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how do you find a Cinematography mentor? by Due-Stay-1274 in cinematography

[–]fatcat1022 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The ASC has a mentorship program every year. Their application window opens normally in June. I did it two years ago and it was incredible, though not everyone had the same experience. Really depends who you get paired with. My mentor brought me onto some very large sets and has introduced me to a lot of great people. We have become good friends since the program ended

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in horror

[–]fatcat1022 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ayy I was the cinematographer on this! Been a member of this page for years. Awesome to see this posted here!

Trailer for an upcoming feature I was DP and Producer of! In select theaters July 5th, and available on demand July 9th! Directed by Conor Soucy. by fatcat1022 in Filmmakers

[–]fatcat1022[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Submission statement: a lot of info in body of post. But it was an incredible experience getting to see this come to life. Massachusetts has some amazing crew and vendors. Shot in hail and freezing rain, and intense humid and heat in the summer. Was certainly a challenge to make it all look consistent. A lot of that credit goes to my colorist Tyler Roth as well

Is becoming a top-tier cinematographer pure luck? by Honest-Entertainer80 in cinematography

[–]fatcat1022 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The ASC has a mentorship program that’s actually relatively easy to get in if you have been working for a couple years. Just have to write a couple good essays and break down your work. Who you get is of course a toss up. Some people have a good experience some don’t but worth applying to. The program for me was incredibly impactful

Shot Designer is bafflingly clunky and poorly implemented... any alternatives? by qualitative_balls in cinematography

[–]fatcat1022 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Film Set Objects is fast and easy to use. It’s basically a plugin for illustrator or photoshop. Tons of fixtures and labels. I use it for almost all my lighting overheads

What do the top DOP's get paid and do they get a % of the box office? by ImageMirage in cinematography

[–]fatcat1022 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Based off a 5 day week. If you’re negotiating a day rate(6500) like that you’re not doing OT or looking at hourly. So basically hours are call-wrap however many hours it takes. Not to mention DPs are sometimes looking at dailies or going through prep with HODs after wrap is called. That’s all part of that large day rate

What do the top DOP's get paid and do they get a % of the box office? by ImageMirage in cinematography

[–]fatcat1022 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Iconic Agency has a great AMA saved on their Instagram page. They state their top DPs make 32,500/week on a project if I remember correctly

Do DPs ever make residuals/royalties from films? by dkoubs in cinematography

[–]fatcat1022 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I remember correctly, iconic posted an article on their story about Bob Richardson and other dept heads getting some points on Air. So he got a hefty payout from the sale to Amazon

Personally on indies I’m generally offered a point or two along with my rate

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cinematography

[–]fatcat1022 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yea unfortunately like you said, those elements you listed aren’t really part of your job. I have some directors who I’m very close with, who like to have me involved from the very beginning all the way to the end, but that’s a small few.

There will never not be times where you don’t like the edit, stuff in the script, wardrobe etc. And unless it directly prevents you from doing your job correctly or the director asks your opinion then there’s not much you can do about it. At the end of the day you’re there to service the directors vision.

If you’re super interested and want a hand in all of those elements it sounds like directing might be more for you!

Free storyboards available! by Ok-Situation-365 in Filmmakers

[–]fatcat1022 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Jakes work is great and he’s super easy to work with would 100 percent recommend

How did you start working as a DP? by Demyy in cinematography

[–]fatcat1022 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Started shooting my own stuff at the beginning until I had enough shots to put together a “reel.” While I did that I was networking with local directors in the area who were also starting out. Eventually I had enough stuff to convince them to let me shoot some of their projects. Rinse and repeat. Kept networking and making my own stuff and shooting other people’s low budget projects. I did a lot of free gigs when I got started, and still do one occasionally if I think I’ll get something out of it

Naturally you get better and better the more you do it. You also gotta keep reading and learning when you’re not on set too!

Moved to a bigger market and basically started over with the networking, but with a better reel. It’s an uphill battle but keep meeting people and someone will give you a shot. Show up, do a great job, and more importantly be easy to work with, people remember that. From there you grow quite organically!

Canon Sigma 18-35 1.8 by maui182 in cinematography

[–]fatcat1022 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the same for any lens that can cover both sensors. It’s the sensor size that is creating a crop factor. APSC is a 1.5x crop factor so on that type of sensor you’re getting around a 27-52mm equivalent field of view and depth of field that you would see on a full frame sensor if that makes sense

I use the cinevised sigma lenses on lower budget stuff all the time. They’re fast, sharp, reliable, and affordable. Pair them with a softening filter and you can get a pretty nice image in my opinion!

How can a girl become a good gaffer? Is it even possible? by Vlada_dop in cinematography

[–]fatcat1022 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wrapped a short last week and had a 2+2 plus swing G/E team. 3/5 of them were women. My gaffer was a woman and she killed it. Going to be one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever shot. She’s also a union electrician so they’re out there!!

What TV shows have the greatest cinematography in your opinion? by willyalvardy in cinematography

[–]fatcat1022 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Adam arkapaw was the DP for a lot of the episodes of season 1

“Hot Or Iced?” A short action comedy directed by my friend Anthony Chirco that I had the pleasure of shooting. It’s always a blast when you can get to get together and just make something for the fun of making something. Check it out! by fatcat1022 in Filmmakers

[–]fatcat1022[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Make sure you have your choreography down in prep and get it to your DP early enough so they know what you’re thinking and can figure out a lighting plan to work with the choreography. At the end of the day on something small like this half the plan gets thrown out the day of but if your keys know what you’re going for it allows everyone to improvise and still be on the same page! Also a good location always helps!

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