Day In The Life of a Short Film Cinematographer

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Follow along behind the scenes in a day (okay, 2 days) in my life as a cinematographer on a narrative short film. Like many smaller projects, each person on set was wearing multiple hats, and I was no different, I ended up producing this project as well. If you're a cinematographer with your first short film coming up, or you have some years under your belt, I hope you can take something away from this one.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Context and Intro
0:46 Day 1 Prep
2:58 Back on Track
3:30 Day 1 On Set
4:20 Day 2 Shoot Day
8:07 There's so much more...

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@SomewhatAbnormal 5 ай бұрын

The stress on that focus puller in the intro is real. My wife pulls focus for me and after a difficult take she’s literally sweating.

@piusgyagenda 5 ай бұрын

As a person who likes learning and growing in the DP works this video has great pointers that one can learn from thank you Nick

@friendsofart1613 5 ай бұрын

I love how you captured this, we were literally with you!

@auxsom 5 ай бұрын

Great work, man. Mos def inspiring. Super dope all of you work as a solid team. Looking forward to future videos.

@jennaimgrund 5 ай бұрын

The DP god is at it again. So excited to see what you've made!

@rjaymolina 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Great behind-the-scenes

@AlexMichl 5 ай бұрын

This is super helpful. I love the concise behind-the-scenes explanation

@pauljakeman 5 ай бұрын

Really liked this video. Expertly done, really showed what you had to do over the day. And really well shot too. Nice work!

@IagoAlmeidaI 3 ай бұрын

Bro this is madness

@JBscripts 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this video! I enjoyed seeing everything, from the prep (and last minute panic) through to the shoot itself. It's really inspiring stuff. Subscribed 😊

@thegenerousthief 5 ай бұрын

Nicely done man ! Subscribed to your page based on that huge save at the beginning alone!

@byrondubois_za 5 ай бұрын

Great job Nick

@RayneWeddingFilms 5 ай бұрын

Bro you are so talented. Loved watching this!

@nobodyname 5 ай бұрын

Loved this video!

@faisalayache 5 ай бұрын

This was rly nice. Keep doing this please‼️ God bless

@OuterEastLLC 5 ай бұрын

Great BTS. Thanks for sharing.

@moviewryter1985 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video and sharing your experience. Subscribed!

@photorooster8865 5 ай бұрын

We're just starting out. Trying to find good people for crew, and me transitioning from stills and producing machinima. It was good to see how the sausage is made. Thanks for sharing.

@G.A.B.254 4 ай бұрын

GREAT WORK i like this

@PeterDiBussolo 5 ай бұрын

Great video dude!

@natimeline 5 ай бұрын

Ótimo conteúdo e muita técnica na produção de uma curta metragem, meus olhos brilham com tanta produção.

@bmefilms6879 5 ай бұрын

This was dope man!

@kanat02041989 5 ай бұрын

I'm very interested in watching movies being made! It's a lot of work that people have viewed in a couple of hours! you can show the analysis of the script! As you plan! How you draw everything! live conversations when you sit together and discuss how everything will go!

@sandeepmates 4 ай бұрын

great thanks for inspiring

@riccardofavaaa 5 ай бұрын

very nice video!!

@kelvinsakala 5 ай бұрын

Woo as a beginner I really need to subscribe and learn honestly

@papi9527 5 ай бұрын

more of these, man

@westerman3065 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! This is one of the… no! The only video on KZfaq showing a real process!👍🏻🔥

@NickHouchin 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@UrySkateink 5 ай бұрын

Hi, i dont know who is the steadicam operator but someone tell he that his arm is not properlly tuned! the tension of the two sections of the arm are diferent! and one of them are supporting all the rig weight!

@aindoorsman 5 ай бұрын

谢谢你的分享

@karenziallan1707 4 ай бұрын

keep up nick this good job u showed

@virgilwardmedia 5 ай бұрын

Ayee Eau Claire!

@NickHouchin 5 ай бұрын

Home sweet home.

@carlpetty932 5 ай бұрын

Did you use a black promist for any shots of the project?

@NickHouchin 5 ай бұрын

I didn't. Just the contax zeiss glass.

@niceshortfilms6856 5 ай бұрын

Great video, What camera did you use for BTS, and where can I watch the short film?

@NickHouchin 5 ай бұрын

Sony a7siii with the Tamron 28-75. We shot about 2 weeks ago, so the short is still in post-production.

@FerdIsaacs 5 ай бұрын

What boom mic is that ? I been looking for it

@NickHouchin 5 ай бұрын

Sennheiser mkh50. Another similar style of mic at around half the price that I commonly see recommended is the Audio Technica 4053b. Curtis Judd has several videos comparing these indoor dialogue mics.

@FerdIsaacs 5 ай бұрын

thanks appreciate it!@@NickHouchin

@neilnoriega2183 5 ай бұрын

For a short film you have some nice equipment. Do you rent your camera, or do you own it. I try to buy what I can, but it sure adds up. I like the tripod you use.

@NickHouchin 5 ай бұрын

I run a commercial production company, so we own the kit. The closest rental house is about an hour and a half away, so it makes more sense for most projects to bring my own kit. I've slowly built up the kit over 5+ years. Gear isn't the thing that will make or break a project - your creativity and execution will.

@neilnoriega2183 5 ай бұрын

Yes agree. I've built up and I'm still buying. I've worked in the film industry, and I try to use all my contacts to get gear. @@NickHouchin

@QualityVideoService 5 ай бұрын

Death Light Horror Short Film kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNBmY7Vkz5jGmYE.html One camera, one lens, one actress, a 7-hour shoot.

@liamcourtney 5 ай бұрын

Where can I watch the short film?

@NickHouchin 5 ай бұрын

This was shot about 2 weeks ago, so the short is still in post.

@BryceMiguelWilliams 5 ай бұрын

What Steadicam Model is that?

@NickHouchin 5 ай бұрын

The Zephyr.

@WhiteJadeProductions 5 ай бұрын

dawg is that intro song "easy to love you" by gable price & friends???

@NickHouchin 5 ай бұрын

Sure was! Just got added to Musicbed.

@WhiteJadeProductions 5 ай бұрын

@@NickHouchin that's dope ahaha

@hunterhart1 5 ай бұрын

Where are you guys based out of?

@nobodyname 5 ай бұрын

IG says Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the land of Bon Iver.

@perfektionstudios 5 ай бұрын

If you don't mind sharing, what was your budget like?

@NickHouchin 5 ай бұрын

Actual budget vs what the budget could/should/would have been are massively different on this project. We didn't have to rent any gear since my production company provided it. We called in favors from the filmmaking homies - we've been working on each other's stuff for years. In the end we paid the actors, the location, crafty and meals, 3 Airbnb's for the actors, hard drive space, and a few costume and production design odds and ends. The out of pocket amount was between $1-2k. This is how we've "hacked" making stuff for a lot less than it should cost over the years.

@perfektionstudios 5 ай бұрын

Wow that's amazing. Well, great job as producer. I know that was a hell of a feat. I ran into a similar situation with actors not showing at the last minute and that drove me crazy and I had no one else to call.@@NickHouchin