Not that I mind helping someone out, because everyone has to start from somewhere. I get that. But imo it's not that he's not willing to people's suggestions. But he acts like he already knows everything. I was the DP, cameraman and editor on a recent project and have been making films for a decent amount of time. Long story short, our call time was 4am and we ended up running WAY behind schedule and didn't actually start shooting until like 4 hours later.
From my point of view there was just way too much input coming in from too many people on set, and it created a chaotic environment. Like for instance, the sound guy, gaffer, and even the 2nd AC were all in my ear as to what the shot should look like. I won't say anything bad about the director/producer, but his directing style is very blunt with his actors. He's more of a "just do it right" type of personality. And from my experience that doesn't always go over well with actors. Now I'm not dogging him, he's a cool dude. But at one point he even left in the middle of the shoot for about an hour, because he had to pick up something for a later scene. (which we didn't end up shooting) and there was no one there to direct any of the production. So pretty much me and another guy had to direct all the actors and we were trying to rush so we still had time for the last scene.
Even at one point he and I had a little disagreement on which lens to use, (however I regret it, and we worked it out) but Idk it just didn't feel professional the way he just left the crew hanging. I know there is a hierarchy of roles to uphold, but I wasn't really sure as to how to handle the situation. I plan on shooting more videos with his company as a DP and editor, but I'm really cautious from here on out as to what input I should give and what I shouldn't. Any advice?
From my point of view there was just way too much input coming in from too many people on set, and it created a chaotic environment. Like for instance, the sound guy, gaffer, and even the 2nd AC were all in my ear as to what the shot should look like. I won't say anything bad about the director/producer, but his directing style is very blunt with his actors. He's more of a "just do it right" type of personality. And from my experience that doesn't always go over well with actors. Now I'm not dogging him, he's a cool dude. But at one point he even left in the middle of the shoot for about an hour, because he had to pick up something for a later scene. (which we didn't end up shooting) and there was no one there to direct any of the production. So pretty much me and another guy had to direct all the actors and we were trying to rush so we still had time for the last scene.
Even at one point he and I had a little disagreement on which lens to use, (however I regret it, and we worked it out) but Idk it just didn't feel professional the way he just left the crew hanging. I know there is a hierarchy of roles to uphold, but I wasn't really sure as to how to handle the situation. I plan on shooting more videos with his company as a DP and editor, but I'm really cautious from here on out as to what input I should give and what I shouldn't. Any advice?
