Inspire Design Create with David Lee

EPISODE 36: ARE YOU ALWAYS WORKING?

A hot topic for a lot of owner/operators out in the world is "Are you always working?". That question I believe varies depending on what you're normally hired for but as far as a working cinematographer goes I don't think you are and that's okay. The reason being is your day rate as a cinematographer is usually pretty good as you are responsible for the visuals and that alone pays fairly well. Now on the flip side if you're still in year 2 or year 3 trying to figure things out you might be working a lot more compared to your peers or those you look up to.

I'm reminded of a very good quote that applies to all of us, "Comparison is the thief of happiness". When you find yourself comparing where you are to where others are, just remember they've had their own journey of ups and downs. That being said I do offer some tips on navigating the space you're in when you aren't working and hopefully it helps!

 

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EPISODE 35: CLIENT CONTRACTS | WHAT, WHY, WHEN?

In today's podcast episode we are talking about client contracts, what they are, why you need them, and when do you need them? Contracts help set the scope of work for a project, it promotes and establishes commitment to the project and gets you paid! For most, contracts can seem overwhelming and they can be but I wanted to share this episode with you in hopes that you find some information to use for your business when it comes to creating contracts and how to navigate some of the items to put into contracts.

 

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EPISODE 34: THE GREAT DEBATE (RESOLVE/PREMIERE/FCPX)

I've done it, i've moved over to the dark side...no we're talking about Star Wars but we are talking about moving all of my post production work to Davinci Resolve. Now i'm not completely new to Resolve i've been using it for client and personal work for the past two years but there were still some things that weren't 100% there and I couldn't drop my Premiere/AE workflow for it, until now!

 

In today's episode i'll talk about what struggles I had when moving to Resolve, the plug-in community and how it differs compared to FCPX, a great place to find templates for AE/Premiere that i've used for the past 4 years and some similarities between all three to help you transition to Davinci Resolve.

 

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EPISODE 33: WHAT IS CINEMATIC?

What in the world is "Cinematic"? I think a few years ago everyone on Earth could easily say what is cinematic but with the advent of social media marketing, influencer content creators and others it's quite hard to pinpoint what CINEMATIC is. In today's episode I give my definition of what Cinematic/Cinematography is and how that translates into the world we live in today. At the end of the day I believe something can LOOK CINEMATIC but not FEEL CINEMATIC and the opposite is true as well.

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EPISODE 32: OWNING AND RENTING YOUR GEAR

Thinking about that next big purchase that you want to rent out while you're not using it? Is it a camera, a set of lenses, maybe some new lights or filters? I've been there and done that and made mistakes along the way so in today's episode we're talking about what types of gear I would invest in if you were looking to rent out 100%, why you need to buy a full camera package rather than a camera alone if you're looking to rent out, why lights are THE BEST GEAR to invest in for rentals and my thoughts on avoiding buying lenses.

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EPISODE 31: CINEMATOGRAPHER DAVID WOO

On today's show we have Cinematographer David Woo! David works in the documentary and commercial space which is a very familiar space for myself as well. We get into how he started with his love of photo journalism and documentary photography to progressing into the realm of commercial cinematography, what camera and lenses he loves to use to craft the images he's looking for and so much more!

Check on all of David's work on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidwooofficial/ as well as his website https://www.davidwoo.com/ 

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EPISODE 30: HOW TO BUDGET AND SAVE MONEY

The dreaded BUDGET TALK! I know, i'm not a fan of doing numbers either but when your business is on the line and the future of your success can be supported by savings and taking certain things into account, then your overall happiness increases. In this episode I talk about ways you can create a budget for yourself during slow seasons, how much to save from client work and if buying gear helps you land jobs.

 

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EPISODE 29: HOW DARK IS TOO DARK?

Ever received this from someone before, "that's looking really dark can you brighten it?". Oh yes, i'm sure you have! In this episode I want to talk about what exactly makes an image too dark and how objectively we can look at our work and understand what best serves the commercial, short film, music video or anything you are filming and how to work with clients who might say something is looking "TOO DARK".

 

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EPISODE 28: YEAR IN REVIEW 2020 EDITION

The end of 2020 has finally come and we take a look back at some of the goals I hit and didn't, some loss profit, an increase in content creation for my own brand and the networking opportunities that helped me during this year.

 

The key take aways from this episode are:

#1.) Stay productive (start a YouTube channel, post more on Instagram, shoot spec work)

#2.) Grow your network

#3.) Don't give up

 

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EPISODE 27: MARKETING YOURSELF

Oh the dreaded word "MARKETING". Yes, well all have to discover a way or multiple ways to market ourselves because that's how we find consistent work. In this episode I want to show the tips I used when I first started as well as some I still use to help market my work, my professionalism, my skillset and ultimately live the life that I want.

 

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