Cinemapodgrapher

Throughout our careers we will have to take a risk, move up the ladder or even change departments. After many years as an assistant, my good mate Danny made the decision to start shooting. We discuss the benefits of assisting, when is the right time to change and the challenges hes faced so far. 

Bonnie Cee is a fashion photographer, filmmaker, Canon Ambassador and founder of the innovative Colourtone app. Her fashion photography has amassed 180k instagram followers and Colourtone has over 5 million downloads. We discuss her recent pivot into directing, the early days at Blackmilk clothing and the difficulties of balancing single parenting with a film career. 

Cam Batten was a snowboarder studying engineering when he started to pick up the camera. His love of snowboarding led him to specialise in gimbals, remote heads, FPV and eventually aerial cinematography. Cam now travels the worlds shooting Natural History for IMAX projects. We discuss his knack for technology, the importance of specialists and how he operates in remote locations around the world. 

Finding a career path to become a working Director is tough to navigate so I invited a friend from my old film school. Hannah Arriotti was recently added to the roster at well known Queensland production company, Taxi Film. We discuss her journey through film school, honing your craft through commercials, the pitch process and communication skills required for Directing.

Geordie Lillis is a country boy that bought a red camera and began documenting his adventures, mostly around extreme sports. His social media antics captured the attention of Hype Republic thus landing him a job shooting Red Bull content. We discuss Geordies early beginings, his role as a content creator at Hype as well as his process so he can quickly turn over content.

Failure to plan is planning to fail. Most people wing it in this industry and for the most part it works for them. However if you want to be successful long term and be more efficient with your time in this industry you need to have a guide for your career. On this episode I go through 4 simple steps that I use to plan ahead. I hope this helps you. LT

Katie Milwright was the tenth female cinematographer to be accredited by the ACS and was mentored by Mandy Walker ACS ASC. She has shot narrative for Netflix, Amazon, Disney and NBC. We talk about her early days as an assistant, finding mentors, breaking into drama and her approach to preproduction, coverage and lighting. 

Makeup artist Carlie Testt and I worked together on several productions in Australia before she made the move to the USA. I catch up with her to discuss her decision to pick Atlanta, Georgia over LA and her progress with getting into the Union. 

Kali Bateman has worked on films such  as Elvis, Dune and 1984 Wonderwoman. We discuss her colloboration with Baz Luhrman, co-colouring Elvis with Kim Bjoge, building LUTS and the colourist process. 

ACS President Erika Addis discusses a world first survey on the the Australian Camera Department. A Wider Lens has some confronting data on a number of issues such as lack of diversity, income inequality, discrimination, sexual harassment and unhealthy working conditions. The report also contains recommendations by the ACS and Deakin University to solve these issues. 

Mystery Road: Origin has been turning heads around the country. I talk to Cinematographer Tyson Perkins on what its like to prepare for your first major drama series, his non-tradtional path to becoming a DP and his collaboration with Director Dylan River and Colourist Matt Fezz. 

By purchasing the 7th Movi ever made Brett Harrison became one of the first gimbal techs in Australia. This led to working as a specialist on award winning productions such as Lion with Greig Fraser ACS ASC and Yellowstone with Ben Richardson ASC. We talk about the early days of Gimbal technology, being thrown in the deep end as an operator and his progression into steadicam. 

From James Bond to Star Wars, Aaron Corera has been traveling the world with XM2, a company that specialises in remote heads for action units. We discuss Aarons background in engineering, how XM2 originally started as a heavy lift drone company and then evolved into remote heads.

Based in Rio De Janeiro, Pedro Pinto is a full time Camera Operator for  Globo, the largest TV network in Latin America. We talk about his journey from broadcast to drama and how Globos film crews keep up with the fast pace of Brazillian soap operas. 

A new chapter is here with the launch of the Alexa 35. Kiran Menon from the Arri Australia team joins me to talk through the features of Arri's new flagship camera. 

3 years at film school isn't enough. Whatever your goals may be you need to be trained and coached by the best to get there. This episode I chat about work ethic and the most efficient ways to learn skills in the industry. 

Theres a lot more to data wrangling than you may think, I certainly learnt a lot on this episode. Camera Assistant Diana Mandic takes us through roles and responsibilities of the Data wrangler, working with a DIT, how to structure your day and the systems she uses to cross check and communicate with post production. 

Grip Josh Turner returns to run through personnel, setup, terminology and communication when working with cranes.

It's time we had a grip on the podcast. Dolly grip Josh Turner and I have spent the last few gigs together working together. We talk about him starting in film school, training in reality tv and moving into narrative. 

This is my personal process that I use on set. If youre new to camera operating, I use these steps to stay on track throughout the day. I hope they help.

If you're new to the industry and looking to get into the camera department chances are the Truck loader will be your first postion. Nat Dundas takes us through her first experience truckloading, how she got the job, the challenges she faced and what daily tasks are required.

Quick tips that'll improve your lighting. Enjoy!

Jeff Walker is a muti-award winning Australian director who has worked on shows such as Modern Family and NBCs #1 Comedy Young Rock. On this episode we talk about his career as a child actor, his transition to director and how he broke into US Television. 

Getting your first job in the camera department can be daunting and many people don't know where to start. 1st AC Kiri G Mullen talks about how she got her first job as a camera assistant, how she worked her way up to focus pulling and gives tips for being a truck loader.

Tanya is an operator based in the UK who recently operated on Game of thrones: House of the Dragon. We talk about her journey from assistant to operator, the importance of leadership skils and the launch of her podcast "Conversations with Camera Women".