Music Video Roles

For the music video my job is the assistant cameraman/grip. This role particularly challenging for me because I always seem to have a very strong opinion and with this role I am not really supposed to be voicing much of an opinion. I am a complete gear-head so that aspect of it should be fairly easy for me. My goal in film is to be a director of photography and that is basically the only thing I ever really do. I come from a photography background so being in charge of actually capturing the shots is most definitely my strong-suit. I am really excited for this project because I think our group seems to be very likeminded and excited to create a fun piece. One thing that I really want to incorporate in our video is long smooth movement shots that were taken with a gimbal. For music videos, these shots always seem to be the most dynamic and engaging. I also want to utilize the natural lighting underneath the forest canopy because it provides very cool textures and shadows on the subjects.