This week on the podcast we look at the infamous Friday shoot day in the commercial world.   Friday's are famous for being the worst days for DPs as productions that shoot over the course of a week may experience schedule issues during the early part of the week and any scenes or setups that need to […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #281 – Front Light Fun

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This week on the show we are chatting with cinematographer Sam McCurdy ASC BSC about his latest work on the series Shogun. Sam breaks down how he approaches a project as massive as this one, details what he does to be prepared for the shoot, and so much more. If you aren't familiar with Sam's work be […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #431 – Sam McCurdy ASC BSC

We are back at it this week looking at a recent commercial and doing a little breakdown.   Normally a job like this I wouldn't highlight the approach but after talking with Elliot Nieves on a recent episode about this series I thought it might be beneficial to look at what works and what doesn't work […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #430 – Nowhere to Hide

This week on the show we sit down with cinematographer David Feeney-Mosier to discuss his latest work on the Oscar winning short documentary The Last Repair Shop. We chat about his approach to documentaries, how they differ from more traditional narrative projects, plus David shares his own journey of making the switch from camera assistant to […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #429 – David Feeney-Mosier

This week we welcome back cinematographer Geoff George to chat about the future of virtual production for cinematographers. Geoff was previously on the podcast in Episode #282 where you can hear all about his more traditional work and history in cinematography. All productions want better, faster, and cheaper and going virtual certainly offers two of these options […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #428 – Cinematographer Geoff George on Virtual Production

We brought back the Cinematography Survey for 2024.   The results are in. It isn't looking good but, by the sounds of it, many of you already know that.  The vast majority of respondents highlighted how 2023 was a massive struggle with changes in the market structure plus a drop in demand has left quite a few […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #281 – Front Light Fun

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