PART 4 | HOW TO SHOOT A COMMERCIAL | DEBRIEF + Q&A

[@PureMediaCreative]

Commercial producer here... Nice job on this project!! On commercials they usually budget a prep day for the Producer, Director, DP, AD, Production Designer, Key Grip and Gaffer and a PA to drive everyone. You won't be there for the location scouting but will review photos in advance and then you will absolutely be there for the tech scout, which is 1 to 3 days before shooting, and 1 to ?? days of actual tech scouting depending on the size of your shoot. This allows you to plan your shots and shoot schedule in the locations with the director, figure out where to stage your trucks and gear, track sun path for your day, etc. with the AD, and your keys have time to build out their equipment lists and size of the package and crew required. Your AC uses that day to be in the camera house prepping the camera package. You call in changes from the scout as required, if you are running camera as well, you need to plan accordingly so you have time to get your gear set up. In my experience, if you are working that job as a Director/DP, a 1/2 day rate for the tech scout day in addition to your full day rate for the shoot days is what is typically budgeted. If they bid the job correctly, they should have given you enough crew to get the job done right. Hope that helps, sorry if I stated the obvious on some of it but thought it would be helpful to some of your viewers. :) In my opinion, they should have given you extra crew and gear to light the inside the Palm Springs kitchen while you were shooting the other areas, or a pre-light day if it was going to be that tight and daylight dependent.

[@matt.banton]

2 years later this is still super relevant and sooo informative Kevin! Just watch the whole series. Would love to see more of your recent work too : )

[@nolanfstandifer]

These are getting better and better dude! Pleaseee do the business side of things, insight helps so much.

[@drewbdarby]

Thanks for putting together this series. Really appreciate seeing serious professional work broken down in depth.

[@KevinReyesDP]

Im so glad to hear that! Hope it helps :)

[@sorafly101]

Such great info through out this series thank you for the constant knowledge kevin!

[@KevinReyesDP]

I’m glad to hear that, thanks so much

[@RobWatt]

alexa mini is very intuitive. love that cam

[@acamilop]

Great series.

[@dqstudios]

Thanks for being so honest. Totally there with you on stressing myself out in prep or even before that. And Amen to God is real!! ✌️

[@MtZionMediaPro]

A gear / rig breakdown of the P4K would be awesome!

[@MtZionMediaPro]

Would love to see how you balance the P4K on the gimbal!

[@tijmenbrouwers]

Awesome series man! A separate video about more of the business side of things would be super nice.

[@kayliathequeen9612]

Yes! That would be amazing!

[@edwardcrockett]

bro i do the exact same thing you do when it comes to going step by step! I overwhelm myself with pressure! it was so beneficial for me to hear your process with this!

[@SHVWNCOOPER]

i've shot so much low budget trash it's automatically predisposed me to analysing the problems ahead of time so i'm prepared with at least something for a solution. it takes more mental energy but preparing for disaster and having a just in case idea always saves my ass

[@jas791230]

Amazing share!It's so helpful to do my job. Thank you for this series.

[@davidp158]

Thanks for this series. It was great that you were able to have B-roll and permission to share the footage clips. Shoots like this are an involved process, and you cover so many of the hurdles we experience, and some we do not. Learning from others is a blessing, so thanks very much again. I totally agree that planning (especially scouting) is critical to a successful, or at least less stressful, production. Pre-production is the least expensive part of the production, and can save a TON of wasted time on set. I've been fortunate to scout most locations, but the last narrative shoot I did was across country and had to rely on minimal, poorly shot phone pics. Suffice to say that week of production was filled with problem solving, most of which could have been minimized with a proper location scout. Thanks again for this series, and I look forward to more of your YT videos.

[@yothomasbarnes]

Just binged this series, and sub’d. Thanks for putting this together and being really open about everything, def makes me feel less intimidated by others in the industry doing great work - we are all just working it out 🙌🏻

[@kayliathequeen9612]

This was great! Appreciate the inside look. More videos on the production process. thank you!

[@reellyfeproductions]

Awesome series. WELL DONE!!!! And yes, GOD is real.

[@TheJohnArmless]

Thnx dude for the series! Just watched all 4 parts and its awesome!

[@kevinrussom7861]

I just watched your video

[@fabianmandujanoman]

Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@thereynavee]

Thanks for this series!

[@YTMrB]

Really helpful content man! Would be great to know more about the business side/rates/price breakdown etc. Not a lot of people cover that. I love how you're not pretending to be something you're not and being honest with us. Keep up the great work.

[@KevinReyesDP]

I'll definitely consider, its tough because my rep handles all the rates and bookings so im not really a part of that conversation.

[@GriffinConway]

Great video Kev! Loved the Q+A

[@KevinReyesDP]

I love you lets hang soon I miss you k bye.

[@MattAitia]

This series was super helpful. It's good to hear other people start to over think things as soon as stuff is mentioned, I'm definitely the same way 🙃

[@jordanmattievisuals]

Thanks so much for this series Kevin. It was helpful in so many ways. Especially the part about stressing out beforehand. Good analogy with the staircase. Blessings brother!

[@bricecarette8509]

Thanks again for this series! Extremely informative, useful and truthful. I hope there’s gonna be more videos on this topic or other things related to video shooting. Cheers from France! 🤘🏻

[@rich9785]

Kevin!!! You’re doing the real stuff here bro.. love this!! Cheers.

[@GarrettBM]

This series is great! Thank you for putting it out there, I am learning a lot!

[@thepapadeez]

yo man, I really enjoy your content..Thanks for sharing your thoughts and perspective. Keep'em coming!

[@KevinReyesDP]

Of course! Hope it helps

[@mitchmedmedia5386]

Man, I said something like this on your Instagram earlier today, but your openness is really appreciated. It’s cool to know that no matter what level you’re at some of these feelings are universal. Thanks for all the insight 🙌

[@KevinReyesDP]

I appreciate that! Glad to hear that it helps

[@alainmbouche]

Man, that series of videos is really priceless! Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge and being so vulnerable. It makes it so relatable for me! Greetings from Paris, France!

[@KevinReyesDP]

So glad you enjoyed it, hope it helps! Thank you!

[@martinmac6563]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 love this and look forward to next series

[@KevinReyesDP]

Thank you Martin!

[@OhanaFilms]

I love your honesty and humility.

[@KevinReyesDP]

Glad to hear that! Thank you

[@thefilipinocannabisguy]

Thank you brother!!!