Need some advice—doing a video shoot on Saturday. It’s going to be a dining room table with six people talking. There will also be someone in the background cooking food. I don’t have enough lav mics to mic everyone, so I was thinking about using a shotgun mic on a boom arm stand over the table to try and get good audio. Any advice would be helpful. Working on a tight budget since it’s for a non-profit.
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Welcome to Jobs Classified Academy! I created this community to connect members of the academy with job opportunites. Here, you can hire fellow members as assistant filmmakers or editors, making it easy to collaborate and grow together. I’m excited to see how we can support each other and elevate our projects.
in 👳🏿♀️ the_academy_lounge
January 22
What's a good way to share footage with an editor who's remote? Me and Phong are trying to take over the world but we can't do that if Google Drive is going to take 150 hours to upload a terabyte of footage LOL 😂
We're looking to both edit on the same projects using Davinci Resolve's cloud editing capabilities but we just need a way to get that footage from me to him.
Sincerely, please help us do this efficiently lol.
January 25
Over the next month or 2 I’ll be revamping the entire academy. My goal is to make it easier to navigate and digest the content. I’ll be reshooting modules as well.
in 👳🏿♀️ the_academy_lounge
January 22
Hey everyone,
I'm a filmmaker that works in college athletics, but looking to go full-time freelance this summer. I'm excited, but a bit nervous of the unexpected! What do you all think is the best way to find clients that fit your niche, as well as, how far out in advance should I be booking clients in order to stay consistently busy?
I've attached a link to a special day & story that I worked on this summer, feel free to rip it apart! Any kind of advice is of help, thank you all -- happy to have found this space, & looking forward to being part of this community.
in 👳🏿♀️ the_academy_lounge
January 24
Hey everyone!
I’m considering investing in 8 VB99 V-Mount batteries. I’ll use 4 to power my cameras and 4 for my lights. I’ve been testing and calculating runtimes, and everything seems to check out. My goal is to simplify my power workflow.
For those of you with experience using VB99s or a similar setup, do you think this plan makes sense? Any potential issues I might be overlooking? I’d love to hear your thoughts or advice before making the purchase!
Thanks in advance!
in 👳🏿♀️ the_academy_lounge
January 13
I wanted to share a wedding interview sample clip I recently worked on, and I think this group would appreciate the content. I love talking shop, so if you have any questions or want to chat about workflow, gear, or your own process, feel free to reach out. I’m always excited to hear what’s working for others too.
January 21
Gone be in the trenches tonight late editing around 9pm central LIVE. Pull Up 🙌🏾
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in 👳🏿♀️ the_academy_lounge
January 15
00:14
Just wanted to share another interview snippet here. Same setup as the previous one. Anyone else willing to share their work/clips? I love seeing different setups and learning what works for others too.
in 👳🏿♀️ the_academy_lounge
January 19
00:09
This is one of my favorite looks and it’s a LUT included/pre-installed with DaVinci Resolve (Kodak 2383 D55).
I’ve been posting very short clips like these on my Instagram, so here’s my shameless plug 😁: @heydannysong