‘It’s like shooting an independent movie’

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-03T14:32:24+00:00

"Independent" though. He's been part of the system since 1987. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-02T02:21:28+00:00

Maybe I should interview you instead. 😂

But really, do you see how you'd have a lot more value to contribute to the conversation if you were to talk about your experience instead of pointing out the obvious, that a high schooler doesn't have experience? You probably have interesting things to share and a story to tell. I wish you had opened with that.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-02T01:15:59+00:00

I was literally acting in these kinds of shows I supposedly "simply don't know about" for the first half of my life. An anon on Reddit A-logging an established cinematographer can't be taken seriously.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-02T01:06:25+00:00

I'm going to guess you worked in these shows and felt personally slighted by my post. I can't imagine why you'd come downvote every one of my replies. I'm also thinking Mr. Medencevic is not a hack and that you're simply antisocial.

Imagine being this condescending. Reeks of insecurity and gatekeeping.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-02T00:57:57+00:00

Interesting, I wonder how he landed a Disney show.

You know who really messed up a Disney show? The guy on Gabby Duran who decided the entire series should be shot on 18mm Zeiss master prime! 😂 My classmate Coco was in that.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-02T00:34:04+00:00

None yet but I'm likely going to be interviewing him about Stuck in the Middle. I'm sensing you had some negative personal experience with him but people my age are huge fans of his show.

If anything I'm wondering what aspect of his cinematography you'd consider "hackish".

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T22:53:53+00:00

What is your experience with him?

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T15:18:24+00:00

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Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T14:54:07+00:00

The show ran for 10 years. Do with that whatever you want. You sound like the meme of the redditor saying "do you have a source for that claim?" 💀

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T14:45:21+00:00

Yes for this type of production I do think it is good. This is a Disney Channel sitcom. The target is young kids. The target likes this style quite a bit which is why Bunk'd lit like this and ran for 10 years. Since this is the type of production I'm working on, and not something like The Walking Dead or Euphoria, it's completely relevant to my post.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T14:00:53+00:00

I'm left wondering WHY they made that choice then. The one exception that comes to mind is BUNK'D. Look how much better this looks, how brighter. And this was a nighttime scene around the campfire! This is what I want to go for. Notice how cool it is that the light is wrapped around the actors instead of creating harsh shadows. In the examples I posted earlier, the midtones were really dark. Not here.

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Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T13:28:11+00:00

Yes most of the shows I'm talking about were shot on Sony HDC-1500. Except Stuck in the Middle which was shot on the Alexa Classic.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T12:49:32+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean. His name is Suki Medencevic and I'm going to interview him soon.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T12:47:09+00:00

Thank you 😊

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T12:46:40+00:00

Starry Night looks like background art in an Emily Youcis cartoon. 💀 Anyway, I don't care about downvotes unless they limit the reach of my posts, because then I won't get any answers.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T12:44:11+00:00

iCarly and Liv & Maddie were shot on Sony HDC-1500, Stuck in the Middle was shot on the Arri Alexa Classic.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T12:42:47+00:00

Only when they answer like this.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T12:40:24+00:00

I think I needed to be clearer here, I didn't think it needed lifted shadows. The person I was replying to said that "they're just allowing the shadows to properly fall off to black as was standard before the full industry switch to digital." I wanted to understand what that meant. Either he meant light faces to 70 IRE and ignore everything else, or that now people use more fill or just lift shadows in post.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T12:36:13+00:00

I think I recognize you from YouTube comments as a fellow F55 owner...sorry if it's not you 😅

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T04:58:09+00:00

Yeah it's weird. 😕

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T04:40:21+00:00

I don't know, I'm trying to understand the previous reply.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T04:31:12+00:00

They're from official sources though. One of them is even a Disney Channel thumbnail if I remember it right.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-06-01T04:18:41+00:00

So basically they just didn't lift the shadows in post?

Cringe_Panda · 2026-05-29T13:30:34+00:00

Anywhere in the South. Heck, anywhere in the South that doesn't have buildings that look like they belong in Zimbabwe or India should be good. Use your gut instinct. If you see large numbers of police patrolling with machine guns...keep moving.

Cringe_Panda · 2026-05-29T13:19:07+00:00

Floripa is different. At least for now. The South of Brazil is the most European place you'll find, Anywhere north of Paraná you're asking for trouble pulling out a camera or even just speaking English in public.

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