I'm someone who freelanced for 10 years got burnt out, worked as part of an in-house video team for a corporation for a bit, and am now barely freelancing again but this time in a brand new city. It was really easy to dive head first and take risks with this career when I was 20 but it has felt much more overwhelming in my early 30's because I have so much more responsibilities now. Finding your channel has been a god send. It has helped me find that confidence that I had when I was just starting out. Thanks for everything you do man. You're just one of the most helpful and genuine filmmakers I've ever come across on RUclips.
Thank you so much for watching and for sharing a bit about your own story and journey with filmmaking. Honestly, this is one of the biggest reasons that I wanted to start the channel, and was one of my biggest goals: to give people confidence. I remember when I was just getting started filmmaking seemed so intimidating. From the gear, to getting jobs, to making something that I liked.. it all felt scary. So my hope is that now, as I am a little bit further along in my career, I can break things down, share the secrets/best practices, and make everything feel more approachable!
"Hey! I just wanted to reach out and say how much your videos have inspired me. Watching your work has genuinely fueled my passion and given me a new perspective. A huge thank you for everything you put out there - your impact reaches all the way to Brazil! Keep doing what you do best!"
Hey Austin, really loving your thoughts and insights on documentary filmmaking. As a Documentary Photographer Filmmaker myslef, I couldn't agree more. Cheers!
@OzavoguAbdul You have some great work! I too am a freelance documentary filmmaker and photojournalist. Nigeria is on my "go to" list in the future. I would like to connect more if you would like!
new favorite channel. freaking awesome insight dude! love what you said about finding a happy medium. Going to use that line when Im pitching to my clients.
Hi Austin, I love love love your videos. As an aspiring documentary filmmaker based in New york, I have learnt so much and I hope to connect with you someday whenever you are in NY. Keep up the awesome work, Thank you!
Thank you for the love and support! Hope you are doing well and that you're getting inspired by some stories out on the east coast. Hope to connect with you someday as well!
Thanks for sharing, Austin. I like the explanation of your work in Business Insider, as it shows a different type and pathway of creating documentaries.
Hey Austin, another wonderful "tutorial" that inspires ! It's so lovely watching you share and explain your work successes, craft & art with so much drive and passion ! Take care ! Mike ( Europe ).
Thanks for the video, Austen. Your footage looks great!!! Does Business Insider request / require you to shoot with an FX6 (or other similar Sony camera)??? Thanks in advance.
Insider does not request or require its video journalists to shoot with an FX6 or on a Sony camera specifically. However, I would suggest having a camera where you can record audio from wireless lavs directly into it. So something comparable to the FX6 or FX3 is probably a good idea!
What's your strategy for dialing in white balance when on set. also, when you're not using log, what picture profile are you using? I have an fx3. Thanks!!
@@Primary-Technologies great questions. For this shoot I had a basic daylight white balance for when I was outside, and then I used a custom white balance for all the interior factory shots. It was probably in the 4300 range, but I can’t remember. I move too fast to set custom white balance in every new building, but those were close enough in these circumstances. For this shoot I switched the shooting mode on the FX6 over to Custom instead of CineEI. So whichever picture profile that is… maybe referred to as cinetone?
Hey Austin, am I assuming correctly that the interview questions are given to you by the producer but you're free to investigate further/ ask your own questions to elicit the response you're after?
A question for you Austin : Is it possible to know how many hours of footage did you send to Business Insider so that they make this doc of 21: 51 PS. BTW this is a great doc, and the way you covered it is A1
Hi! That's a great question, but unfortunately I am not sure how many hours of footage I sent to Insider. I'll keep an eye on that data the next time I make one of these recap videos. Thanks for watching this piece and the doc!
I'm someone who freelanced for 10 years got burnt out, worked as part of an in-house video team for a corporation for a bit, and am now barely freelancing again but this time in a brand new city.
It was really easy to dive head first and take risks with this career when I was 20 but it has felt much more overwhelming in my early 30's because I have so much more responsibilities now. Finding your channel has been a god send. It has helped me find that confidence that I had when I was just starting out.
Thanks for everything you do man. You're just one of the most helpful and genuine filmmakers I've ever come across on RUclips.
Thank you so much for watching and for sharing a bit about your own story and journey with filmmaking. Honestly, this is one of the biggest reasons that I wanted to start the channel, and was one of my biggest goals: to give people confidence. I remember when I was just getting started filmmaking seemed so intimidating. From the gear, to getting jobs, to making something that I liked.. it all felt scary. So my hope is that now, as I am a little bit further along in my career, I can break things down, share the secrets/best practices, and make everything feel more approachable!
