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What Actors Need To Know About Cinematography, Plus Building Your Post Team

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As an actor, will knowing the ins and outs of cinematography enhance your performance? What’s the best way to go about hiring your post-production team? How do you give honest feedback without ruining your reputation?


In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:

  • Warmup actors versus burnout actors - what’s the difference
  • The red camera setting named after actor Giovanni Ribisi
  • How directors can benefit from taking acting classes
  • Why hiring people for production is easier than hiring for post
  • The best way to evaluate the post team in interviews
  • Paying a flat fee versus paying an hourly fee
  • Why everyone needs to have a deal memo
  • Sharing your honest opinion without offending the other person
  • The magic moments that can happen in post 



    • Memorable Quotes

    • “It is a lifelong process learning about our art.” [11:07]
    • “I wish more actors had a better handle on editing.” [11:14]
    • “Hiring people for production is fifty to a thousand times easier than hiring people for post.” [17:45]
    • “Your recommendation is your reputation in this industry.” [28:34]
    • “You should do deal memos on every project you do, for everything you do because it forces people to lay out expectations.” [35:00]
    • “Post can be way more fun than set. You can give birth to your project again in a new way.” [42:20]



      • Mentioned:

      New RED Firmware Brings In-Camera LUTs & Zone System Exposure Tool  

      DP Robert D. Yeoman on Film vs Digital, Long-Term Director Relationships, and Sleep  



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