Great breakdown with fantastic detail of very fine looking footage! You are a credit to your profession. Thank you for taking the time to share. When I hear the murmurings of "you're giving away all the secrets" I think it comes from a lack of global awareness that this is actually the way mentoring is done now and when we share knowledge it makes us all better members of whatever crew we're on. Keep it up:)

Instead of me watching a new camera announced every three months, I will invest my time to this channel and learn the art. keep it up, I HAVE SUBSCRIBED.

Invaluable content here. Can't thank you enough. The fact that you're taking the time to share this with us is very, very appreciated.

These videos are soooo helpful... At first I was saying “This dude needs way more subscribers” but then I remembered, this content is for those of us that really want to geek out and are REALLY serious about the craft of producing high end content... Again thank you

Simply brilliant. I've watched over 200 videos on video and photography and this is my first comment. Thank you so much for sharing! Thought I wanted to shoot photos but have been leaning towards video and this touched me deeply.

I really appreciate that as a working professional, you're taking the time to do these. Lots of "expert" KZfaqrs around (creating great shots with DSLRS etc, no disrespect to them), but not many commercial operators taking the time to share their expertise and experience. Thanks.

Doing the Lord’s work, thank you from a young pup.

What a noble cause! I'm not working in the same industry, but the knowledge sharing, the respect of people is probably a topic in every business. Thanks for sharing with and inspiring your audience!

Amazing video! Absolute wealth of incredible information

You are the best. If the industry had people like you it would be a joy for everyone to work.

Learning so much from your channel. Thank you for your efforts in putting these videos together.

Thank you for sharing Andrew. I think your channel is gold, showing young people interested in the industry that there's more to the visual side than simply Director or DOP. Having worked under an experienced Gaffer for 4 years, the knowledge I've gained and respect for the Gaffer is unmeasurable for my long term goal as DOP of features. I still Gaff from time to time on smaller shoots in my home town, and can resonate that perception by many: Gaffers put lights on stands. Gaffers are at the tip of the spear of productions with knowledge and advise that is suuuuuper valuable.

Stumbeled upon your channel. Great video. Thanks

Thank you very much! Your videos are my morning song and my lullaby. Great! Hello from snowy Russia 🥂

I'm blessed to have been introduced to this channel. So much love for you and what you do. Thanks!!

Andrew. Mate. At the end of the video where you talk about people up the food chain that don't respect our work, is so true. Thanks for all the videos you do, I'm a younger gaffer and I appreciate your videos so much. Thanks mate

Cheers Andrew! Your parting comment meant a lot. I worked in Hollywood for thirty years, mostly as a lighting tech and later gaffer. Because I was a member of the IA (a labor union) I often felt my contributions were discounted. You are lucky to be affiliated with a DP who values your work, instead of simply taking all the credit. Your lighting is beautiful and it is appropriate that people are made aware that this is a team effort -where all the members of a crew bring something special to the job. I am happy to see that you still use old school tech as well. This is the best time to be in the business, where the advantages of the new and the old can be blended together with amazing results! Thank you!

I am soaking knowledge and I am saying to myself no investment in cameras can outweigh lighting and it's understanding. Thank you for this video

Thanks for sharing. Beautiful work!

Thanks for sharing. Very generous of you. Well done, mate.

This is so amazing!!! Thank you so much for such a wonderful wealth of knowledge you are sharing!!! It is a real honor to have this channel available for the world to learn from!!

Thank you so much for this kind of videos .

Gaffers are definitely an artists. No doubt in that.

You are a skilled craftsman - thanks for sharing!

Gaffers do all the work, it’s the camera operators who are doing bugger all.

Last scene was wonderfully lit!

Thank you for sharing... the gaffer is the right arm of every DP, and the key to a successful project. Much appreciated!

Love the lesson and the message at the end. Thank you!

Learned a ton. Thanks a lot. One day I would like to be a Gaffer, and videos like this have really helped me.

Thank you for the detailed breakdown and the lengths you've gone to make this available, it's very valuable and most appreciated!

I am a cinematographer and having a smart gaffer is a huge support on set.

Thank you for showing us your work. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

You're absolutely tops when it comes to your breakdowns. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Loved this!

You are doing a great job sir! Thank you for this

thanks for the breakdown. best content i've seen for quite a while!

I watched most of your video but this one is the best by far - would love to see more of this style. Thanks so MUCH !!

Pure gold. Thanks for sharing

This video was invaluable. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

So glad I came across your channel! Thank you for sharing your knowledge :)

Please make more videos like this! Thbaks for sharing! We are learning alot!

Thanks for sharing. Awesome work and a refreshing dose of generosity.

Thank you 🙏🏽 please give us more of this type of videos 🙏🏾

I’m just at the beginning of cinematography and I watch your channel to avidly lean lighting techniques, skills and creative use so videos like this are gold dust for us small end guys who have to do our own lighting as well as filming due budget. Brill 👍

Thank you for sharing this. Very helpful content. I really like that blue-magenta background. :)

thank you so much for this!

