Honest Advice On Being A Professional Cinematographer - Andy Rydzewski

Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdIcUV-F6sQ&t=0s Andy Rydzewski has shot features, TV series, commercials, shorts, docs, skits, etc. He has two graduate degrees (MFA in screenwriting and an MA in film production) from Humboldt State University. His latest completed project is the Hulu series PEN15 starring Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Melora Walters and more. 0:00 - Andy Rydzewski Explains How He Got Started As A Cinematographer 7:11 - An Artist Who Loses All The Art They Ever Created 13:13 - Is Becoming An Artist Fate? 22:07 - Two Things That Never Get Easy For Filmmakers 36:28 - Sometimes The Best Work In The Film Industry Pays The Worst 54:56 - The Truth About Finding Work In The Film Industry 1:07:27 - Best Way To Learn Cinematography Right Now 1:15:16 - What Makes A Beautiful Shot? 1:25:39 - How To Get A Great Shot With Any Camera 1:29:58 - What If You Have Trouble Lighting A Scene? 1:39:19 - A Beginner's Guide To Color Temperature For Cinematographers 1:46:38 - Pro Cinematographer On The Difference Between Zoom And Prime Lenses 1:56:43 - Professional Cinematographer Reveals The Truth About Camera Settings 2:04:40 - This Director Mistake Can Ruin Filming For Crew Members 2:15:17 - Pro Cinematographer On Screenplay Workflow And Shot Lists 2:25:29 - Pro Cinematographer On What Separates Great Actors From Everybody Else 2:35:15 - The Joke About Movie Directors 2:46:45 - Pro Cinematographer Talks Camera Movement And Tools Beginners Should Have MORE VIDEOS WITH ANDY RYDZEWSKI https://bit.ly/2TUBFhs CONNECT WITH ANDY RYDZEWSKI http://www.filmandy.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2198503 https://www.instagram.com/filmandy https://twitter.com/filmandy (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS EDITING PROGRAM (ADOBE) – https://goo.gl/56LnpM ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 ►WRITERS, TRY FINAL DRAFT FREE FOR 30-DAYS! (FINAL DRAFT) - http://ow.ly/Gz4w30rDSKt CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage https://www.facebook.com/filmcourage https://www.instagram.com/filmcourage http://filmcourage.tumblr.com http://pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post http://amzn.to/2t1n2hx Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv COMPUTER - Our favorite computer, we each have one and have used various models since 2010 - http://amzn.to/2t1M67Z EDITING - We upgraded our editing suite this year and we’re glad we did! This has improved our workflow and the quality of our work. Having new software also helps when we have a problem, it’s easy to search and find a solution - https://goo.gl/56LnpM *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel. Please subscribe to our Youtube channel. You can show additional support via our Youtube sponsor tab by going here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join or through Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. Thank you for listening! We hope you've enjoyed this content.