"Hey! I just wanted to reach out and say how much your videos have inspired me. Watching your work has genuinely fueled my passion and given me a new perspective. A huge thank you for everything you put out there - your impact reaches all the way to Brazil! Keep doing what you do best!"
@@marcelo604 that is so incredibly kind of you to say. Thank you Marcelo! Rooting for you 🙏
Hey Austin, really loving your thoughts and insights on documentary filmmaking. As a Documentary Photographer Filmmaker myslef, I couldn't agree more. Cheers!
@@OzavoguAbdul thanks for watching! So glad it was helpful
@OzavoguAbdul You have some great work! I too am a freelance documentary filmmaker and photojournalist. Nigeria is on my "go to" list in the future. I would like to connect more if you would like!
Leaving explanation clips for the editor is a solid gold tip!
@@jackvisualmedia I hope the editor appreciated it too!
new favorite channel. freaking awesome insight dude! love what you said about finding a happy medium. Going to use that line when Im pitching to my clients.
@@DavidBlodgett thank you so much for watching! Glad this video brought you value 🙌
A million thanks Austin!! I just got my first gig through glimmer! Would have never known about it without you! Cheers buddy!
Amazing! Love to hear this. Good luck!
Hi Austin, I love love love your videos. As an aspiring documentary filmmaker based in New york, I have learnt so much and I hope to connect with you someday whenever you are in NY.
Keep up the awesome work,
Thank you!
Thank you for the love and support! Hope you are doing well and that you're getting inspired by some stories out on the east coast. Hope to connect with you someday as well!
The value of the information here is amazing. Thank you!
@@Ryan-Payne glad it is helpful!
Thanks for sharing, Austin. I like the explanation of your work in Business Insider, as it shows a different type and pathway of creating documentaries.
Thank you! There are endless pathways
Another great video! Picked up a few tips and methodology here that I could apply to my work, as I too work as a OMB doing run and gun style work!
@@Rheilffordd amazing! Hope they help 🙏
Hey Austin, another wonderful "tutorial" that inspires ! It's so lovely watching you share and explain your work successes, craft & art with so much drive and passion !
Take care !
Mike ( Europe ).
Thank you, Mike! Appreciate you so much!
Awesome! Looks good. I love watching these kind of docs.
Thanks for watching!
Love this breakdown of your work. Thanks for sharing!
@@davidmorefield trying my best to share all the secrets!
Thanks Austin for sharing this valuable knowledge!
@@fireplaceinacozyroom2064 you’re welcome!
Fantastic video, very inspiring ! Thanks for making this.
So glad it was helpful!
I love your videos so much, the insight is amazing!
@@Santiago-lb5md thanks for watching! So glad you are getting value from them
Thanks for the video, Austen. Your footage looks great!!! Does Business Insider request / require you to shoot with an FX6 (or other similar Sony camera)??? Thanks in advance.
Insider does not request or require its video journalists to shoot with an FX6 or on a Sony camera specifically. However, I would suggest having a camera where you can record audio from wireless lavs directly into it. So something comparable to the FX6 or FX3 is probably a good idea!
I LOVE being a camera operator. It's my lifeblood. I HATE being the sole editor. I enjoy editing like I enjoy a root canal unmedicated, lol.
Hahah, then these types of jobs sound like a great fit for you!
Awesome!!
thanks for watching!
@@austinmeyerfilms Really appreciate your work and videos!!!
What's your strategy for dialing in white balance when on set. also, when you're not using log, what picture profile are you using? I have an fx3. Thanks!!
@@Primary-Technologies great questions. For this shoot I had a basic daylight white balance for when I was outside, and then I used a custom white balance for all the interior factory shots. It was probably in the 4300 range, but I can’t remember. I move too fast to set custom white balance in every new building, but those were close enough in these circumstances.
For this shoot I switched the shooting mode on the FX6 over to Custom instead of CineEI. So whichever picture profile that is… maybe referred to as cinetone?
@@austinmeyerfilms Thanks so much, Austin!!
Hey Austin, am I assuming correctly that the interview questions are given to you by the producer but you're free to investigate further/ ask your own questions to elicit the response you're after?
@@Ryan-Payne that is exactly correct!
A question for you Austin :
Is it possible to know how many hours of footage did you send to Business Insider so that they make this doc of 21: 51
PS. BTW this is a great doc, and the way you covered it is A1
Hi! That's a great question, but unfortunately I am not sure how many hours of footage I sent to Insider. I'll keep an eye on that data the next time I make one of these recap videos. Thanks for watching this piece and the doc!
@@austinmeyerfilms It's not very important to know that number of hours. Have a good day.