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

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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