The Wandering DP Podcast

Listen to the Podcast: This week on the podcast we are continuing our look at a recent 5 day TV campaign we shot in Los Angeles.  In today's episode we look at the pros and cons of shooting with two cameras and discuss how to effectively manage your team as it grows. In this breakdown you […]

Listen to the Podcast: This week on the show we are chatting with Australian director Christopher Riggert.   Christopher is partly responsible for the existence of the podcast so it was a fun opportunity to chat about his work, how his approach has changed over the years, and what the future of directing looks like.I am a […]

Listen to the Podcast: On the show this week we are taking an extensive behind the scenes look at a recent television commercial and how you can use your limitation to your advantage. There are always issues on set with budget, crew, time, production, and one of the cinematographers main jobs is deciding where and when […]

Listen to the Podcast Our featured guest on the show this week is director Jeffrey Darling.  Jeffrey is an accomplished commercial director here in Australia and has worked all over the world making ads for some of the largest brands.   In today's episode he discusses his unique way of working on set, where he sees […]

Listen to the Podcast:On the podcast this week we look at the challenges of using vintage anamorphics on a commercial project and what you can do to make the challenges work for you. Most cinematographers like the look of vintage anamorphics but the flaws in the mechanical design, housings, consistency, and more of these lens sets […]

Listen to the Podcast:This week on the podcast we chat with cinematographer Paul Meyers about his most recent car work and how he navigated his own path into the world of DPs. Paul's work is fantastic and he was kind enough to share a number of tricks and tips for shooting high end car spots so […]

​Listen to the Podcast:Back light has long been the go to look when trying to make images that are pleasing to the eye.  There are numerous benefits to using back light in your set ups but this podcast will be ignoring all of those and delving into the uncharted world of front light. Situations and locations […]

Listen to the Podcast:Our guest on the show this week is cinematographer Sy Turnbull.  Sy is a British cinematographer now living and working out of LA and in today's show we chat about one of his most recent commercials and how he got started in the industry. I first saw Sy's work on Instagram and was […]

Listen to the Podcast:On the podcast this week we look at two different daytime interior scenarios and how we used various HMIs to light the respective rooms.   HMIs are generally the go when re-creating sunlight on location and while LEDs have come a long way the HMI lamps are still the go to for most cinematographers. In […]

Listen to the PodcastOn the show this week we chat with DP Garrett Hardy Davis about his career behind the lens.  Garrett is a cinematographer I have been wanting to get on the show for a while now so it was a pleasure to sit down and have a chat. We chat about sports cinematography, hustling […]