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Thanks man 🙏🏼 much appreciated!

Thanks for the support 🥰

I really want to get some cinema primes! These photo lenses aren’t cutting it for me 😅 I’m too reliant on autofocus. Plus I like the image quality I’m seeing from other folks’ cinema lenses. That’s a great point about using a zoom if you don’t know what you’re getting into - I definitely agree with that! And I’ll definitely need to try the moleskin addition in the future. I’ve definitely still had some rustling, so that will probably help! And yes, GO DAWGS! Hoping to get to a game soon 🙏🏼

@@rivvidproductions I’ll hit you up if we come down to the UGA/GT game in November. I always try to go watch my Dawgs beat up on Tech.

@FilmedByHendrix that’d be dope!

Hahaha but now we don’t even have Wawa…. 😢

I’m always happy to answer this question! I have never had an issue landing a job solely based on the fact that I shoot Panasonic. If I have lost work because of it, then I likely wasn’t approached in the first place. I see other freelancers using the FX6 or different RED or ARRI cameras and feel like I should also make the investment. But I honestly feel like I know what I’m doing well enough to get great results with the Lumix cameras, and they are much more budget friendly for me at this stage of my life/career. As far as technical issues with moire, I haven’t really noticed any! I’ve had a few issues where the PDAF on the S5II wasn’t as good as I thought it would be, but I chalk that up completely to user error 😅 so now I always double check my focus settings before pressing record. Hope any of this was helpful! Thanks for watching 🙏🏼

@@rivvidproductions Thank you! You have been very helpful. Congratulations on your wife's oppotunity to further her education and best wishes on your new paths in life!!!

Thanks so much! The plan is to continue to make content whenever possible, but probably won’t be freelancing as much!

Albert was great! And thanks for the support, always 😊

And a huge thank you for being here 🙏🏼

It does feel pretty good to give to others! And the crazy thing is, I had them by the door with my other gear! I guess I was just in another state of mind when I left for the shoot 😅

Thank you! I’m thinking the same thing. I’m also not completely closing the door on freelancing - I just need to take a break, and once I have some stability back in my life I can start taking jobs that I want versus taking everything because I need to make ends meet.

@@rivvidproductions Exactly! We're only human, gotta take a step at a time, we only have 24 hours a day. I've been actually doing similar work that led to some severe health issues because of the amount of the workload I was putting, now I work at a company and I freelance for fun, more money and less headache, and most importantly no doctor appointments.

@somethinginteresting01 glad to hear you’re able to prioritize your health more!!

I believe the Extreme Pros are V90s. I could be wrong though… what’s interesting is that is doesn’t have the issue recording at 1080, and I couldn’t replicate the issue after the job, which was bizarre. I don’t dual slot record, but it may be something to consider for future work! And I’m contemplating making the switch from SanDisk fully to Lexar or Angelbird. I just recently moved out of NJ, but I do have a number of contacts still in the area I’d be happy to connect you with!

I appreciate that Piotr! I definitely plan to continue taking projects here and there and testing/challenging my creativity. And I’m incredibly excited to return to live events in a new role. Thanks for watching and for continuing to inspire!

Shucks! 🫠

Thank you! We do, and we love it so far!

Thank you! Just coming to the end of our first week here, and so far it’s been a delight! Looking forward to more changes and more experiences

Appreciate that dude! I am super excited for the next chapter, and I know this isn’t the end for my videography journey at all.

To be honest I haven’t played it much! The most I do is adjust the wind noise cut for exterior shooting and I’ll adjust the gain on camera for soft-spoken folks. Otherwise, it’s served me pretty decently. Using some voice isolation in Final Cut or noise reduction in other audio editing softwares has definitely helped eliminate some of that hiss for me!

I appreciate your comment! This was a fun video to film & edit!

@@rivvidproductions such movies i have too with spezialisiert Effekts.

I’ve been contemplating that as well. I’ve seen a few creators use a 360 cam. Someone even mentioned using the Meta RayBans for BTS content and that’s an intriguing idea as well. I think that only captures 30 seconds at a time though

@@rivvidproductions I also just need to maby make a sticker or something behind the screen of my camera that just says BTS to remind me lol

@@tbeiber09 haha that’s another great option!

Not an actual book, lol. Tommy had posted a video on his channel about growing his business and going door-to-door with his camera trying to make connections. It inspired me to do the same thing!

Thanks for reaching out! The agency contacted me to start. I had met the agency owner during the pandemic, he knew I had some video experience and when an opportunity came up to work together he thought of me.

Thanks for watching! Happy to have you here! The mic holders are the Bubblebee Lav Concealers for the Rode Lav. It's on B&H here: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1477466-REG/bubblebee_industries_bbi_lc_rode_bk_the_lav_concealer_for.html

@@rivvidproductions Thank you! Really appreciate it buddy!

I’ve had minimal success on there - a lot more ghosting/underpaid gigs than quality leads. Still, this one seems like a good long-term partnership! Thanks for watching Jared!

This was more of an experimental video and was only the second time I had done a product video. Wanted to mess around with green screen and stop motion effects. I miss doing the product stuff, but I haven’t found the right thing to shoot yet.

So funny enough I have the 5-in-1 and I’m fairly certain I brought it with me on this shoot 😅 I need to grab an extra light stand and a clamp or bracket that’s sturdy enough to hold it. I definitely need to start thinking about the lighting more, especially when it comes to negative fill and flagging to help shape light

Oh nice! Pleasure to e-meet you! And thanks for watching 👍🏼

Hey, I’m glad you like the video! Thanks for watching! Honestly the best piece of advice I can give is to learn as much about your camera as possible and go out and capture things you like! You learn as you go - I’m certainly still learning and have a very long way to go to get to where I want to be. Just keep practicing and it will come in time!

