Gaffer & Gear 135 - Best Advice I Ever Got

Gaffer & Gear 135 - Best Advice I Ever Got
Index
00:00 Intro
00:48 How much to charge
03:31 How much effort and care
05:56 Pay v Effort
06:31 Reasons not excuses
07:30 Be nice
09:41 Ask why you get hired
10:35 Never criticize others work
11:09 DPs advice to a Camera Op
12:13 Lack or resources
12:45 The "Honey Trap"

[@KrisKhunachak]

One of the most informative and professionally valuable filmmaking videos I've watched in a LONG time. Thank you for the shared wisdom!

[@williambouffard3523]

I Totally agree 100% !

[@reynoldsc]

'Buy cheap......buy twice' 'Keep the drama in front of the camera' 'Don't buy Came TV products'...............ok, so the last one i made up myself. Brilliant video Andrew, thanks for sharing

[@gaffergear]

What's the other saying "The sweetness of a cheap price is outlasted by the bitterness of poor quality"

[@petterssonphoto]

Buy once cry once 😎

[@BartJohnsonProd]

I like those!

[@raymondjevans]

Aka. "You can't buy cheaply... it's too expensive." 😊

[@frannyfranman]

I like my Came-TV Steadicam, what I don’t like is all my friends remarking that I have Came all over me 😅

[@eyeonestudio8985]

Amazing episode. The amount of humbleness and humility you represent gives a clear message that you're a true professional💪

[@josephfriedman614]

Wow. What good advice. I've been in the business over 50 years, most of it as a DP. Everything you've said is right on. I loved your projection of how your career was going to go. I've been thinking recently about my own long career arc. Good god, such ups and downs. And the times I used to wake up at five in the morning, worried, because work was not coming in. Thinking about how I was going to survive, pay the bills. Yet I did. I can't tell you the number of times I've thought of leaving the business, but shooting is what I love to do. What a business.

[@Martin_Poole]

I’ve given several production companies and individuals a good rate because they’re either starting out or have a low budget.... believe the advice here, they flick you when someone cheaper comes along. Now I ask for full details of the job and price accordingly and get 25% of my quotes....

[@gaffergear]

I hate it when you help them out, and as soon as they get a real job, flick!

[@samuelguce]

Full details so important - I am still squeemish when negotiating with clients. Too focused on pleasing them and landing the job that I don't want to come across as pushy etc by asking for strict details but it always means if accepted, the job drags on and can end up a negative experience anyway. Need to have confidence in the money and planning side. Andrew is so spot on about relationships - Volunteer or low paying work, fun as it can be, at 28 now is not helping to move life to the next step. Also like Andrew and many of us here, this type of creative work is about the only thing I can flow into on a daily basis with some ease, solving creative problems etc. Stressful as that can be I'd take it any day over whatever else is going.

[@vontd9]

"Pick your battles and when to fight them - not everything is worth the drama but sometimes you need to stand up for yourself and your business"

[@aebonstudio7193]

This is the most honest advice I've heard on KZbin.

[@BusterReeko]

Pure GOLD Thank you. Also- “this is not to scale” had me laughing very loud for very long

[@abettervideographer]

Same!

[@JustinOpinionChannel]

Some great advice here, not just for your profession but for anyone who is in a "you don't work, you don't eat" career. But you did neglect to mention that if you start a KZbin channel, the dump trucks full of money just keep backing up to your door! ;-)

[@gaffergear]

Mate, keep it between us! I don't want everyone getting a share of my likes

[@johanlindqvist99]

I use what I call the 10/10 rule. I try to invest atleast 10% of what I earn in to something that will last me 10 years. That could be anything from a super clamp to a light or a lens. You will realize after some acquiring of gear that it will pay back fast if you start renting it out. Solved my money problem.

[@gaffergear]

Love it.

