Recent content by TinselTown

No, you can close the Crew Seeking.

I wish I could break down your posts and answer each like you're doing for me :(. And I really do appreciate you telling me your thoughts. One thing that stood out is apparently me saying no prep time. I've never said that. What I wanted to know was what it entails. And yes, from every shoot...

Thanks for this. I suppose not knowing the script is making this difficult. Also, I suppose we are more planned out than I'm portraying. So when people ask how much prep time, the answer in my opinion is not much. Why? Because everything is planned out already. A lot of what you're saying isn't...

I hear what you're saying, but I just don't get it. It makes it sound as if some crew members are really high maintenance. Location scouting/reccess...Sure the DP can be on board, maybe even the sound recordist, but I don't think it's mandatory. If the Director likes how it looks, and he's...

I don't know how big of a set you people film on. But this shoot is simple. Steadicam, tripod, shoulder rig. Few dolly, drone, and underwater here and there. If you need a day to figure out how to film each scene and those are your only options then you shouldn't be a filmmaker...Atleast not...

Australia must be really sarcastic.

What's prep time? And how much should you have? What goes into prep? I have DPs asking how much prep time. Do they mean before filming? I mean, I would suppose they need maybe a day to discuss everything with the director and then at the shoot they just set up and film? But I may be wrong here.

If they have rep does that usually mean they're in a union? For instance, someone we want is repped by "http://www.ddatalent.com/" and it makes me wonder if all their clients are union.

What's it like to hire someone that has representation? Is it more expensive? How do you work out the rate? Is there terms I should know to throw out or i'll hear when talking to rep?

So today I called the director. And he's so easy breezy. Just said go to vimeo. Type in cinematographer. Go through the list of reels. Call the ones you like. I typed it in and sure enough there's a list of cinematographers from all over the world. :D

Today we woke up to this realization. Going to LA is pretty affordable so we will make the trip once we have a few to interview. Alas, so far we barely have one. The Director used to do his own DPing. He's spectacular. It's dark, grainy, softly lit, and cinematic from every angle. It's just...

And I do think you should get a DP that has your vision. One of your fellow mods once said that I should leave the camera and lens choice to the DP. At first I thought that was ludicrous, but now I realized that he's right. Find a DP that uses or wants to use the combo you want. Find a DP that...

I don't know what the indie film world usually gets, but we aren't trying to just put out obviously independent work. And in order to do so we have people, cast and crew, making sacrifices that I saw the director not wanting them to make. One 17 year old is possibly going to miss 17 days of...

You're too far ahead. The perfect DP would have great work, plus shows enthusiasm for the project. You have actors desperate for the roles, willing to give an organ. You have hair and makeup enthusiastic. Same for all the other roles and crew. We cast and hire people who are great but also...

I agree! But I've put myself in their shoes. Nobody likes to be micromanaged. So that's what's taking me so long to find a proper DP. To find one that has the exact same look that we envision is hard but it's doable. Finding that person you don't have to say a thing to. They already frame...