@@rivvidproductions thank you so much and big up i will learning from you

Much appreciated! The biggest challenge for me was just going to events, or should I say not going. I've only been to two in the last couple of months and even though I got some client work/potential client work out of it, I think the coolest thing was just talking to a bunch of business owners that didn't realize there was someone in their community offering these types of services.

Thanks Tommy! It really does feel great to notice the growth. I went to another event after this video went live and might have snagged a couple more clients too!

@@rivvidproductions heck yeah man!!! love that!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Hey there! Thank you for subscribing! I'm not sure what the ISO value was on the timelapse - I film the vlogs on my iPhone, so I just used the built-in timelapse feature.

I do love having the flexibility and not having to worry about "niching down" into any particular industry! My goal is to continue to create strong visuals that work well in any industry and be able to serve a wide variety of clients. Thanks for always supporting me!! :)

Tony, I'm not gonna lie. When I started to read your response I was ready to come back hot, but when I got further than two sentences I realized you were coming from a good place. I fully appreciate the time and energy you put into this comment. I 1,000% agree that "best" is subjective and whatever works for certain situations, and that no two situations are virtually identical. I just meant that sometimes, I think I'm making a good choice in the moment, then I review the footage later and I think to myself "Why the hell did you do it like that?!" And I absolutely LOVE my Lumix system and it is what has been working for me - direct client and agency-wise - so I don't necessarily think I feed into the camera club stuff, haha. As far as visual style, I don't sweat the agency stuff because I still learn on those shoots, I'm still presented with challenges, and I'm grateful for all the opportunities that I get. I'm just starting to branch out more with my own clients and I'm getting more freedom to experiment with looks and visual styles. I'd eventually love to have a recognizable style, how some Hollywood directors are recognized, but for now I'm more than happy playing with that stuff from job to job or spec ad to spec ad and seeing what I enjoy creating. Again, I really appreciate the thought you put into this comment - just another reason I've enjoyed sharing my journey on UA-cam! The community has been fantastic. I hope you have a blessed day, my friend!

@@rivvidproductions Yea man thank you! lol. With me, I'm a bit forward I will admit but I always come with nuggets tastier and positively better than Mickey D's. I support cha bro! I like seeing the journey for the simple fact I'm trying to land my first one to begin with. Check out my so called "vlogs", good some good stuff that might peak your interest lol. Nah man you keep doing you I mean no harm I promise. Your a guy that's tryna eat like me too, we all gone eat at some point and you showing up what the plates look like because you already eatin!

Appreciate you watching!

It’s the SmallRig Arri-style mount! www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1709941-REG/smallrig_2903b_swivel_and_tilt_adjustable.html

Thanks man! Definitely still learning and trying to improve the business side of things.

lol

Already looking forward to my next trip back! I had a couple of good experiences on Upwork when I was first starting out, but this is the first promising one in a couple of years

Definitely!

Much appreciated on the insight! My initial thought process was that documenting active job sites is fairly run & gun, so it wouldn't require much set up in the way that interviews would. So I could easily get in and out fairly quickly, even if the job is a bigger one. The other side of that coin is this particular client was essentially looking for someone who was "on-call" which I wanted to avoid, but still wanted to offer my time without giving an exact number of days. But I can see where you're coming from, and I much prefer your line of thinking! Just need to refine my process now.

Upwork has definitely been more negative than positive experiences for me. Lots of lowball offers, but this one sounded promising, and thankfully it lucked out! I'll get to start working with them very soon!

Thanks Dave! It’s definitely a challenge, and one I hope to figure out soon. And no way! Would love to connect some time.

Thanks for watching! Looking forward to sharing more of my journey as it happens!

Thanks for watching!! It’s a never-ending journey, but I’m having a lot of fun with it. The flicker is actually from a stage light that I use in my home office 😅 it does not play nice with the iPhone camera though. I typically would up the shutter angle on my Lumix, but since I film the vlogs on the iPhone, I don’t even bother.

Got ya I think as videographers we put to much emphasis on perfection rather then just pumping out content for ourselves so defiantly love what your doing.

The vlogs have definitely helped my confidence 😅 but the travel hasn’t helped my diet so I think I’m gonna need some tough love!

Completely agree - I just know I’m not the best at color grading yet. So instead of experimenting with color presets on client work, I figured I’d come up with a solution in the meantime lol

Thanks Michael! Really appreciate the input. I had clearly communicated with the client in advance that the edit would take about two weeks. Especially since it wasn’t a “quick” social media package - it was a promo video. I definitely agree with a longer turnaround on a bigger project or charging a premium for a rush job! Unfortunately with this one, I just think it was a simple communication breakdown.

😂😂 it’s because I had the dummy battery in there and I didn’t want the cable awkwardly bending or breaking on the desk! But you’re right - should probably watch that in the future lmao. Thanks for watching!!

Makes sense. This was definitely a connection issue - all the videos were on my iPad already, but I don’t think the hotel WiFi could handle the transfer speed lol. And my phone hotspot is sometimes worse 😅

Thanks Tommy! I appreciate the encouragement. It was challenging and a little nerve wracking, but ultimately wound up being a cool experience!

@@rivvidproductions i feel you. Love that you went for it!