienced the same things, it took me all of 4-5 videos to realize………NOPE…….. I’m going corporate. Now because I diversified I can shoot passion projects every now and then
I really do bro . Holding a camera and filming narrative content does something for me what music production and engineering has never been able to do. Definitely a camera man for life
anyone shooting rap videos or any single genre only, start looking into other artists around the way - that do other genres of music you like too - soul, rock, rnb etc. it will expand that visual storytelling skillset, network, and business mindset. still learning myself after all these years.
keep grinding and creating!
Thank you brother. Thankfully weddings have been able to keep a roof over my head .
Love this and appreciate you for putting this out in a much needed space
Thank you 🙏🏾. That means a lot .
I was a US Army combat photographer in DaNang Vietnam, for 15 months in 1968/69; the happiest day of my life was when I could stop carrying a 45 Colt.
Sccy Cpx-2 for me.
There was a moment when i was working on a studio show and i came home for the weekend to film a music video for an old client. While i was filming someone drove by and flashed a gun at the artist and they jumped in their car and took off after the guy. I packed up my gear and when the artist came back he asked if we could finish another day. I told him he will never see me again, never looked back 🤣 good message bro
Very interesting perspective. I have not had that kind of experience myself.
It’s very unfortunate. However I’ve learned from those things I experienced. I’m much more cautious now who I deal with as I get older
Haven't been in this situation (specifically fearing for my life on set ), but I know dudes that pulled up with their camera and got robbed or had to film in 'trap house' environments with firearms and drugs out on the table or just been in environments where they don't feel safe because of the people they're filming. It's definitely unfortunate that hip hop culture attracts that type of lifestyle because It's personally my favorite genre of music to listen to. It also sucks because I've found that making a MV for a hip hop song is way more fun than filming a country song for example. From the songs themselves to the actual freedom you get while editing to the experimentation with new effects or transitions. It's one of the few MV genres where you can push the boundaries of what's been done before. I think the guys at the top of the MV game like Travis Scott and ASAP Rocky are the ones really pushing the culture forward and striving to bring something fresh with each new video, but the caveat is that they have massive budgets now!
With that said though, a lot of hip hop MV are getting stale, especially from newer artists or just smaller artists in general. Everyone's doing the same thing. And if there isn't a big budget, I can guarantee there's going to be a few shots of the artist posted up with his homies either smoking or drinking and leaning on some expensive car throwing money around with girls twerking. I stopped shooting MV videos in the last year partially because of this. If you're selective about who you create MVs for, they can be a great opportunity to build up your reel and try something new. Otherwise, you kind of fall into the trap of doing what everyone else is doing just to get the video done with and collect your check.
Then there's this whole other problem with short form content. Labels don't even want to give out budgets for highly produced MVs anymore because they can just pay someone to film the artist rapping in a bunch of different locations and spam 15 sec reels or tik toks that get much more reach than a long form MV on RUclips. It's such a weird time to be a MV director. Not sure how things will be 10 years from now, but I'm not sure that we'll ever return to the hype of the MTV era.
Very interesting prospective. Can I read this comment in my next video?
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The complete opposite, right now music videos are single-handedly blowing up artists
Yes but at what cost. A lot of experienced videographers are getting the short end of the stick with the rise of social media
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