09: Q and A // Answering your questions sent in via Instagram

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04/26/20 • 44 min

Carter answers question listeners sent in via Instagram.
A few of the questions answered are:
How important are test shoots? and how much budget should we be setting aside for them?
How can you push production to confirm pencils?
Do you own kit or do you rent on a project by project basis?
Best and worst equipment purchases?
How do you go about selecting your crew?
Do you have favourite lights to work with? And do you have a base lighting list that you often build from as a starting point?
How to "get in" as a freelancer?
Do you have a standard day rate or does it vary?
What is your workflow/ technique for eye lights?
How do you prep for a project you've never shot before. Like a car commercial for example?
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08: Director, Jarred McKnight // From Viral content to high end beauty commercials

Manchester based Director, Jarred McKnight talks about his ambition of becoming a professional golfer and how that lead him to become a director.
He discusses the challenges he faced moving from directing "give away" viral content to directing commercials.
The guys talk about the nuances of creating work you can be proud of while at the same time ensuring the client is happy and ensuring you're meeting the brief.
Jarred's working can be viewed at www.JarredMcKnight.com
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10: Director of Photography, Rick Joaquim SASC LIVE!

At the beginning of the Covid-19 Lockdown we hosted a live episode of the podcast on Zoom.
Carter Hewlett sits down (virtually) with award-winning cinematographer Rick Joaquim.
The guys talk about Rick's journey from being in a band and shooting music videos for other bands, to become a member of SASC (South African Society of Cinematographers).
Rick talks about reasons for becoming a Direct of Photography and how things have changed as his career has progressed.
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There's also a live Q&A after the conversation where the live listeners got to jump in a put their questions to both Rick and Carter.
This is the first Live episode of the podcast as well as the first to have a video. There's definitely more to come!
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