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christer ehrling

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  1. I have been working as a still photographer for the past thirteen years, and during the last two I have been thinking a lot about moving into cinematography. What's held me back is the technical threshold to overcome, and the lack of self confidence. During a trip to LA a couple of months ago I met this old friend who's made it as a commercial DP/director. As we spoke, I told him about my ideas. He said that with my skills, I had many of the necessary tools already. That boosted my confidence, and got me thinking. I began watching some of the movies he had been involved in, breaking down the scenes and analyzing them, and found that I actually shoot in basically the same manner, I just do it in stills rather than in moving images. That made me realize it may not be a hopeless dream after all. Back in Sweden again I persuaded my studio colleague to team up with me. We are planning to do a one-minute movie to begin with, as a commercial for a denim company that my buddy's been shooting for. We got the winter to do tests and get familiar with the tech part, as well as the idea in itself. Even if the two disciplines have a lot in common, I am very well aware of the differences too. So, if you have made the transition from still photography to moving images, can you tell some more about how you did it? What was hard, what was easy, common pitfalls, etc. I'd like to hear some stories, if you have them. Many thanks in advance.
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