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Per Axel Hagne

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  1. 14 hours ago, Michael LaVoie said:

    There's a danger in accepting any  job on a film crew that is a lead role in a department when you've never worked on any set in that capacity for anyone other than yourself.  If you're really not qualified to be there, it will be obvious and leaning on the camera operator or gaffer or anyone else is a bad idea.  Unless they're a friend who has got your back.

    Doesn't matter if the position is as the DP, sound recordist, HMU or 1st A.D.   When your primary experience is only ever on your own set where you are in charge you're working in a vacuum.  You could easily be doing things terribly wrong all the time with nobody around to correct you.  So instead of experience, you could be bringing lots of bad habits and dangerous working methods to set and you would never even know.  Till the G&E crew starts whispering about you to production.

    On the other hand, if this short is staffed by 100% newbies then it may be the perfect opportunity for you to learn.  Just be aware that a paid DP typically would have years under their belt on multiple crews for different producers and have a good basic knowledge of how a set is safely run and how a shooting schedule, crew and gear package is set up.  If you've never been paid to do it before and have never watched a DP work before as a 1st a.c. or operator then you're missing a lot of basic information on set procedure, protocol.  By accepting the job, you could be setting yourself up to fail.  Or not.  If it's all a group of fun friends and low stakes, be safe, be well and have a good time.  Just consider these points for the future when a more high stakes position presents itself.

     

    Sweden has a different film industry than the one in US, i'm not worried about other peoples opinion or how they're judging my work. I do however listen to their words and try to always learn something new. I know i have a lot to learn, but no one else is gonna stand up for my visions within the industry so that's up to me. 

    Thanks for the heads-up

  2. Hey Filmmakers!

    This summer i'm officially doing my first job as a paid DoP for a short film (30min approximately) .

    I've never shot fiction before, i am foremost a Director and Writer for my own films. 

    Although i have studied still photography for a long time, i've only shot and directed my own documentary short film.

    The film is mostly taking place in one location, a forest with a cabin/small house.

    I want to create a very unique look for the film, i'm gonna play with mist/rain, shoot early mornings and evenings. I take a lot of inspiration from my favorite filmmakers like Andrei Tarkovsky, Theo Angelopoulos and Yasujiro Ozu. I'm worried that my technical knowledge will set me back during filming, i'm probably gonna have to rely on my camera operator if that ever happens. 

    We're a pretty small team of great guys and girl, so i'm in no worry that we're gonna be in a disagreement in anyway.

    What are the things that i should avoid?

    The lightning equipment is not much but i want to achieve a soft looking light in a lot of scenes, i will also list those below with the gear.

    All tips/comments are welcomed!

     

    Camera: Sony PXW-FS7 

    Lenses: Sony FE 28-135/4,0G - Sony FE 24-70/4,0 - Sony FE 70-200/4,0 - Sigma AF 18-35/1,8 

    Tripod: Manfrotto 519

    Rig: Shoulder rig, Slider 

    Lightning: 1 Smaller LED, 1 Blondie, 4 Flags, 3 Bounce boards, Black wrap, some C-stands

     

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