number of people, different departments, equipment, schedules etc. My experience on productions large and small; from very simple to very complex shoots gives me the experience to handle the various responsibilities and keep the balance.
I am as big a gear head as the next guy, but please!
The reality is that you had better know your client and be honest with yourself about which marketplace you’re doing most of your business in. The mistake a lot of people make is dreaming about what might be and not concentrating on what is.
For me, I have an eclectic mix of works. I continue to shoot Commercials, Feature Films and Music Videos.
I personally believe that you better enjoy what you are doing and have as much fun as you can while doing it. I have been very fortunate to hook up with a bunch of great people, both crew and production houses.
I have noticed that instinct is starting to rule my life. I no longer fret about the “what if s”, I just do what feels right and amazingly it seems to work out. The old rule is true, if it sounds to good to be true…. Hard work is the only substitute for lack of natural luck, hell I do not even know how to spell luck. As a freelancer, you have got to make your luck, you have got to sit back and think about what type of work you want to do and then make the contacts, place the calls and pursue what it is you want.
There are a hundred ways to go wrong and only a few to go right. There is only one goal: Beautiful pictures that serve the story and flow together in the edit.
It has been a weird year (20010). I lost a number of commercials in Africa, Asia, Europe and Middle East due to the downturn in the economy, war and terrorist extremism.
And finally, this