[@keeswillems4637]

i laughed so hard when you told not to come ask for advice because you went almost bankrupt twice. The sheer honesty is really appreciated

[@gafferngrip5407]

Thnx for the advice. I would like to hear how close you almost got bankrupt. Maybe we can learn from it. Thnx

[@gaffergear]

It will be a long video, but I feel I need to do it as other young gaffer are making the exact same mistakes

[@conrad2nr]

@@gaffergear any time you're ready we're here to learn.

[@dictionaryofwords1108]

The honeytrap is real. Feels like a lot of money when you're young....but your rate doesn't magically go up when you have a kid

[@justinray9612]

Dear Andrew hello my name is Justin Ray. Thank you for this video. I will save this video for when I forget my trajectory within this community. if only this video existed when I started my filming endeavours way back in 2006.

[@edxstef6930]

The best general recap on film industry whatsoever! I've been In it for 15 years - only the gear is changing, nothing else. Work ethitcs are geting worse and worse. Still wondering how the hell am I able to sustain a family and a happy mariage with 3 kids. Takes a lot of understanding and commitment from your other half.

[@gaffergear]

Totally hear you. Im looking to have my fist child soon, I am seriously worried.

[@PeterProspero]

Thank you for providing more education in 15 minutes than most film schools can give in 4 years

[@jarowaldeck8375]

Andrew, this was just a brilliant video. Your graph of career progression had me laughing hard. Well done.

[@FergVision]

Dude the Honey Trap is real you could do a whole video on it, also for Freelancers shooting weddings or similar videos that can seem like easy loads of cash when you're young (and honestly at that age it often IS loads of cash, we just don't have perspective to see how quickly it will dry up) This happened to young me thinking 30k/40k USD a year (back in 2008) as a wedding videographer/freelancer was all I would ever need. Now I have a family, house and first son and totally understand how fast adult life hits you especially in 2022. I Love your honesty man, I ended up finding I was happier having a full time job and shooting on the side instead of trying to shoot a bunch of weddings and portraits that I hated and weren't bringing me any higher profile jobs. Luckily I actually found a full time job shooting product videos and photos where I am the DOP/Director and I love it. Just had to tough it out and work in other sectors while I plugged away at learning filmmaking.

[@zhenyucai]

I'm not in this industry at all. I followed this channel simply because of my personal hobby of photography and my fondness of lighting. I'm grateful for getting genuine advices like this, which apply to all careers, I believe. Thanks for sharing your wisdom as always.

[@HackMyControlSystem]

For the viewers, this is not advice. This is wisdom. Experience comes at a cost and most often to the person experiencing the ups and downs. Wisdom is learning from others sharing their experience, so you can benefit and avoid those pitfalls. As someone in their second career, this knowledge extends beyond the film industry. Thank you for sharing your life lessons. We are better for it.

[@Ed-davies]

Outstanding video! I recently discovered your channel and I am baffled as to how you don’t have many more subscribers, your content is so good!

[@wileyvisuals5714]

This video should be the first class at every single film school in the world. Thanks for the wisdom!

[@BeauSixSixSix]

As a sound operator I have the pleasure of working with Andrew a few times each year and as evidenced here he is one of the most thoughtful people to be around on set. He did leave out one of the golden rules.......... Don't stand in the doorway!!!

[@areginalmedia6451]

Thank you!

[@hensbread]

I'm sorry to hear about your friend Stephen. This episode was extremely wise and helpful for this business.

[@fotoworkshop_stuttgart]

Thank you Andrew!

[@jfdevilliers]

Spot on and honest! Thanks

[@valentinmovilaru2690]

Thank your for this!

[@cagatota]

Truth, loud and clear.

[@raivanhall]

Thank you, brother!

[@m4tik]

Great advice, thank you!

[@DavidJonesImages]

Wow, just great,thanks

[@rhubarbfilms]

Live the honesty

[@lior.camera]

Much appreciated. thank you ❤

[@paulgero]

Superb Andrew!

[@zainabarshad6568]

Resonates on so many levels!

[@messiahs84]

exactly right, and a real valuable video!

[@slstew]

I love your advice! Thank you!

[@bencondell2304]

Great video. Thanks very much!