Thank you so much for sharing what you do and your knowledge. You’ve area of production so very interesting. Love it.

One of the best lighting breakdown video I saw, thank you, really appreciate it. Great job all around.

I've loved and learned from every video you have posted (the tip about orienting gels and diffusion on barn doors to allow heat to escape has never to my knowledge been offered anywhere else) since you began this outstanding channel, but this one was extra special as it made explicit the craft and care invested in what you - with typical understatement - describe as 'a very basic shoot'. If I could create something with one tenth the quality I would be made up! You sir are a born teacher and the wonderful largesse with which you and others (like Luke Serveld) share your incredible wealth of knowledge is quite simply marvellous. A thousand thanks - I will be making your channel required viewing for my students next academic year.

Well done, thank you for sharing your work. Beautiful piece.

That was fantastic, pure knowledge - expertise and talent put together in such a short video. Thanks.

As usual. Absolutely superb! Thank you for your effort.

Thank you a lot to share this !

Thank you for great demo and message. Lovely looking images.

This is really amazing to hear you break down your lighting techniques... thanks for the great content!

This is such a great video, awesome content and set breakdown, thanks so much for sharing all this! Great job on the lighting too

Really appreciate your videos full of tips and "how to"s! Thanks for your work, I've learned so much so far by watching a lot of videos on your channel.

YOU ARE THE BEST!!!! Thank you for making these awesome video!!

Thank you for this, honestly.

Great share....and good point about the real work of a gaffer.

This was an amazing work and great walk through guide. Thanks a lot!

Thank you Andrew. This is amazing. I am so grateful. I also did appreciate the other episodes on Aputure products. So detailed on every things. Many thanks for your time. Patrick

Love your video's, without a doubt the best content around gaffing online. Thanks, learning a lot!

Thanks for sharing. And thanks Rod Pollard / the agency and / or client for their approval to show these assets and bts content. Of course lovely work to all, the quality of the night vision goes without saying, but I also especially loooove the specular highlights, polish and texture in the daytime product shot!! I think that's my favourite. Spending a tonne of time learning how to controlling light, and / or incorporating lighting / gripping professionals into your budget is always going to drastically improve the quality of your work!

You are the best. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience, and precise technical reviews of equipment in our field.

Thanks so much for taking the time to share with us!

Great episode, thank you so much for taking the time to make these!

Love these breakdowns by a real gaffer!

this is a fantastic channel! thanks for sharing so generously your knowledge.

I cannot thank you enough. I love how you are trying to bring others up to speed and capable.

Definitely one of the best tutorial video in youtube,Thanks for your teaching!

This video, like the others on your channel, is a real gift. Thanks for creating and sharing them.

You are incredibly talented, great work. Thanks for sharing all of your amazing knowledge.

Absolutely amazing! Please make an episode for the other scenes you did show at the end!

Amazing. This has blown my mind the level of detail involved in lighting!

that was super informative !! Thank you very much for this video. Highly appreciate it. Keep up the good work.

Incredibly informative video and some beautiful lighting! Definitely spoke to me when you mentioned the young guy who wants to be a Gaffer. The amount of detail you go into regarding your reviews and lighting plans is incredibly motivating for me so I’m definitely subscribed!

Thank you for amazing breakdown. Lovely looking footage.

Amazing, love the channel, the footage looks incredible!

Thank you Andrew, very appreciated! This content is very helpful and helps me to step up.

Well this is my new favorite channel. :). Brilliant.

This was super helpful with lots of information. Thanks!

Really appreciate your insights!! Beautifully done

loving this channel

I absolutely agree with your comment about letting the upper people that lighting department have the knowledge that is required to carry out the shoots. I heavily cooperate with gaffers on shoots as a DOP for a reason - it is a leadership position and carries a heavy backload to make the shoot pop.

Thank you for sharing! Love your channel and looking forward to seeing more educational and meaningful stuff. God bless you and your family 🙌🏼

Thank you for sharing your knowledge Andrew. This is invaluable information for us aspiring Cinematographers and Gaffers.

Thanks so much for posting your videos. It's great to learn from a real master. Tim in Ireland

This is great stuff. I know what a pain it can be to get to show footage from set and I really appreciate this.

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, very informative video and love to watch more breakdown videos like this

I'm learned so much thanks to you sir!!!! I know there is more to learn, so I subscribed to keep looking at your videos.

Very informative... Thanks for sharing!!

What a detailed break down. Thanks Andrew!

absolutely love this video!

Your last message on why you do this is amazing and thank you for your way of thinking 👌

Thanks for your work 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Ive watched this before but it popped back up and you do such a good job I sat through it again. The best part about watching twice.. I noticed on your diagram you called them FLOOPIES! lol. Great job as always and appreciate all the content you put out with a practical, on-set mindset of a professional.

Fantastic breakdown of the work process!

The last shot looks so amazing!!! 👍