Hey,
I just passed out of college and joined a DP as an assistant.(In South India, the production is little disorganized with a lot of mixed work) When I joined college, it was few months after 5D Mark II was introduced and there was a great amount of Photographers and DOP's making amateur(literally, not about the quality) films and photos.
Now there's more competition than ever and being digital its more easier achieving good exposure and other technicalities than a film camera. In India, atleast, theaters are dying out and last year alone around 75% films had debut Directors/Dp's.
With these things, Apart from a Individual's style what do you think will get a DP a good run in the industry?
(I am just starting out and this is just lingering in my mind for a long time)
Thanks and Regards,
Maheshwar Singh