[@jordanfish]

Amazing advice; thank you.

[@danielllobo]

Great, great video, thanks

[@mmike855]

Grateful for you! Thanks for all you do!

[@szmaff]

Good advices. Sorry for your loss.

[@JMIMEDIALLC]

Great advice. Thanks for sharing!

[@najadadavis]

Very sincere. I will be sure to share.

[@tylerfukuda]

A devastating criticism/advice indeed - I’m happy you were able to pivot and feel confident venturing into something else.

[@SilvisSamitis]

Thank you for your honesty! Much appreciated!

[@cameron.vickers]

Brilliant advice, thank you so much!

[@davidhewson2934]

spot on great video thankyou

[@asyrafjalil3506]

Amazing advice

[@S9universe]

thank you a lot for the wisdom

[@ErikNaso]

Great advice. Thanks for sharing Andrew

[@GiancarloBiondi]

Thanks you Andrew for sharing all this with us

[@chandlerryd6750]

This is solid gold

[@rifkyakmal]

Thank youu for this great video, love it

[@foxracingpeople]

Fantastic as usual!

[@tys3074]

Solid information!!! Thank you

[@HugoWill]

Thanks for the collection of incredible advices

[@timdeagle8133]

Brilliant episode!

[@wowpwnme]

Pure gold mate! Thank you :D

[@roromboraragattv8390]

very good advice mate...cheers

[@diogocorreia9740]

this is great, thnx!

[@segretia]

This is fantastic advice.

[@matthewmortimer2523]

That was terrific! Great advice

[@nicholasandrewsCSI]

So good.

[@emmettfrancis]

Wow this was wonderful

[@KeleteeFilms]

Great advices Andrew. Thank you!

[@QZ_AU]

Great video mate

[@otabwill709]

Great stuff. Thank you sir!

[@jacksonfilm]

Golden advice. I can concur with all of that.

[@SarahJonestoo]

Brilliant advice! Thank you.

[@RockStarTomUK]

Thanks! Great video as always. Brilliant advice!

[@leoquesto9183]

Thank you.

[@christophermcguinness]

Some great advise! Thank you Andrew.

[@agudal8503]

Beautiful words 👏👏👏👏👏

[@raducristiandumitrescu1806]

wow real mentor, thx a lot !

[@halisidrysdale]

This applies to so much, thank you for your time :)

[@ionluv]

What a fantastic video.

[@sierrastudiofilms3113]

Thank you! Incredibly useful and generous.

[@YourStoryStudios]

So many great tips. Thanks for sharing your wisdom!

[@frizzieo]

This is life changing. Thank you so much.

[@firstsipstudios]

I felt like I just sat on my uncle's porch, opened a beer and had a heart to heart. Cheers and thanks for sharing!

[@trickvisioncompany]

Such fantastic advice! Thank you

[@jasonrjohnston]

Brilliant advice, wisdom, and insight.

[@longwalkdathan1]

some golden nuggets right here!

[@JohnnySacco]

Really great advice here Andrew!

[@rareartists]

Stellar episode ✨🙏🏽

[@CafeCreativeYT]

Wonderful video, thank you for these insights.

[@CaptainFram]

Thank you for being so generous with your time and advice!

[@victorfilm_]

Solid advise. Thank you for sharing.

[@HiddenDriveways]

Sorry for your loss, Andrew. And, as always, thank you for the outstanding content. 👍

[@craigmelville5917]

Great advice Andrew.

[@cire30a]

so good. ill rewatch this in a week to really get it in there

[@LuiCardenasphotography]

WOW! Really great advice. Thank you very much!

[@conrad2nr]

Thank you for the excellent advice.

[@jigneshjhaveri]

Andrew it’s a beautiful video. Thank you.

[@Oliver_Gross]

Great video Lockie, very valuable advice!

[@moesharqi6343]

Thank you very much sir❤️❤️

[@gavinarnoldgoodman]

amazing advice, many thanks for sharing.

[@animusvisual]

this is incredibly good advice. Much needed, thank you.